Ginger Labs pioneered the concept of digital paper when it released Notability in 2010 alongside the first iPad. 14 years later, we are developing the next generation of digital paper, enabling live collaboration on all digital platforms, improving the productivity of people in all walks of life. This new chapter of Notability unlocks new audiences, richer functionality, and expands our addressable market by billions.
Ginger Labs prioritizes the data security and privacy of our users and employees. In addition to being in charge of day-to-day IT operations, the Information Technology Director will be responsible for the hands-on development and maintenance of our cybersecurity and compliance postures as we expand our services and offerings.
This role is hybrid, 2+ days per week in the San Francisco office, and other days from home.
What You’ll Do:
- Cybersecurity: Be fully responsible for our security posture including secure software development practices, secure authentication for all systems, mobile device management, and hardened networks and APIs
- Compliance: Establish and maintain compliance with industry standards such as SOC2
- Strategic Planning: Work with leadership stakeholders to create and execute roadmaps to support our developing projects and business needs
- Collaborate Cross-functionally: Work with business and engineering teams to identify and resolve security and compliance issues
- Operations: Managing our basic infrastructure needs as a cloud-native organization, such as our ISP and wifi
What You Need:
- 10+ years of IT experience with at least 7 years managing or leading IT, security, or compliance teams
- Outstanding communication skills
- Successful completion of compliance audits, like SOC2, as well as continued compliance over time
- Familiarity with SaaS business practices and relevant security, privacy, and compliance concerns
- Deep understanding of industry standards, and the fundamental principles of cybersecurity
- Experience administering mobile device management (MDM) systems
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or relevant field experience
Bonus Qualifications:
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform
- Familiarity with the Apple ecosystem
How We work
Each member of our team contributes to all parts of our products. We trust each other to make decisions independently while also considering our common goals and values. We share ideas openly, and we collaborate across disciplines to ensure that our decisions make sense from all perspectives.
When We Work
We keep work and life balanced. We set our schedules based on our excitement to solve a problem, and we trust each other to get things done. We work from home when it will help, and we have an “as long as you get your work done” vacation policy.
Where We Work
We work in downtown SF near Market Street, just a short walk from two BART/Muni stations. Our open-plan office has height-adjustable desks to help us stay limber, spacious conference rooms for both small and large team meetings, a well stocked kitchen full of goodies, a beautiful outdoor patio with city views and a shuffleboard table to help us stay coordinated (or to enjoy during happy hour :).
Benefits
- Competitive compensation in form of base salary, bonuses and profit sharing
- Equity Awards in the form of Stock Options
- Comprehensive healthcare fully covered for you and your family
- Flexible work and vacation schedules
- 401k with matching contributions
- Matching gifts to non-profits
- Public transit reimbursement
- Home workstation reimbursement
- ISP reimbursement
- Monthly phone bill reimbursement
For this position we are targeting a base pay between $188,000.00-$215,000.00. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.