Director, Information Technology

At Slingshot Aerospace, we're on a mission to make space safer and more secure for everyone. Our work directly impacts global security, disaster response, climate monitoring, and the critical infrastructure that connects our world. We're a team of builders, thinkers, and problem-solvers who believe that the next generation of space operations will be powered by better data and smarter software.

We move fast, we're not afraid to fail, and we believe the best ideas can come from anywhere-whether you're in engineering, sales, product, or operations. If you want to work on something that truly matters, with people who care deeply about the impact we're making and help shape the future of an industry that's just getting started, you're in the right place.

What You'll Be Launching

Slingshot is seeking a Director of Information Technology to lead and scale our internal technology ecosystem as the company continues its growth. This is a highly technical leadership role responsible for designing, implementing, integrating, and operating the systems that power our workforce. Modern IT at Slingshot is not primarily about managing support queues or maintaining legacy infrastructure. It is about selecting best-in-class technologies, integrating them into a cohesive environment, automating workflows, and building systems that simply work.

We are looking for a technical leader who has personally led major technology implementations and understands enterprise architecture, identity management, endpoint management, SaaS ecosystems, automation, and security. Candidates whose experience is primarily focused on vendor management, help desk operations, or support organizations without direct ownership of technical architecture and implementation will not be successful in this role.

We're building a team of sharp, creative people who love solving hard problems. We value curiosity over ego, initiative over waiting for permission, and people who genuinely care about doing great work. Bring your expertise, your fresh ideas, and your drive, we'll bring the rocket fuel.

Your Mission (Should you choose to accept it)

• Develop and execute the company's IT strategy, ensuring internal technology systems scale effectively alongside business growth.

• Lead the architecture, implementation, integration, and ongoing optimization of enterprise applications, collaboration platforms, identity management systems, endpoint management solutions, and security tools.

• Build a modern, automation-first IT organization focused on reliability, self-service capabilities, and exceptional employee experience.

• Establish technology standards and governance processes that improve security, compliance, operational efficiency, and scalability.

• Own the Microsoft ecosystem, including Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, Defender, SharePoint, Teams, and related technologies.

• Partner closely with Security, Engineering, People Operations, Finance, and Business Operations teams to ensure technology investments align with business objectives.

• Evaluate, select, and implement third-party technology platforms that improve productivity while reducing operational complexity.

• Develop metrics that measure system reliability, user experience, automation effectiveness, and business enablement rather than solely focusing on help desk ticket volume or support SLAs.

• Lead and develop a high-performing IT team while fostering a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.

• Manage IT budgets, vendor relationships, technology roadmaps, and strategic planning activities.

Pre-flight Checklist

• 10+ years of progressive IT leadership experience, including experience leading enterprise IT functions within high-growth technology organizations.

• Demonstrated success leading IT for a company that scaled from approximately 200 employees to 500 employees, or similar growth stages.

• Deep hands-on expertise within the Microsoft technology ecosystem, including Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, Defender, SharePoint, Teams, endpoint management, and identity management.

• Proven experience implementing and integrating third-party SaaS platforms and enterprise business systems.

• Strong understanding of modern IT architecture, identity and access management, endpoint management, cloud infrastructure, enterprise security, and business application ecosystems.

• Experience building automation, self-service capabilities, and operational processes that reduce support burden and improve employee experience.

• Demonstrated ability to balance strategic planning with technical execution.

• Strong leadership experience managing and developing technical teams.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence leaders across the organization.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

• Must be able to obtain a security clearance

Bonus Cargo

• Experience supporting distributed and hybrid workforces across multiple geographies.

• Experience operating within regulated environments such as government, aerospace, defense, or national security industries.

• Familiarity with compliance frameworks including SOC 2, NIST, CMMC, or ISO 27001.

• Experience implementing enterprise automation platforms and workflow orchestration tools.

• Experience leading significant Microsoft migrations, consolidations, or modernization initiatives.

• Relevant Microsoft, security, or cloud certifications.

US-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following U.S. states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV We are unable to consider candidates residing in other U.S. states at this time.

Internationally-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following locations: United Kingdom. We are unable to consider candidates residing in other countries at this time.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion are key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for creating a safer, more connected world. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also national origin, citizenship, sex, color, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic that is part of one's identity. All of our employees' points of view are key to our success, and we embrace individuality.

Compensation Range: $153K - $220K