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title: 'Director, IT & Security at Tonal'
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# Director, IT & Security at Tonal

- **Company:** Tonal
- **Location:** Austin, TX
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-07-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tonal/2977196f-ed10-4222-a551-4fff4acbbf38

## Job description

## Overview

Tonal is the world's most intelligent strength training system, combining hardware, software, AI, computer vision, and world-class content to help people build strength and live healthier. Tonal is now expanding into healthcare and clinical applications, connecting strength training technology with providers, employers, and payers to deliver measurable health outcomes — raising the bar for what our IT and security function needs to deliver. We're looking for a Director of IT & Security to own this function end-to-end. This role carries the highest privileges across our most sensitive systems and direct accountability for IT and security outcomes company-wide. You'll report to the VP of Business Technology and work closely with senior leadership. The ideal candidate has a start-up mentality — comfortable moving fast in a lean, resource-constrained environment, while never losing sight of the security and compliance discipline a healthcare-adjacent company requires.

## What You Will Do

- Own end-to-end IT operations, including device lifecycle, onboarding/offboarding, SaaS administration, identity and access management, help desk, and office infrastructure across all locations.
- Lead the technical controls side of Tonal's HIPAA compliance program, implementing the safeguards required by the HIPAA Security Rule and HITECH Act — encryption, SIEM, MDM/EDR, and role-based access.
- Own and execute Tonal's security program: penetration testing remediation, security policy, tabletop exercises, vendor security reviews, and incident response.
- Govern Tonal's AI tool ecosystem, including licensing, spend, API key governance, corporate AI policy, and DLP and prompt injection protections. Drive AI training and best practices across the organization.
- Administer Tonal's SaaS portfolio, owning contract renewals, license optimization, and vendor negotiations across critical platforms.
- Drive automation and identity governance maturity, including Okta Identity Governance, expanding SCIM-based provisioning, building & enforcing RBAC frameworks, and driving workflow automation and system integration.
- Lead and grow the IT & Security team, managing engineers and administrators, overseeing the virtual CISO engagement, owning the budget and aligning org structure to Tonal’s needs.
- Own IT documentation and process improvement, maintaining runbooks and closing gaps in onboarding, offboarding, and incident response, and driving overall automation.
- Manage global physical infrastructure — networking, Wi-Fi, AV, and physical access — across a distributed, multi-office footprint.
- Serve as a trusted operator on Tonal's most sensitive matters, from executive access provisioning to security incidents and legal holds.
- Report regularly to senior leadership and the C-suite, translating IT & Security roadmap priorities, progress, technical risk and incident management into clear, actionable narratives.

## Who You Are

- 10+ years in IT and security leadership, with full functional ownership and experience across identity and access management, endpoint security, SaaS administration, network infrastructure, and security program management.
- Hands-on HIPAA compliance implementation experience, beyond writing policies
- Track record of building a security program from the ground up: policy, penetration testing, and real incident response
- Broad expertise across identity and access management, endpoint security, SaaS administration, and network infrastructure
- Equally comfortable configuring technical systems and presenting security risk to executive leadership
- A start-up mindset: thrives in fast-moving, resource-constrained environments without cutting corners on security
- Proven ability to prioritize with a lean team and limited budget, with outcomes to show for it.
- Experience managing a large SaaS portfolio, including contract renewals, vendor negotiation, and license governance
- Strong people leadership skills, setting clear expectations and developing team members
- High standards of trust, integrity, and discretion, given access to the company's most sensitive systems

Extra Credit

- HIPAA compliance roll-out and execution, owning the technical controls end-to-end.
- Experience with SOC 2 Type II, NIST CSF, or HITRUST in a hands-on implementation capacity
- Background in healthcare technology, digital health, or clinical-grade software environments

At Tonal, we believe that the unique and varied lived experiences of our teammates contribute to our overall strength. We don’t just appreciate differences, we celebrate them, and we always seek people that represent a wide variety of backgrounds. We’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team and designing employee experiences that contribute to your growth as much as you do to ours. If your experience aligns with what we’re looking for (even if you don’t check every single box), send us your application. We would love to hear from you!

