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Head of IT Join to apply for the Head of IT role at Lunar Energy . As Head of IT , you’ll lead Lunar Energy’s global IT function—setting strategy, building systems, and ensuring operational excellence across our US and UK offices and contract manufacturing sites. This is a hands‑on leadership role: you’ll develop the IT roadmap while staying close to the technical details, ready to dive into support at any level. IT is an enabler for every team at Lunar, making this role critical to our growth. You’ll own service delivery, internal systems, enterprise applications, and IT infrastructure—ensuring everything runs securely, reliably, and scales with our fast‑growing business. Lunar Energy was founded to transition homes to 100% clean energy—making our electricity greener, our air cleaner, and our energy more safe, secure and reliable for all. We’re a fast‑growing company building the world’s best home battery systems and virtual power plant software to electrify homes and create resilient, clean energy communities. IT Strategy & Leadership: Develop and own the company‑wide IT roadmap, aligning technology initiatives with business goals Establish IT policies, best practices, and standard operating procedures across the organization Infrastructure & Operations: Build and manage scalable, reliable, and secure IT infrastructure across office locations and contract manufacturing sites Manage our corporate SaaS portfolio (Okta, Google Workspace, Slack, Atlassian, HubSpot, etc.), ensuring effective license management, integration, and security Lead IT operations including helpdesk support, asset management, and employee onboarding/offboarding, fostering excellent service Cybersecurity & Compliance: Develop and implement comprehensive cybersecurity strategy to protect customer information, intellectual property, and corporate data Partner with software engineering to maintain compliance with relevant frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II) Oversee identity and access management (IAM), endpoint security (EDR, MDM), and network security protocols Develop and manage incident response and disaster recovery plans Team & Vendor Management: Build, mentor, and lead a high‑performing IT team with a collaborative and innovative culture Develop and manage the annual IT budget, ensuring cost‑effective resource allocation Manage vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and ensure service level agreements are met 8+ years in IT with at least 3 years in senior leadership (Head of IT, IT Director, or equivalent) ~ Proven track record building and scaling IT functions in fast‑paced, high‑growth technology companies ~ Expertise with Google Workspace, Slack, Okta, Atlassian, and MDM platforms (Intune, Kandji, or similar) ~ Strong cybersecurity knowledge and experience implementing security frameworks (CIS, NIST, ISO 27001) ~ Deep understanding of identity management (Okta, Entra ID), MDM, and modern networking (Zero Trust, SASE) ~ Experience managing business systems such as ERP, CRM, and HRIS ~ Budget management experience and vendor negotiation skills Experience in companies with both hardware and software engineering teams Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents Flexible Paid Time Off plus 10 paid holidays Tax deferred 401(k) plan Paid parental leave for all full‑time employees—including 12 weeks paid parental leave for the birthing mother and 6 weeks paid parental leave for the non‑birthing parent Subsidized EV charging and pre‑tax commuter benefits Lunar recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by applicable law. The salary range for this position is $185,000-$230,000 (USD), plus a competitive benefits package and an opportunity to earn equity in a rapidly growing company.