Senior IT Support Specialist

Hearth; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision options

401(k)

Parental Leave Program

Pet Insurance

Generous PTO

Job summary

Hearth in New York City seeks a Senior IT and Security Specialist to keep everyone productive and unblocked. You will own onboarding and off-boarding end to end, manage the MAC fleet, and keep our SOC2 program running smoothly.

You’ll partner with People Operations to stay audit-ready in Vanta and tighten access across Dialpad and Salesforce, while exploring AI-powered ways to automate repetitive IT tasks.

Qualifications

• Experience as the main IT point person at a similar size company.
• Mac fleet administration experience at a startup.
• Strong written communication for Slack-based collaboration.
• Working knowledge of SOC2 compliance.
• On-site at SoHo office five days a week.

Responsibilities

• Be the first stop for IT issues, resolving tickets quickly and independently.
• Own onboarding and off-boarding end to end with clear documentation.
• Run SOC2 compliance in partnership with People Operations and Vanta.
• Manage the Mac fleet lifecycle: provisioning, deployment, updates, security.
• Tighten access across tools (Dialpad, Salesforce) and automate where it makes sense.
• Grow into Office Manager duties if the fit and compensation align.

Skills

Mac fleet administration

SOC2 compliance

Written communication

Independent work

On-site presence

Tools

Okta

Vanta

Job description

About Hearth

Hearth is the AI growth system for America's home improvement contractors. With 15,000+ paying customers, default profitability, and backing from top-tier investors like Founders Fund and 8VC, we provide the revenue‑critical software tradespeople rely on to run their businesses.

About Hearth

Hearth is the AI growth system for America's home improvement contractors. With 15,000+ paying customers, default profitability, and backing from top-tier investors like Founders Fund and 8VC, we provide the revenue‑critical software tradespeople rely on to run their businesses. We are now building our next layer of innovation: an autonomous AI employee for every contractor. By answering calls 24/7, qualifying leads, and booking jobs, this AI ensures small businesses never miss a lead again. We’re on a mission to bring AI to the trades—and we need your help to build it.

The Opportunity

You’ll operate as a team of one making IT work at Hearth. As our Senior IT and Security Specialist, you’ll keep every employee unblocked, own how we onboard and off board, manage our MAC fleet, and keep our SOC2 program running smoothly. Our systems have the basics in place, but they weren’t built to scale — this is your shot to audit what’s there and build the function into something that can support our growth.

What You’ll Do

• Keep the team unblocked. Be the first stop for IT issues across the company, resolving day-to-day tickets (roughly 10/day) quickly and independently.
• Build the systems we’re missing. Own onboarding and off‑boarding end to end, documenting the process so a new hire’s first day feels seamless, not scrambled.
• Run SOC2 compliance. Partner with our People Operations team to keep us audit‑ready in Vanta, owning the operational side of staying compliant.
• Manage our MAC fleet. You will be responsible for the end‑to‑end lifecycle of our MacBook fleet, including provisioning, deployment, MDM administration security compliance, updates, and onboarding/offboarding.
• Level up how we work. Administer our Mac fleet, tighten access across tools like Dialpad and Salesforce, and find smarter ways to run IT — including automating repetitive support with AI where it makes sense.
• Grow the role your way. If it’s the right fit, expand into Office Manager responsibilities — reception, supplies, guest coordination — with compensation adjusted accordingly.

What Success Looks Like In Your First 90 Days

• Employees are consistently unblocked — no ticket sits unresolved for long.
• A documented, repeatable onboarding and off‑boarding process exists where one didn’t before, and it’s yours.
• SOC2 compliance work is moving forward smoothly and on track.

What We’re Looking For

Must-haves

• Prior experience as the main IT point person (or a core IT specialist) at a company of a similar size — you’ve seen a lot and can operate independently without hand‑holding.
• Mac fleet administration experience, ideally from another startup.
• Strong written communication — much of this role happens over Slack, so clear, polished writing matters.
• Working knowledge of SOC2 compliance.
• Able to be on‑site at our SoHo office five days a week.

Nice- to- haves

• Experience building AI‑powered workflows or automations — auto‑resolving routine support tickets, for example.
• Familiarity with Okta or similar identity/access management tools.
• Comfortable owning the SOC2 process in a tool like Vanta (deep, years‑long compliance background not required — most of it is learnable).

What We’re Not Looking For

We need someone who’s done this before with the capability of being a department of one.

Why This Role

• Real scope, real ownership. You’re not one voice in a big IT org — you get hands‑on with everything and shape what this function becomes.
• Room to grow. There’s no dedicated security hire yet — if that’s the direction you want to take this, the ceiling is high.
• A company that’s actually working. 15,000+ paying customers, default profitable, and backed by Founders Fund and 8VC — building AI for an industry that needs it.

Location

This role will be located in NYC along with the CEO and other key roles in the business. Hearth believes in the energy, connection, and serendipity of in‑person work culture for builders who are committed to building truly innovative software and making a significant positive impact in the world.

Benefits

• Mission‑driven, values‑based culture
• Unmatched opportunities to learn and develop; front‑row seat at a fast‑growing tech startup
• Generous PTO, plus paid company holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision options
• 401(k)
• Free Employee Assistance Program
• Parental Leave Program
• Pet Insurance

More About Us

Hearth embraces diversity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We consider employment for qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Hearth uses AI‑assisted tools as part of our hiring process. All hiring decisions are made by a Hearth employee. Questions about our process? Contact [e-mail].

The Pay Range For This Role Is

110,000 - 135,000 USD per year(New York)