Head of IT

About The Role

As Head of IT at Magic, you will own the systems that keep the company productive and secure. This is a hands-on leadership role. You’ll lead a small IT team and set the technical direction for the function while remaining deeply involved in the work, from building automations and architecting systems to administering critical infrastructure and responding to incidents. Automation is central to the role. You’ll build on our existing investment in automation to make IT increasingly self-service, reliable, and scalable, while deciding where and how to take it further. You’ll also partner closely with the Security team, owning IT security across identity, endpoints, SaaS, and access.

Responsibilities

• Own the function end-to-end: systems, endpoints, identity, SaaS, office infrastructure, support, and IT security
• Lead a small team and set the technical direction, priorities, and standards
• Make automation the default, eliminating toil and enabling self-service
• Own identity, access, endpoints, and core SaaS, including SSO, SCIM, MFA, MDM, Google Workspace, and Slack
• Partner with Security on least privilege, endpoint protection, patching, vulnerability management, and incident response
• Own office technology across our locations, including networking, AV, conference rooms, and physical security
• Build scalable IT systems, processes, and controls as Magic grows

Requirements

• Experience owning and scaling IT functions in a fast-paced technical environment
• A hands-on leader who can set direction, develop a small team, and be a strong technical contributor
• Deep experience with macOS, MDM, Google Workspace, SaaS, identity, and access
• Expertise using automation, APIs, AI tools, and Bash/Python to eliminate manual work
• Strong security experience across endpoints, identity, access, vulnerability management, and incident response
• Strong judgment and first-principles thinking; you evaluate solutions on their merits rather than defaulting to convention
• Willingness to work beyond traditional IT boundaries, learn new domains, and contribute wherever needed to build holistic solutions

Our Culture

• Integrity. Words and actions should be aligned
• Hands-on. At Magic, everyone is building
• Teamwork. We move as one team, not N individuals
• Focus. Safely deploy AGI. Everything else is noise
• Quality. Magic should feel like magic

Magic strives to be the place where high-potential individuals can do their best work. We value quick learning and grit just as much as skill and experience.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with 6% salary matching
• Generous health, dental and vision insurance for you and your dependents
• Unlimited paid time off
• Visa sponsorship and relocation stipend to bring you to SF, if possible
• A small, fast-paced, highly focused team

Pay

Annual salary range: $200K - $300K. Equity is a significant part of total compensation, in addition to salary.