IT Manager

• Own the IT function end-to-end across systems, identity, access, onboarding, offboarding, tooling, and vendor relationships
• Design a security posture for BYOD, contractor workflows, distributed teams, and cross-border data realities
• Rationalise the SaaS stack, eliminate shadow IT, consolidate overlapping tools, and deliver monthly savings
• Implement identity and access management across portfolio companies
• Build and improve processes that help teams work faster and more centrally, including AI-enabled workflows
• Support baseline cybersecurity, governance, and compliance requirements
• Collaborate with security consultants when needed and manage related work end-to-end
• Lead, write, and document runbooks and explain IT risks and tradeoffs in plain English
• Build a scalable IT function that does not depend on the role holder

• 5+ years of experience in IT functions in start-up/scale-up environments
• Experience building an IT function from scratch or meaningfully restructuring one
• Remote or hybrid experience supporting distributed teams
• Strong identity and access management foundation
• Builder mindset; ability to ship systems that run without you
• Confidence defending technical decisions and bringing stakeholders along
• Clear communication and documentation skills
• Nice-to-have: fully remote experience
• Nice-to-have: experience supporting a BYOD workforce
• Nice-to-have: familiarity with PIPEDA or other Canadian privacy requirements
• Nice-to-have: exposure to SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar frameworks
• Nice-to-have: experience running cybersecurity and compliance
• Nice-to-have: prior portfolio or multi-entity IT experience
• Experience with Google Workspace, Slack, Notion, ClickUp, Figma, and AI tools is relevant to the core stack

• Remote by design; work from anywhere with 4h EST overlap
• Contractor-friendly setup
• Clear path to grow and build the team
• Leadership scope with mandate, budget, and backing
• No legacy system to maintain; clean sheet and real leadership scope