Director of IT

The role

You will lead Preply's IT team by setting the vision and tooling strategy while remaining hands-on with scripting and automation. You will manage international fleet, identity, and endpoint management, and partner with C-level stakeholders to drive efficiency and cost control.

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 using an AI-first mindset
• 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 and implement ITGC controls

Required qualifications

• 5+ years leading and growing IT teams or functions in a fast-scaling technology company
• Ability to set strategy and stay 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
• AI-first, automate-first operator mindset
• Proven ability to manage and influence senior, C-level stakeholders
• Data-driven approach using dashboards and reporting
• Commitment to IT security and compliance hygiene
• 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

• Open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture
• 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
• Relocation package to join the Barcelona Hub
• Access to free mental health support platforms
• Access to Gympass-partnered wellness and gym centers throughout Spain

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.