VP, Information Technology & Security

boingo; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Boingo is seeking a VP, Information Technology & Security to unify corporate IT operations and security under one executive function within Engineering. This senior leader will drive reliable IT services, risk management, and security governance across enterprise and venue security initiatives.

The role partners with Legal, HR, Finance and Product to align policy, controls, and technology strategy with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and customer needs.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in information technology, information security, or infrastructure leadership, with 8+ years in people management.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT Operations & corporate technology, including managing the corporate technology stack and automation initiatives.
• Provide executive leadership over Information Security, including GRC and Cybersecurity functions.
• Oversee venue security product and network security alignment with security capabilities across airports, transit systems, and large-scale environments.
• Build, mentor, and retain a high-performing leadership team across IT and Security.
• Define annual IT & Security strategy, roadmap, and budget in alignment with Engineering and company objectives.

Job description

VP, Information Technology & Security

Boingo is looking for a senior technology leader to unify corporate IT operations and Information Security under one executive function within Engineering. This is a critical leadership role for a company that operates secure, high-performance networks in airports, transit hubs, military bases, stadiums, and commercial properties - and that depends on a modern, compliant, and automated corporate technology foundation to support that mission.

Beyond internal corporate IT and security, Boingo is also building and delivering security products and services for the venues where we operate. Across military installations, airports, transit systems, stadiums, and other large-scale environments, security is becoming an essential part of the DAS, private network, and Wi-Fi solutions we design, deploy, and manage. Boingo is actively developing a venue-focused security offering, supported by the product team and delivered in close partnership with Security, Engineering, and Network Operations. This leader will help ensure our internal security organization is strong enough to support both enterprise compliance and this growing customer-facing security business.

Responsibilities

IT Operations & Corporate Technology

• Lead corporate IT operations through the IT Manager, ensuring reliable service delivery for employees, contractors, and partners
• Own the corporate technology stack, including Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Google Workspace, endpoint management, SaaS provisioning, and corporate network, and access services
• Drive automation of identity, access, device lifecycle, and workforce onboarding/offboarding in partnership with HR, Legal, and Engineering
• Establish IT service levels, operational metrics, and executive dashboards for availability, risk, compliance, and automation coverage
• Manage vendor relationships, licensing, and contracts for corporate IT and security tooling

Security, GRC & Compliance

• Provide executive leadership over Information Security, including GRC and Cybersecurity functions
• Own and mature Boingo's GRC program, including risk register management, control mapping, evidence collection, and audit readiness
• Maintain alignment with NIST, SOC 2, and applicable regulatory and contractual obligations
• Partner with Legal, HR, Finance, and Engineering on policy development, vendor security, incident response, and risk acceptance
• Ensure security architecture, IAM/PAM, vulnerability management, logging, monitoring, and endpoint security programs operate effectively across the enterprise

Venue Security Product & Network Security

• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Network Operations to support the development and delivery of Boingo's venue security offering
• Ensure security requirements are embedded into DAS, private network, and Wi-Fi network designs, deployments, and ongoing operations for customer venues
• Align internal security standards, controls, and operational practices with the security capabilities Boingo delivers to airports, transit systems, military bases, stadiums, and other large-scale environments
• Support go-to-market, customer, and operational readiness for venue security products and services
• Serve as a senior security voice in cross-functional discussions involving network architecture, product roadmap, deployment, and customer support

Leadership & Strategy

• Build, mentor, and retain a high-performing leadership team across IT and Security
• Define annual IT & Security strategy, roadmap, and budget in alignment with Engineering and company objectives
• Unify IT operations and security into a single control plane for identity, devices, and access
• Serve as escalation point for major incidents, audit findings, control gaps, and operational outages
• Represent IT & Security in executive forums, audit activities, customer security reviews, and cross-functional governance

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in information technology, information security, or infrastructure leadership, with 8+ years in people management