Director of IT
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Campus
At Campus weve built a two-year accredited college where students learn from top professors at universities like Princeton Stanford and Howard in live online classes. Our students graduate with in-demand business and AI skillsready to launch their careers or transfer to top four-year universities. Our unique approach is grounded in a pioneering technology platform and a heavily-researched student success model that offers students dedicated advisors and on-demand tutoring and coaching. We were also named one of Fast Companys Most Innovative Companies of 2024.
Were backed by an exceptional investor team that believes deeply in our vision for the future of education including General Catalyst Founders Fund Bloomberg Beta 8VC Rethink Education Sam Altman Jason Citron Shaquille ONeal and others.
The world has changed. Higher ed needs to catch up and were leading the way - come join us!
About the role
Were hiring a Director of IT to lead and scale Campuss corporate and field IT across a rapidly growing Series B company. Reporting to the CTO you will own the full IT stackfrom identity and device management to networking security and complianceensuring a seamless secure experience for employees faculty and remote students.
This role is critical to building the systems teams and processes that enable Campus to scale efficiently across distributed environments including student device distribution and connectivity.
Youre excited about this opportunity because you will
Own IT strategy & execution: Define and deliver a roadmap across corporate IT field IT infrastructure and security aligned to company growth
Lead identity & device management: Oversee Okta (SSO MFA lifecycle conditional access) and Jamf (macOS/iOS fleet compliance patching ABM/DEP)
Administer core systems: Manage Google Workspace (security DLP audit logging lifecycle) and core IT tooling
Scale field IT operations: Own laptop provisioning distribution and lifecycle management; ensure reliable connectivity (WiFi/networking) for remote students
Oversee infrastructure & networking: Manage multi-site in office networking (e.g. UniFi)
Drive security & compliance: Lead SOC 2 Type II and NIST 800-171 programs; enforce endpoint security risk mitigation and audit readiness
Build resilient systems: Own incident response business continuity disaster recovery and vulnerability management
Lead and grow the IT team: Hire develop and manage a high-performing team across corporate IT and student IT operations
Manage IT operations: Oversee help desk onboarding/offboarding vendor relationships procurement and budgeting
Support company operations: Ensure IT readiness for offices events and company-wide initiatives (including large-scale live events)
Were excited about you because you have
8 years of IT experience including 3 years in leadership roles
Deep expertise in Okta Google Workspace and Jamf at scale
Strong background in enterprise IT architecture cloud infrastructure (GCP preferred) and networking
Proven experience leading SOC 2 audits and working with NIST 800-171 (FIPS FERPA GLBA a plus)
Strong security fundamentals: zero trust endpoint management access controls and incident response
Experience managing distributed environments (multi-site offices remote users/devices)
Ability to translate technical concepts and risk into clear business impact
Track record of building scalable systems and teams in fast-paced environments
Nice to Have:
Experience with GDPR or additional compliance frameworks
Familiarity with GCP IAM VPC Service Controls and policy management
Experience in edtech higher education or regulated environments
Certifications such as CISSP CISM or CISA
Startup experience
What youll get:
A compensation package that includes a base salary ($160000 - $190000) equity grant
Actual compensation within the pay range will be decided based on factors including but not limited to skills prior relevant experience and specific work location. For roles that are available to be filled remotely base salary will be localized.
Medical dental and vision insurance
401(k) match
Fertility benefits via Carrot
Flexible Time Away paid holidays
In-office lunches for our NY Office (did we mention were dog friendly )
Hybrid work schedule (Mon & Fri remote; Tues-Thurs in-office)
Social events - happy hours birthday celebrations holiday parties & more!
Opportunity to make an impact youll be an integral player in bringing our vision to life
Where were located: Tribeca NY
Unfortunately we are unable to offer H1B visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship; however we are able to sponsor a TN visa for eligible Canadian and Mexican citizens.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
About Company
Campus is an online college with professors who also teach at top universities. Explore our career focused associates degree and certificate programs.
