Head of IT

Head Of It

As Head Of It , you'll lead Lunar Energy's global IT function - setting strategy, building systems, and ensuring operational excellence across our US and UK offices and contract manufacturing sites. This is a hands-on leadership role : you'll develop the IT roadmap while staying close to the technical details, ready to dive into support at any level.

IT is an enabler for every team at Lunar, making this role critical to our growth. You'll own service delivery, internal systems, enterprise applications, and IT infrastructureensuring everything runs securely, reliably, and scales with our fast-growing business.

Lunar Energy was founded to transition homes to 100% clean energy - making our electricity greener, our air cleaner and our energy more safe, secure and reliable for all.

We're a fast-growing company building the world's best home battery systems and virtual power plant software to electrify homes and create resilient, clean energy communities.

Key Responsibilities

• IT Strategy & Leadership :
• Develop and own the company-wide IT roadmap, aligning technology initiatives with business goals
• Partner with executives and department heads to identify and implement technology solutions that drive efficiency and growth
• Establish IT policies, best practices, and standard operating procedures across the organization
• Infrastructure & Operations :
• Build and manage scalable, reliable, and secure IT infrastructure across office locations and contract manufacturing sites
• Manage our corporate SaaS portfolio (Okta, Google Workspace, Slack, etc.), ensuring effective license management, integration, and security
• Lead IT operations including helpdesk support, asset management, and employee onboarding / offboarding, fostering excellent service
• Cybersecurity & Compliance :
• Develop and implement comprehensive cybersecurity strategy to protect customer information, intellectual property, and corporate data
• Partner with software engineering to maintain compliance with relevant frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II)
• Oversee identity and access management (IAM), endpoint security (EDR, MDM), and network security protocols
• Develop and manage incident response and disaster recovery plans
• Team & Vendor Management :
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing IT team with a collaborative and innovative culture
• Develop and manage the annual IT budget, ensuring cost-effective resource allocation
• Manage vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and ensure service level agreements are met

Who You Are (Qualifications)

Preferred

Benefits

We're dedicated to creating a remarkable employee experience. At Lunar, competitive base pay is one part of our total compensation package. Lunar employees also have the opportunity to become Lunar shareholders by getting equity in a fast-growing company and participating in our employee stock program.

Additional benefits include :

Our DE&I Philosophy : Lunar Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining diverse talent by supporting an inclusive workplace. Lunar recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by applicable law.

Our Compensation Philosophy : Our goal is to ensure that all Lunar Energy employees are fairly compensated. Please note that the salary range information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position provided pursuant to the Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act for California applicants. The salary range estimate for this position depending on level of experience is $185,000-$230,000 (USD)