Director of Information Technology & Cybersecurity, Strive Asset Management

• The ideal candidate brings a strong blend of technical depth, leadership ability, cybersecurity judgment, and public-company governance experience, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance and IT General Controls (ITGCs)
• 5+ years of progressive experience in corporate IT, including ownership of infrastructure, enterprise systems, and user support operations
• Demonstrated experience leading or materially supporting cybersecurity operations, security controls, or enterprise information security programs
• Experience in a publicly traded company environment or meaningful exposure to SOX compliance, ITGCs, and audit support processes
• Demonstrated expertise administering Microsoft 365, including user account management, license administration, email configuration, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, and security settings
• Working knowledge of Okta administration, including user lifecycle management, Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), group assignments, and third-party application integrations
• Proven ability to monitor and maintain system performance, troubleshoot issues, implement updates, and improve the organization’s productivity and collaboration environment
• Experience managing video conferencing systems such as Zoom Rooms, Microsoft Teams Rooms, or similar platforms to support high-quality meeting experiences
• Strong judgment in incident response, escalation management, vendor oversight, and executive communication
• Ability to operate both strategically and hands-on in a fast-moving environment

Desirable

• The Director of Information Technology & Cybersecurity is responsible for the strategic leadership, oversight, and day-to-day management of the Company’s IT infrastructure, enterprise systems, cybersecurity program, and technology operations
• This role ensures the availability, reliability, scalability, and security of all technology platforms while maintaining compliance with legal, regulatory, and governance requirements applicable to a publicly traded company
• This individual will work closely with Finance, Internal Audit, Legal, Executive Leadership, external auditors, and third-party technology vendors to support the Company’s operational and compliance objectives
• Create, refine, implement, and oversee corporate IT policies, standards, and procedures across infrastructure, access management, endpoint security, collaboration tools, data handling, retention, and incident response
• Lead day-to-day enterprise IT operations, ensuring high availability, reliability, performance, and scalability of the Company’s systems, networks, collaboration environments, and user-support workflows
• Own the Company’s cybersecurity program, including threat monitoring, incident response coordination, vulnerability management, security awareness, access governance, and protection of confidential, financial, and business-critical information
• Contribute to and help operationalize the Business Continuity Plan and disaster recovery readiness, including response procedures, testing, and vendor coordination
• Manage information security and technology compliance at the firm, including controls aligned to SOX, ITGCs, logical access, change management, system administration, and other applicable regulatory obligations for a public company
• Partner with Finance, Internal Audit, Legal, and external auditors on walkthroughs, evidence requests, control design, remediation planning, and ongoing support for the Company’s audit and compliance program
• Manage relationships and operating processes with external IT, security, cloud, telecom, and managed-service vendors, including regular meetings, service reviews, renewals, and performance accountability
• Act as the senior escalation point to resolve hardware, software, identity, connectivity, and network issues quickly and keep a hybrid workforce productive, including onsite employees in Dallas and remote team members
• Oversee end-user hardware procurement, provisioning, deployment, support, lifecycle management, and inventory across laptops, desktops, monitors, peripherals, and mobile devices
• Administer and optimize the Company’s Microsoft 365 environment, including identity, licensing, email, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, endpoint integrations, and security settings
• Oversee identity and access management processes, including onboarding, offboarding, role-based access, MFA, SSO integrations, periodic access reviews, and privileged-access controls
• Provide input to leadership on enterprise IT and security budgets, including cost optimization opportunities, control investments, and scalable architecture decisions
• Be available to manage urgent security events and threat investigations, exercising sound judgment and providing clear management reporting without requiring extensive additional resourcing
• Communicate technology risks, incidents, roadmap priorities, and control matters clearly to executive leadership and other non-technical stakeholders

• Offers equity