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IT LeadRiver AI · San Francisco Bay Area
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IT Lead

🗓️ Posted 2026-10-04 San Francisco Bay Area Hybrid ICT
💰 Salary US$23,333–US$30,000/mo (US$280,000–US$360,000/yr) 📊 Market US$14,167–US$20,833/mo

About the Company

At River AI, our mission is to create personal AI owned and shaped by each individual. To achieve this, we are building the full stack required for people and organizations to create AI models of their own - from training infrastructure and open-weight model post-training to personal hardware and next-generation interfaces. We are scientists, engineers, and builders from the industry's leading technology companies and AI labs. Our team has experience scaling consumer products to hundreds of millions of users and building the infrastructure behind frontier AI systems. What You'll Do Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of secure, scalable IT infrastructure supporting rapid organizational growth. Enforce comprehensive security policies, compliance frameworks, and security incident response protocols. Manage on-boarding of employee regarding their company devices and access to company systems and information. Manage IT operations including cloud infrastructure, internet connection, network appliances, WAN, LAN, WAP, on-premises systems, and disaster recovery planning. Oversee enterprise application management, IT service delivery, and support operations to ensure seamless technology enablement across all departments. Evaluate, procure, and manage IT vendors and third-party services, negotiating contracts and ensuring service quality. Implement identity and access management (IAM) systems, ensuring secure but frictionless user authenti

About the Role

At River AI, we are building an entirely new kind of AI company. As we move quickly across research, engineering, product, hardware, legal, security, HR, and go-to-market, we need experienced IT leadership to ensure our technology infrastructure keeps pace with our growth. We are looking for an experienced, high agency, IT leader to oversee and implement all aspects of our information technology operations. You will manage and implement secure, scalable infrastructure; lead the IT function; implement best-in-class security practices; and ensure seamless technology enablement across all functions.

Responsibilities

  • ● recovery, IT service delivery, and vendor relationships. You should be comfortable setting up cloud systems, responding to a security incident, building an IT support operation from scratch, or implementing enterprise systems, with familiarity in security-by-design and least-privileged access principles.

Requirements

  • ● Minimum Qualifications
  • ● + years of IT experience at high growth companies.
  • ● Hands-on expertise with IT and HR management systems, MDM systems, network set-up and maintenance, and hybrid infrastructure management.
  • ● Demonstrated success building and scaling IT functions in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
  • ● Strong technical foundation in IT and HR systems management, networking, and enterprise applications.
  • ● Excellent communication and leadership skills.
  • ● Strong judgment, problem-solving ability, and a bias toward action in complex technical environments.
  • ● Background in hardware infrastructure or data center operations.
  • ● Knowledge of IT service management frameworks and best practices.
  • ● Startup or venture-backed company experience at scale-up stage.
  • ● Logistics & Benefits
  • ● Location: Palo Alto, California (on-site, Monday-Friday)
  • ● Compensation: Depending on experience and skills, the expected base pay is 280,000- 360,000 USD per year, plus equity.