Vice President of Information Technology

Who you are

• 15+ years in IT with progressive leadership, including senior leadership (VP-level or equivalent) of a multi-function IT organization
• Demonstrated success leading IT in a high-growth manufacturing, hardware, or industrial company — scaling infrastructure, systems, and teams to keep pace with rapid operational growth
• Deep experience operating IT in a compliance-intensive environment — owning SOX IT general controls and the broader controls environment, and standing up or maturing a first-time formal controls program as a company scales
• Executive command of cybersecurity and IT risk — able to set strategy and hold accountability for the security program and incident and disclosure governance
• Genuine commitment to and excitement for AI as a force multiplier — with a track record of building the infrastructure and application enablement that AI adoption requires and of driving AI-powered automation within their own organization by example. Capable of leading enterprise-wide AI transformation as the mandate grows, without requiring it as the starting scope
• Demonstrated ability to attract, build, and retain extraordinary talent, and to hold a consistently high bar for performance expectations across the team — developing leaders and raising the caliber of the organization over time
• A track record of building lean, metrics-driven, audit-ready IT operations with high service levels across multiple sites
• Strong vendor and budget management
• Executive-grade communication and a hands-on, pragmatic style suited to a fast-paced hardware and manufacturing environment
• Experience leading IT through a period of significant company scaling and maturing controls, ideally in manufacturing, energy, or critical-infrastructure sectors
• Familiarity with the IT/OT boundary in a manufacturing setting
• Breadth across enterprise platforms (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Atlassian), enterprise business systems (ERP, PLM), identity, and cloud
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISA, PMP, ITIL, Microsoft / cloud) or equivalent demonstrated expertise

What the job involves

• Form Energy is scaling quickly across research, engineering, and manufacturing, and maturing the operating and control discipline that comes with rapid growth. The Vice President of Information Technology is the company’s senior-most IT leader — owning enterprise IT strategy and execution across infrastructure, enterprise platforms, cybersecurity, and IT governance, risk, and compliance for a company scaling from startup into a mature, compliance-intensive operating environment
• You will lead a distributed organization across four U.S. sites through three directors — IT Engineering & Platforms, IT Operations, and Cybersecurity & GRC — building a lean, metrics-driven, audit-ready IT function that delivers excellent service to a demanding R&D, lab, and high-growth manufacturing user base. This role reports to the Chief Digital Officer
• Set and execute the enterprise IT strategy and multi-year roadmap — aligning infrastructure, enterprise platforms, cybersecurity, and IT GRC to the company’s growth across research, engineering, and manufacturing
• Lead and develop the IT organization through three directors — IT Engineering & Platforms, IT Operations, and Cybersecurity & GRC — including responsibility for hiring the director-level leaders and shaping the teams beneath them
• Build a lean, excellence-over-headcount IT organization — delivering reliability and service at scale with a disciplined team rather than growth-by-hiring
• Serve as the executive owner of the IT controls environment as the company matures — accountable for IT general controls (access, change, operations) to SOX standards, and for a control framework synergistic across SOX ITGC, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and NIST 800-171 / CMMC as the business requires
• Sponsor the relationship with external auditors and readiness advisors, driving audit readiness and remediation to closure through the Cybersecurity & GRC organization
• Own the enterprise cybersecurity program at the executive level — detection and response, identity and access, vulnerability management, and incident response — and the cyber incident-disclosure and materiality-determination governance in partnership with Legal, Finance, and executive leadership
• Scale IT for high-growth manufacturing — ensuring infrastructure, networks, endpoints, and enterprise systems keep pace with new capacity, multi-shift operations, and site build-outs, and partnering with manufacturing controls teams on the secure IT/OT boundary (without owning operational technology)
• Direct the enterprise platform and integration portfolio (collaboration tools, business applications, integration, and automation) and the enablement of enterprise business systems (ERP, PLM, MES) through integration and automation
• Build the infrastructure and application foundations that enable AI across the company, and drive AI-powered automation of IT’s own functions and services — leading AI adoption by example within the IT organization. Champion AI as a force multiplier for a lean team, and stand ready to support broader enterprise enablement as the company’s AI operating model matures
• Own the IT operating and capital budget, major vendor and platform strategy, and licensing — making pragmatic build/buy and consolidation decisions that balance capability, risk, and cost
• Provide clear, decision-ready, executive- and board-quality reporting on IT strategy, control coverage, cybersecurity posture, and operational health

Benefits

• 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums covered for employees
• Health insurance coverage begins first day of employment
• Health Savings Account
• Generous PTO policies to enable employees to recharge when needed
• An Employee Resource Program that provides mental health counseling services, legal guidance, financial resources, and other helpful consulting services
• 80% of the total medical, dental, and vision premiums covered for dependents
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave, 14 weeks for the birthing parent
• Access to a Dependent Care Account
• Access to a Health Flexible Spending Account
• Access to a Commuter Benefits Account
• Access to an Adoption Assistance Flexible Spending Account
• Stock options granted to all employees
• Stock equity education and tax advice service provided by Carta
• Company sponsored 401k
• Access to an annual budget for professional development
• License to complete Gallup’s Strengths Finder Assessment and ongoing resources
• 100% employer-sponsored coverage life insurance, and short and long-term disability policies