Manager, IT Operations

About Us

Planful is the pioneer of financial performance management cloud software. The Planful platform, which helps businesses drive peak financial performance, is used around the globe to streamline business-wide planning, budgeting, consolidations, reporting, and analytics. Planful’s award-winning AI capabilities accelerate decision-making, helping Planful users in over 100 countries to close faster, accelerate cycle times, increase productivity, and improve accuracy. Planful is a private company with more than 1,500 customers, including Bose, Boston Red Sox, Five Guys, Grafton Plc, Gousto, and Specialized, and is backed by Vector Capital, a leading global private equity firm. Learn more at Planful.com.

About the role

The Manager, IT Operations is responsible for overseeing the organization’s IT infrastructure, enterprise systems, networks, and security/compliance operations to ensure reliable, secure, and efficient IT services. The role manages and hands on experience on day-to-day IT operations, leads system administration activities, and ensures compliance with organizational IT policies and security standards while supporting business applications and technology initiatives, and vendor & contract management.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Managerial experience in IT Infrastructure, Systems Administration and Operations.
• Hands-on experience on Windows Server environments, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and enterprise infrastructure management, VLANs, VPN, routing, switching, and firewalls.
• Hands-on exposure to Microsoft 365 administration, collaboration tools, and SaaS platforms.
• Hands on experience on virtualization platforms (VMware / Hyper-V) and cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and AWS.
• Hands on experience of Windows Server environments (2016/2019/2022/2025) and Linux server administration (Rocky Linux / RHEL-based distributions).
• Experience of internal and external IT audit process and compliance requirements with applicable standards.
• Hands on experience on IT security practices including endpoint protection, access management, and vulnerability mitigation.
• Experience managing IT vendors, infrastructure projects, and system implementations.
• Experience supporting product management and development teams, is a must.
• Good communication and stakeholder management abilities to coordinate with business teams and vendors.
• 3+ years of experience managing Information Security and compliance works is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain IT infrastructure including servers, storage, networks, and end-user systems to ensure high availability and performance. 
• Manage identity and access management systems including Active Directory, Entra ID (Azure AD), and enterprise authentication platforms.
• Oversee IT onboarding and offboarding processes including user provisioning and deprovisioning across enterprise systems.
• Manage and support enterprise collaboration platforms including Microsoft 365, Teams, Zoom, Slack, Google Workspace, and other SaaS productivity tools.
• Implement and manage cybersecurity controls including firewalls, endpoint protection, access controls, vulnerability management and Patch Management.
• Manage Mobile Device Management (MDM) platforms such as Microsoft Intune, Hexnode, or equivalent to ensure device compliance, security, and policy enforcement.
• Ensure compliance with IT security policies, regulatory requirements, and organizational standards.
• Manage IT vendors, service providers, and technology partners, ensuring adherence to service-level agreements (SLAs).
• Lead IT infrastructure projects including system upgrades, migrations, cloud implementations, and new technology deployments.
• Oversee IT asset lifecycle management including procurement, allocation, tracking, and software license compliance.
• Prepare IT operational reports, monitor system performance metrics, and recommend improvements to enhance efficiency and reliability 

Why Planful

Planful exists to enrich the world by helping our customers and our people achieve peak performance. To foster the best in class work we’re so proud of, we’ve created a best in class culture, including:

• Volunteer days, Birthday PTO, and company-wide Wellness Days
• Supply of diapers and meal deliveries for the first month of your Maternity/Paternity leave
• Office hubs in Hyderabad and Indore. Employees also receive benefits such as a home office setup allowance, as well as monthly reimbursements for Wi-Fi and cell phone expenses.
• Join Employee Resource Groups like Women of Planful, Parents of Planful, and more. We celebrate individuality and encourage teammates to bring their authentic selves to work - with full support for creating new ERGs and communities along the way
• Participate in People Programs that foster connection and wellbeing, such as Movember, Summer Wellness, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Hispanic Heritage Month