Tonal is committed to meeting the diverse needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner that is consistent with the principles of independence, dignity, integration, and equality of opportunity. Should you have any accommodation requests, please reach out to us via our confidential email, accessibility@tonal.com. All requests will be addressed and responded to in accordance with Tonal’s Accessibility Policy and local legislation.

## About Tonal

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Tonal develops a smart home gym system that uses digital resistance, electromagnets, and AI to provide personalized strength training.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture Capital-backed; Series F completed in 2023; latest debt round in March 2026)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Aly Orady (Founder & Advisor; former CEO and CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Smart fitness equipment / Recreational goods (connected home gym hardware & subscription software)
- **Target customers**: B2C – individuals and households seeking home strength training
- **Mission / purpose statement**: “Help everyone find their inner strength” and “make strength training accessible to all”

## Products & Services
- **Tonal Smart Home Gym**: A wall-mounted unit with digital weight resistance (up to 200+ lbs), touchscreen display, sensors, and AI-powered coaching. Replaces free weights, barbells, and cable machines.
- **Tonal Membership**: $59.95/month (12-month commitment) – includes personalized workout programs, automatic weight adjustment, advanced lifting modes (e.g., Drop Sets), form feedback, progress tracking, and unlimited user profiles per household.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed. Post-money valuation from earlier rounds is unknown; the latest round (Debt – $20M in March 2026) carries no valuation.
- **Key Metric (Private)**: Total funding raised ≈ **$678M** as of March 2026 (includes Series A through Series F and debt).
- **Notable Investors**: L Catterton (operating partner Todd Bartee joined as CEO), Sapphire Ventures, Team Builder Ventures, NextEquity Partners, Skip Capital, Big Loud Capital, and over 55 total investors.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - New CEO Todd Bartee (Feb 2026) brings scaling expertise from L Catterton portfolio companies.
  - New CFO Hayden Tollas (Sept 2025) from Gap Inc. / Old Navy.
  - Debt financing of $20M in March 2026 indicates continued capital to support operations or growth.
  - Headcount of ~393 employees (as of mid-2026).
  - Active patent filings (e.g., drop set mode, form feedback, reserve estimates).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Digital resistance technology**: Uses electromagnets and real-time algorithms to adjust weight in 1‑lb increments, eliminating physical plates and racks.
- **AI‑driven personalization**: Automatically learns user strength and recommends adjustments; advanced modes (e.g., drop sets) that would require manual intervention in traditional gyms.
- **Compact, all-in-one design**: Fits in a home environment while delivering a full strength-training gym experience.
- **Proprietary IP**: Dozens of active patents covering digital exercise devices, form feedback, and resistance control.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling the consumer brand**: New CEO Todd Bartee aims to drive profitable growth and expand market reach, leveraging his DTC and consumer goods experience.
- **Product & content innovation**: Continued investment in software features (form feedback, new lifting modes) and content (workout programs, coaching).
- **Financial discipline**: Bringing in a CFO with retail/omni-channel background suggests focus on unit economics, profitability, and possible retail expansion.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven culture**: “Tight-knit group of builders, thinkers, coaches, creators” dedicated to transforming fitness.
- **Work environment**: Hybrid/office presence in San Francisco HQ, New York Studio, and Toronto office. Bi-weekly catered team lunches, stocked kitchens, and a Tonal loaner program for employees.
- **Benefits**: Competitive salary, top-tier health care, commuter benefits, parental leave, mental health support, retirement savings, flexible time off, and Tonal discounts for employees and their families.
- **Inclusive atmosphere**: Emphasis on diversity and belonging; “welcome talented people with unique perspectives.”
- **Engineering & product focus**: Opportunities across hardware, software, data, and content teams; exposure to cutting-edge AI/ML and IoT.

## Sources
1. [tonal.com](https://tonal.com/pages/about) – Company overview, leadership, mission
2. [tonal.com](https://tonal.com/pages/careers) – Culture, perks, benefits
3. [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/125615-62) – Funding history, headcount, investor list
4. [tonal.com](https://tonal.com/) – Product details, membership pricing
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tonal) – Current job openings

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