Head of IT

Magic; San Francisco (CA); Presencial; USD 200.000 - 350.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Equity in total compensation

Visa sponsorship

Relocation stipend to SF

401(k) plan with matching

Health insurance

Unlimited PTO

Descripción de la vacante

Magic is seeking a Head of IT in San Francisco to own and scale the company’s IT operations. You will lead a small team, drive automation, and set technical direction while staying hands-on with critical infrastructure and incident response.

You will manage the core stack (SSO, SCIM, MFA, MDM, Google Workspace, Slack), partner with Security, and govern office tech across locations as the company grows. Equity is a significant part of total compensation.

Formación

• Leadership of IT function in a fast-paced technical environment.
• Hands-on contributor who can architect and implement IT solutions.
• Deep experience with macOS, MDM, Google Workspace, SaaS, identity and access.
• Proficiency in automation, APIs, AI tools, and Bash/Python to reduce manual work.
• Strong security expertise across endpoints, identity, access, vulnerability management, and incident response.

Responsabilidades

• Own IT function end-to-end: systems, endpoints, identity, SaaS, office infrastructure, support, and IT security.
• Lead a small team, set direction, priorities and technical standards.
• Make automation the default and enable self-service across the org.
• Own core stack: SSO, SCIM, MFA, MDM, Google Workspace, and Slack.
• Collaborate with Security on least privilege, patching, vulnerability management, and incident response.
• Oversee office tech across locations, networking, AV, and conference rooms.
• Build scalable IT systems, processes and controls as Magic grows.

Conocimientos

IT leadership

Automation & scripting

macOS & MDM

Google Workspace

APIs & AI tools

Security & incident response

First-principles thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Herramientas

Google Workspace

MDM

SSO/SCIM

Slack

Descripción del empleo

Magic’s mission is to build safe AGI that accelerates humanity’s progress on the world’s most important problems. We believe the most promising path to safe AGI lies in automating research and code generation to improve models and solve alignment more reliably than humans can alone. Our approach combines frontier-scale pre-training, domain-specific RL, ultra-long context, and inference-time compute to achieve this goal.

About the role

As Head of IT at Magic, you will own the systems that keep the company productive and secure. This is a hands-on leadership role. You’ll lead a small IT team and set the technical direction for the function while remaining deeply involved in the work, from building automations and architecting systems to administering critical infrastructure and responding to incidents.

Automation is central to the role. You’ll build on our existing investment in automation to make IT increasingly self-service, reliable, and scalable, while deciding where and how to take it further.

What you’ll work on

• Own the function end-to-end: systems, endpoints, identity, SaaS, office infrastructure, support, and IT security

• Lead a small team and set the technical direction, priorities, and standards

• Make automation the default, eliminating toil and enabling self-service

• Own our core stack, including SSO, SCIM, MFA, MDM, Google Workspace, and Slack

• Partner with Security on least privilege, endpoint protection, patching, vulnerability management, and incident response

• Own office technology across our locations, including networking, AV, conference rooms, and physical security

• Build scalable IT systems, processes, and controls as Magic grows

What we’re looking for

• Experience owning and scaling IT functions in a fast-paced technical environment

• A hands-on leader who can set direction, develop a small team, and be a strong technical contributor

• Deep experience with macOS, MDM, Google Workspace, SaaS, identity, and access

• Expertise using automation, APIs, AI tools, and Bash/Python to eliminate manual work

• Strong security experience across endpoints, identity, access, vulnerability management, and incident response

• Strong judgment and first-principles thinking; you evaluate solutions on their merits rather than defaulting to convention

• Willingness to work beyond traditional IT boundaries, learn new domains, and contribute wherever needed to build holistic solutions

Our Culture

• Integrity. Words and actions should be aligned

• Hands-on. At Magic, everyone is building

• Teamwork. We move as one team, not N individuals

• Focus. Safely deploy AGI. Everything else is noise

• Quality. Magic should feel like magic

Magic strives to be the place where high-potential individuals can do their best work. We value quick learning and grit just as much as skill and experience.

Compensation, benefits, and perks (US)

• Annual salary range: $200K - $350K

• Equity is a significant part of total compensation, in addition to salary

• 401(k) plan with 6% salary matching

• Generous health, dental and vision insurance for you and your dependents

• Unlimited paid time off

• Visa sponsorship and relocation stipend to bring you to SF, if possible

• A small, fast-paced, highly focused team