Vice President, IT and Enterprise Security

Role Summary

The Vice President, IT and Enterprise Security is a strategic leadership role responsible for setting the company's technology and security vision and ensuring the IT organization is equipped to execute it. This person owns the company's overall approach to enterprise security, cloud identity, infrastructure strategy, and IT governance, and provides executive oversight of the IT Operations Manager and Systems Administrator and the broader IT organization responsible for day‑to‑day execution.

The right person combines strategic vision with credible technical depth in modern identity, cloud, and security architecture. They set direction, translate it into budget and roadmap decisions, and hold the IT organization accountable for operational results.

• Is skilled in setting technology and security strategy and turning it into an executable roadmap
• Can operate at the executive level: budget ownership, supplier partnership negotiation, risk management, and leadership communication
• Has strong technical fluency in modern identity, cloud, and security architecture (Entra , SSO, Zero Trust, Microsoft products, Conditional Access) and leads through their team
• Takes ownership of the company's overall security posture and enterprise risk
• Builds, mentors, and holds accountable a team of IT leaders and administrators
• Wants to drive strategic modernization, such as moving from hybrid Active Directory to a cloud‑first identity model
• Enjoys partnering with executive leadership, Finance, Legal, and Compliance

• Wants to spend the majority of their time in tickets, admin portals, or hands‑on configuration
• Prefers to avoid budget ownership, supplier partnership vetting, relations, and negotiations, or executive reporting
• Is not comfortable being accountable for enterprise‑wide security outcomes
• Struggles to delegate operational execution to a strong operations manager and team
• Is looking for a purely technical, individual‑contributor role

Technology and Security Strategy

• Define the company's technology vision and multi‑year IT and security roadmap in partnership with executive leadership
• Set enterprise security strategy, including identity, endpoint, and data protection priorities
• Evaluate emerging technology and security trends and translate them into action
• Align technology investment with business priorities, budget, and risk tolerance

Enterprise Security and Risk Management

• Own the company's enterprise security posture, including identity security, endpoint security, and access governance
• Set policy and standards for MFA, Conditional Access, Zero Trust, and privileged access management
• Lead security incident response planning and execution
• Oversee security audits, risk assessments, and compliance requirements
• Partner with Legal and Compliance on data protection, regulatory, and cyber‑insurance requirements
• Direct engagement with external security suppliers, auditors, and consultants

IT Operations Oversight

• Provide executive oversight of IT operations, Help Desk, systems administration, and identity/access management functions
• Set service level standards and hold the IT Operations Manager and team accountable for execution
• Review operational metrics regularly and ensure gaps are closed
• Ensure operational processes support the company's growth, security, and compliance requirements

Infrastructure and Cloud Strategy

• Set direction for infrastructure architecture, including Microsoft 365, Entra , cloud services, and networking
• Lead strategic modernization initiatives, such as the transition from hybrid Active Directory to Entra  retirement of legacy systems
• Evaluate and approve major infrastructure, platform, and SaaS investments
• Ensure…