Director of IT

The role

You will lead Preply's IT team as both an architect and a hands-on operator. You will set the tooling strategy, evolve the IT roadmap, and implement AI-native workflows and automation.

What you will do

• Own and evolve a multi-quarter IT roadmap tied to business goals
• Set the tooling strategy and standards across the organization
• Build and ship automations including scripting and API-driven automation
• Lead, grow, and mature a lean IT team
• Own international fleet and device lifecycle end to end
• Manage the Barcelona hub's on-site technology including network and AV
• Own IT services for company off-sites and events
• Manage visibility into IT, SaaS, and software spend
• Build dashboards and reporting for leadership
• Co-own the identity lifecycle in Okta and enforce endpoint compliance in Jamf

Required qualifications

• 5+ years leading and growing IT teams or functions in a fast-scaling technology company
• Experience setting strategy and staying hands-on with scripting, automation, MDM, and identity systems
• Deep experience running international fleet and device management, identity, and endpoint management
• Strong command of SaaS and software spend management and FinOps practices
• Ability to manage and influence senior, C-level stakeholders
• Professional fluency in English

Nice to have

• Experience in a remote-first or globally distributed company
• Familiarity with a modern cloud, identity, and endpoint stack (e.g., GCP, AWS, Okta, Jamf, Jira, Confluence, Slack)
• A track record of maturing an early-stage IT function into a structured, senior team
• Hands-on experience with office IT: on-site networking, meeting-room AV and video conferencing, and the technology behind off-sites and company events

Benefits

• Generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com
• Learning & Development budget and time off for self-development
• Competitive financial package with equity
• Leave allowance
• Health insurance
• Access to free mental health support platforms

About the company

Preply is a category-defining Ed-Tech company that helps people discover tutors and craft personalised learning journeys. They have reached unicorn status with a $150M Series D.