Head of IT Systems Engineering & AI Platform

Asana; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 252,000 - 296,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health benefits

Career coaching

Family-building benefits

Long-term savings/retirement plans

In-office dining options

Job summary

Asana is seeking a Head of IT Systems Engineering in San Francisco to lead the teams that power how every Asana employee works. You will own the strategy, architecture, and operations behind our SaaS productivity apps, corporate endpoints, identity, and user lifecycle to keep employees secure and productive.

This role is based in our San Francisco office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. In-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, with Wednesday work-from-home options and Friday

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience with cloud-first environments.
• 5+ years leading teams of systems engineers and software engineers.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of IAM: SSO, SAML, SCIM.
• Experience with hosted cloud apps: Okta, Google Workspace, Slack, Asana, Figma.
• Experience establishing governance for AI usage, data protection, vendor risk.
• Track record of setting strategy and roadmaps and delegating while coaching.

Responsibilities

• Develop the multi-year vision, roadmap, and architecture for Systems Engineering.
• Lead Client Platform, Application Engineering, and Identity & Integrations teams.
• Own the strategy and operation of endpoints, SaaS apps, identity, and user lifecycle.
• Drive IT’s AI strategy and governance for platforms like Claude, Gemini, OpenAI.
• Set AI usage policies in partnership with Security, Legal, and Privacy.
• Represent Systems Engineering to senior stakeholders with clear priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud-first IT

IAM

Budgeting

AI strategy

SaaS tools

Scripting & APIs

Enterprise IT security

Tools

Okta

Google Workspace

Slack

Figma

Puppet

Intune

JAMF

Munki

Job description

Asana is seeking a Head of IT Systems Engineering in San Francisco to lead the teams that power how every Asana employee works. You will own the strategy, architecture, and operations behind our SaaS productivity apps, corporate endpoints, identity, and user lifecycle to keep employees secure and productive.

This role is based in our San Francisco office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. In-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, with Wednesday work-from-home options and Friday