Osmo.ai

Osmo.ai

Head of IT

Elizabeth, NJ · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$124k-$138kDetected 5 days ago
AWSGCPAzureDevOpsMachine LearningCybersecurityIncident ResponseComplianceNegotiationBudgetingVendor ManagementProcurementRecruitingContract ManagementCommunication

About the role

  • Our sense of smell both enriches and saves lives, and has a deep and direct connection to our emotions and memory.
  • Olfactory Intelligence has applications across industries including fragrance, manufacturing, security, medicine, and more.
  • We believe in the power of automation and thoughtfully applied AI/ML to solve problems beyond the reach of human intuition alone.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and improve an employee-facing IT service model (ticketing, SLAs, knowledge base, onboarding/offboarding).
  • Implement and maintain baseline security controls (MFA, patching, least privilege, phishing defenses, logging/monitoring).
  • Lead incident response, forensics and remediation; create runbooks and playbooks.
  • Prepare the company for audits or investor / partner security reviews; implement risk reduction projects.
  • Serve as the primary guardian of the organization's digital assets, responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy
  • Own relationships and contracts with critical vendors (Okta/SSO, MDM, endpoint/EDR, cloud providers, SaaS procurement), negotiate pricing, drive cost optimization and vendor SLAs.
  • Manage outsourced IT partners and contractors. Ensure high quality of deliverables and transparency.
  • Coordinate with engineering on cloud identity, network segmentation and secure access patterns; partner effectively with engineering/devops teams where responsibilities overlap.
  • Build and enforce IT policies (acceptable use, device policy, BYOD, password/credential standards).
  • We are committed to recruiting, developing, and retaining an incredible team optimized for a diversity of thought, background, and approaches.

Requirements

  • Experience with incident response, security controls and risk reduction.
  • Familiarity with Notion/Atlassian service management or modern ticketing & knowledge-base tools.
  • In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire

Nice to have

  • People & communication
  • Communicate clearly to executives and non-technical staff
  • produce concise status reports, risk summaries, and roadmap updates.
  • Establish ticketing SLAs and reduce ticket backlog by measurable amount (e.g., 50%).
  • Provide a security & continuity roadmap, including vendor consolidation or cost reductions.
  • 7+ years in IT roles with progressive responsibility
  • 3+ years leading IT teams or owning IT for a scaling company.
  • Proven track record at Series-B or similarly fast-growing startups (or vendor side supporting startups).

Compensation

  • For all Full-Time Employees, compensation is just one component of Osmo's total rewards approach, which is designed to support the well-being, growth, and long-term success of our team members.
  • Actual compensation will vary based on factors such as experience, skills, location, internal equity, and other relevant business considerations.
  • Osmo regularly reviews pay ranges and compensation structures to ensure they remain competitive, equitable, and aligned with current market data.
  • Depending on the role, this may include base salary or contract-based pay, along with access to health, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match; flexible paid time off and company holidays; and equity or incentive compensation for eligible roles.

Benefits

  • Osmo is a digital olfaction company, on a mission to give computers a sense of smell to improve the health and wellbeing of human life.

Company info

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  • We're looking for a manager or director-level candidate who can bring startup-grade speed and a
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