Director of IT

The role

You will build the portfolio IT function from the ground up as the primary owner of IT across the holding company and portfolio companies. You will work with a fractional senior IT/Security advisor and a managed service provider.

What you will do

• Run the IT workstream for every acquisition
• Build the Day 1-100 integration playbook
• Build and operate the joiner/mover/leaver standard across the portfolio
• Operate the identity platform after selection and rollout
• Own the living inventory of tools, accounts, admin credentials, licenses, and renewal dates
• Manage the MSP relationship and SLA for portfolio companies
• Own vendor contracts, renewals, license consolidation, and portfolio volume pricing
• Build the back-end connections that feed the cross-portfolio data platform

Required qualifications

• 6-10 years in hands-on IT operations, systems administration, or MSP/consulting delivery
• At least 3 years in an IT leadership role
• Experience running IT across multiple companies, clients, or business units at once
• Experience owning the IT workstream of an acquisition
• Fluent in identity and access operations (Okta, Entra, JumpCloud, or similar)
• Comfortable walking into a company with no documentation and systematically mapping what exists
• Strong vendor and license management instincts
• Excellent business stakeholder management skills

Nice to have

• Prior experience in a PE portfolio or holding company
• Admin depth in both Google Workspace and Microsoft 365
• Experience in regulated segments like healthcare, finance, or defence

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Full benefits package

About the company

Emergence is hiring its first dedicated IT hire. This is a foundational role to build the portfolio IT function.