Director of IT & Automation - Appen
Core
Lead IT function, enterprise technology, security governance, and AI/automation initiatives to support Appen's AI-native operations.
Role type
Senior leadership IC (Director)
Builds
Enterprise technology environment, AI/automation solutions, IT operating model
Domain
Technology services / AI data
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
IT leadership, enterprise technology administration, security governance, AI/automation strategy, vendor management, team building
Preferred skills
AWS, cloud cost management, Salesforce, Workday, Atlassian, Databricks, Anthropic, DevOps/SRE
Technologies
Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Workday, Atlassian, AWS, Databricks, Anthropic, Claude, Cowork
Responsibilities
Set IT roadmap, lead IT support and incident response, own SOC 2/ISO 27001 compliance, implement AI/automation for operations, manage vendor portfolio, build high-performing IT team
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical credibility