Distyl AI
AI Technology
ITLead
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“IT Lead at Distyl AI. Skills: IT Leadership, Security Operations, Compliance Programs, Global IT Operations. Build and lead IT organization. Hire, coach, and develop team”
What You'll Achieve.
Scale IT organization; Support global workforce; Meet security requirements; Meet compliance requirements; Improve employee experience; Reduce friction; Improve responsiveness; Optimize licenses; Scale efficiently
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting; Data-driven decision making
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years IT leadership experience, Experience scaling IT organizations, Experience leading compliance programs, Demonstrated strategic planning ability, Demonstrated hands-on execution ability
Nice to Have
Startup IT organization experience, Global team support experience, Experience in regulated environments, Experience serving Fortune 500 customers, Experience supporting AI companies, Experience supporting software companies, Experience supporting cloud-native companies, Experience supporting enterprise technology companies
What You'll Do.
Build and lead IT organization
Establish operational excellence culture
Define long-term IT strategy
Define IT operating model
Build IT organization for 500+ employees
Establish and maintain controls
Lead endpoint security initiatives
Lead access governance initiatives
Lead device compliance initiatives
Lead network security initiatives
Establish data governance
Develop business continuity capabilities
Develop disaster recovery capabilities
Develop incident response capabilities
Own corporate compliance programs
Support customer security assessments
Support vendor reviews
Support due diligence requests
Support enterprise compliance requirements
Deliver employee technology experience
Improve self-service employee support
Improve knowledge management
Improve ITSM processes
Improve software procurement processes
Improve vendor management processes
Improve license optimization processes
Improve lifecycle management processes
Drive automation of employee lifecycle management
Drive automation of access governance
Establish standards and controls
Oversee office technology
Support international office expansion
Support global workforce
Lead critical technical initiatives
Lead critical operational initiatives
Identify and eliminate manual work
Build scalable IT organization
Serve as escalation point
Maintain familiarity with IT systems
Balance strategic planning
Balance leadership responsibilities
Balance hands-on execution
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with executives; Partner with customers; Partner with stakeholders; Work with Engineering; Work with Security; Work with Legal; Work with Finance; Work with People; Work with Operations
Communication Scope
Executive communication; Stakeholder communication
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning, Budget management
Full Job Description
ABOUT DISTYL AI Distyl is an applied AI technology company partnering with the world’s most ambitious institutions to rearchitect critical operations for the frontier of AI. Our customers include the largest companies in telecom, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, consumer goods, and global social organizations. We research and deploy technologies that power AI-native operations — both for our partners and for Distyl itself. Our work spans research into self-constructing systems, the development of the most reliable execution of AI systems, and products that transform mission-critical workflows. As a result, Distyl's technologies affect some of the world's largest operations — from hundreds of millions of consumer interactions to tens of millions of supply chain transactions and millions of patient journeys. Distyl is backed by leading investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Coatue, DST Global, and the board-members of 20+ F500s. The results reflect this approach: a 100% production deployment success rate for our customers and one of the few enterprise AI companies to run a profitable business. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR As Head of IT, you will build and lead Distyl's global IT organization during a period of rapid growth. Reporting to executive leadership, you will own the strategy, systems, security controls, compliance programs, and operational processes that enable Distyl to scale from approximately 180 employees today to 500+ employees globally. This is a highly hands-on leadership role. You will lead a small but growing team, personally execute critical initiatives, and establish the foundations of a world-class IT organization capable of supporting enterprise customers, international expansion, and increasingly sophisticated security and compliance requirements. Distyl operates a highly customer-facing, forward-deployed model, partnering directly with Fortune 50 enterprises to deploy AI systems in complex and highly regulated environ
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