Role overview
Lead IT strategy and operations across delivery depots, engineering labs, corporate offices, and subsidiaries for a company developing autonomous sidewalk delivery robots. The position blends strategic planning with hands‑on execution, scaling infrastructure to support rapid geographic expansion, acquisitions, and ongoing robotics R&D while keeping systems reliable, secure, and easy to use.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the multi-year IT roadmap, owning budget, vendor selection, contracts, and major technology investment decisions in step with growth and R&D priorities.
- Partner closely with engineering, security, operations, HR, finance, facilities, and growth teams so IT enables expansion and robotics innovation.
- Lead IT planning for new markets, new facilities, and acquisitions, including diligence and post-close integration work with minimal business disruption.
- Oversee enterprise infrastructure, networks, and cloud services with a sharp focus on uptime, scalability, and IoT and edge‑device deployments that support live robot operations.
- Drive collaboration, productivity, and ERP implementations while consolidating SaaS vendors, licenses, and related budgets.
- Partner with security to strengthen identity and access management, endpoint protection, segregation of duties, and incident response, and maintain compliance with SOX, SOC 2, GDPR, and similar frameworks.
- Build, mentor, and scale a high‑performing IT organization, set SLAs across offices, labs, and depots, and continually improve helpdesk, lifecycle automation, and end‑user experience.
Requirements
- 15+ years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure and operations, with at least 8 years leading teams.
- Demonstrated success running complex, distributed enterprise IT environments at high‑growth, technology‑driven companies.
- Hands‑on experience supporting live operations across multiple time zones through periods of rapid expansion.
- Deep expertise across networking, cloud platforms, identity management, and core enterprise systems.
- Track record of hiring, developing, and scaling both IT teams and the underlying infrastructure they run.
- Strong communication, leadership, and vendor management skills, with a reputation for reliability, responsiveness, and closing the loop with cross‑functional partners.
Nice to have
- Prior exposure to M&A IT diligence and integration in a scaling technology organization.
- Familiarity with robotics, IoT, or other edge‑heavy operational environments.
Benefits and work setup
- Remote work available for candidates located in Canada, with a posted base salary range of $230,000 to $310,000 CAD; compensation may vary by location, experience, and role alignment, and US‑based salary ranges may apply to US candidates.