Head of IT

The NEAR Foundation is unlike anything else out there -- it combines the collaborative community of an open-source project with aspects of developer platforms. This provides an experienced IT leader a unique opportunity to help the NEAR Foundation build our internal IT operations. In this role, you’ll wear a substantial number of hats from leading a broad set of IT projects, organizing our approach to gear and finances, and being interested in streamlining our current processes

This Head of IT role will report directly to NEAR Foundation’s Chief Product Officer and actively interface with Pagoda’s CISO and other dedicated security teams within the NEAR ecosystem.

You will

• Build a great IT team ensuring every role and hire reflects the above goals
• Help chose tools needed for the Foundation, ensure their secure implementation and robust processes
• Create a program to help employees with their technology and related issues, buy and track gear, help new hires set up laptops, and general desktop support
• Design and implement IT strategies and infrastructure, as well as analyze business requirements for IT needs and systems
• Identifies and eliminates security risks; systematically integrate security objectives into operations and processes
• Establish a rigorous process of continuous control monitoring to assure ongoing implementation of controls to meet security objectives and, additionally, to ensure adherence to chosen audit frameworks (for example, SOC2)

You are

• Deeply experienced with computer systems, networks, and apps based environments
• Familiar with blockchain and open source communities; you will help us create a developer-friendly and welcoming community
• Experienced in hiring and managing a small but mighty IT team
• You should be able to work across other teams like Engineering, Legal, Compliance, Marketing with a shared sense of purpose. No room for ego here. People should want to work with you. Interpersonal skills are a must
• You should be a great communicator and remain calm under pressure during any potential incidents or juggling multiple priorities
• You should run toward problems. Calm, practical, self-aware, and self-confident approach to assessing and interacting with people
• Service-oriented and the ability to empathize with a wide range of technical experience
• Familiar with endpoint configuration and management, identity and access management, and saas platform configuration

We value

• ECOSYSTEM-FIRST: always put the health and success of the ecosystem above any individual's interest
• OPENNESS: operate transparently and consistently share knowledge to build open communities
• PRAGMATISM OVER PERFECTION: find the right solution not the ideal solution and beat dogmatism by openly considering all ideas
• MAKE IT FEEL SIMPLE: strive to make the complex feel simple so the technology is accessible to all
• GROW CONSTANTLY: learn, improve and fail productively so the project and community are always becoming more effective

NEAR is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. NEAR is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please let your recruiter know during the interview process.

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