Director, Information Technology

About the role

Progyny is seeking a Director of IT who balances visionary leadership with deep-rooted technical expertise. This role is designed for a hands-on leader who has spent the last decade leading high-performing teams while remaining a subject matter expert in the core technology systems we use to deliver our technology experience to all users. The ideal candidate will be the primary architect and guardian of our digital infrastructure, ensuring that our security posture, automation workflows, and identity management systems are best of breed. This role won’t just manage the department; it will set the technical standard for how we leverage our technology tools to drive business performance.

Responsibilities

• Direct the IT department's roadmap, aligning technology investments with organizational growth while managing a team of technical specialists.
• Serve as the internal expert for Microsoft Entra (Identity) and Microsoft Defender, overseeing threat protection, conditional access policies, and enterprise-grade security protocols.
• Architect and manage our global device footprint using Microsoft Intune & JAMF, ensuring seamless deployment, compliance, and patch management.
• Lead the adoption of the Power Platform, specifically using Power Apps and Power Automate to digitize manual workflows and enhance departmental efficiency.
• Oversee the full Microsoft 365 tenant, ensuring optimal configuration of Teams, SharePoint, and Exchange while maintaining strict data governance.
• Support the rollout and enablement of AI in the workforce and demonstrate the ability to use AI to strengthen the performance of the IT team and the business generally.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in a technical field or related experience.
• 10 years in IT leadership roles, with a proven track record of mentoring technical staff and managing vendor relationships.
• Extensive hands-on experience as an individual contributor within the Microsoft ecosystem (Entra, Intune, Defender, and M365).
• Deep proficiency in automation tools like Power Automate or n8n development and a history of building custom business solutions.
• Experience managing and building in the Microsoft Azure cloud solution and integrating with business processes.
• Experience with compliance standards like SOC2, SOX, or other common control standards applied to technology systems.
• Ability to translate complex technical vulnerabilities or architectural needs into clear business cases for executive leadership.
• Team management experience with the ability to bring the best out of everyone on the team.

Candidates must be based in the United States and authorized to work without the need for sponsorship, now or in the future.

About Progyny

Progyny (Nasdaq: PGNY) is a global leader in women’s health and family building solutions, trusted by the nation’s leading employers, health plans, and benefit purchasers. We envision a world where everyone can realize dreams of family and ideal health. Our outcomes prove that comprehensive, inclusive, and intentionally designed solutions simultaneously benefit employers, patients, and physicians. Our benefits solution empowers patients with concierge support, coaching, education, and digital tools; provides access to a premier network of fertility and women's health specialists who use the latest science and technologies; drives optimal clinical outcomes; and reduces healthcare costs.

Benefits

• Family friendly benefits: Paid family and parental leave, preconception, fertility and family building benefits (including egg freezing, IVF, and adoption support), family and pet care fund, and Parents’ Employee Affiliation Group.
• Menopause and midlife care.
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options for employees and family.
• Free in-person, virtual, and text-based mental health and wellness support.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, personal days, and summer flex time.
• Company equity.
• Bonus program.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Access to on-demand legal and financial advice.
• Learning and development programs to help you grow professionally and a mentorship program.
• Company social events, including annual volunteer day and donation matching.
• Flex days (3 days a week in the office) and onsite meals and snacks for employees reporting into our NY office.

Pay

In compliance with New York City's Wage Transparency Law, the annual salary range for NYC-based applicants is $160,000 - $175,000. There are a variety of factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. Progyny offers a total compensation package comprised of base salary, cash bonus, and equity.