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Role Description

As a Senior Manager of IT and Security at Bird, you will lead and build out world-class cross-disciplinary staff to manage, conceive, and design innovative IT systems. You will manage budgets, personnel, and guide architectural decisions. You will be working in a cross-functional setting across the organization.

• Lead high-performing IT team through recruitment, training, mentoring, and leadership.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive IT strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Provide visionary leadership, fostering innovation and continuous improvement.
• Support and manage vendors through security audits required for PCI, SOC2, and/or ISO27001, and SOX.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify business needs and opportunities.
• Establish and enforce infosec policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Assess, manage, and mitigate security risks; swiftly resolve incidents.
• Conduct security audits to ensure compliance with regulations and standards.
• Oversee IT infrastructure, ensuring scalability, availability, and performance.
• Manage vendor relationships, negotiate tech contracts.
• Support team growth and development; promote collaborative and inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience in managing IT related teams.
• Excellent understanding of IT systems, Okta, Gsuite, JAMF, and related tools.
• A high learning agility and an interest in working in a start-up development environment.

Requirements

• Project management experience.
• Proficiency in designing, implementing, and managing physical security systems, including access control, surveillance, intrusion detection, and alarm systems.
• Ability to integrate physical security systems with IT networks, ensuring seamless communication and data sharing.
• Understanding of crisis operations, risk management, and crisis communication best practices.
• Experience in conducting basic investigations / fact finding.
• Experience with the collection and analysis of threat intelligence.

Benefits

• Plenty of time off to relax and recharge, plus a wellness resource to help you wind down.
• A work-from-home stipend.
• An employer-paid healthcare package.
• Bird ride credits to get you where you need to be!

Company Description

Bird is a global leader in micromobility, dedicated to shaping the future of urban movement. Our cleaner, affordable, and on-demand mobility solutions are available in over 200 cities worldwide.

• We take a collaborative, community-first approach to micromobility.
• Bird partners closely with the cities in which it operates, leveraging our experience and safety-first technology.
• Our award-winning electric vehicles have empowered more than eighty-seven million rides in cities around the world.