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title: 'Senior IT Manager at Distyl AI'
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# Senior IT Manager at Distyl AI

- **Company:** Distyl AI
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/distyl/7257acf6-4b22-4209-abe5-3d8bc67cc444

## Job description

## About Distyl AI

Distyl is an applied AI technology company partnering with the world’s most ambitious institutions to rearchitect critical operations for the frontier of AI. Our customers include the largest companies in telecom, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, consumer goods, and global social organizations.

We research and deploy technologies that power AI-native operations — both for our partners and for Distyl itself. Our work spans research into self-constructing systems, the development of the most reliable execution of AI systems, and products that transform mission-critical workflows. As a result, Distyl's technologies affect some of the world's largest operations — from hundreds of millions of consumer interactions to tens of millions of supply chain transactions and millions of patient journeys.

Distyl is backed by leading investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Coatue, DST Global, and the board-members of 20+ F500s.

## What We're Looking For

As Senior IT Manager, you’ll build and lead the IT organization that enables Distyl to scale from approximately 180 to 500+ employees globally. Based in San Francisco, we’re looking for a hands-on IT leader who can establish reliable onboarding, offboarding, and access management; improve endpoint compliance and employee support; build the team and operating practices needed for growth; and strengthen audit evidence and remediation for corporate IT controls.

Distyl's teams deploy AI systems alongside Fortune 50 customers in complex, regulated environments. You’ll ensure employees can work securely and efficiently across corporate and customer systems, protecting sensitive data while supporting our SF and NYC hubs and international expansion.

## Key Responsibilities

Building the Function

- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing IT team with clear ownership, accountability, and a strong service mindset.
- Own the IT strategy, roadmap, budget, and operating model to support growth from approximately 180 to 500+ employees globally.
- Partner with Engineering, Security, Legal, Finance, People, and Operations to prioritize investments and scale technology across our SF and NYC hubs and international locations.

Secure Operations

- Own implementation and operation of security controls across corporate IT, partnering with Security on policy, risk management, incident response, and compliance
- Help drive relevant compliance initiatives, partnering with internal teams and external experts on audits, customer security assessments, vendor reviews, and remediation.
- Develop and improve business continuity, disaster recovery, and incident response practices, helping coordinate resolution of complex IT and security issues.

Employee Experience

- Deliver reliable, responsive employee technology services across office and remote environments, including devices, collaboration tools, networking, and A/V.
- Improve help desk and IT service management processes through clear service standards, effective knowledge management, and accessible self-service support.
- Own software procurement, vendor relationships, license optimization, and technology lifecycle management, balancing employee productivity, security, and cost.

Automation

- Automate onboarding, offboarding, provisioning, and access reviews to improve speed, consistency, and security as the company grows.
- Build integrations, self-service tooling, and AI-powered workflows that reduce manual work and allow IT to scale efficiently.
- Personally implement high-priority technical initiatives, maintain deep familiarity with core systems, and measure improvements in reliability, responsiveness, and operational efficiency.

## What We Require

- 7+ years of progressive experience in IT or corporate technology, including experience leading teams and scaling systems and processes through significant organizational growth
- Demonstrated track record of successfully prioritizing and executing competing initiatives in fast-growing environments with limited resources
- Exceptional communication skills and ability to partner effectively with executives, customers, and cross-functional stakeholders
- Proven experience hiring, developing, and leading high-performing IT, security operations, or corporate technology teams
- Deep expertise in identity and access management, endpoint management, SaaS governance, networking, and corporate security
- Experience implementing controls and supporting audits across relevant compliance requirements, such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, GDPR, or HIPAA
- Demonstrated ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on execution

## What We Offer

- The base salary range for this role is $170K – $215K, depending on experience. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for meaningful equity, along with a comprehensive benefits package
- 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents
- Flexible time off
- Retirement and financial planning benefits, including access to pre-tax HSA, FSA, and commuter accounts, 401(k), and financial coaching resources
- Comprehensive wellness benefits, including physical fitness, mental well-being, and fertility and family-building benefits through Carrot
- Complimentary in-office lunches and snacks provided
- Access to state-of-the-art AI models, generous usage of modern AI tools, and real-world business problems
- A mission-driven, fast-moving culture that values curiosity, pragmatism, and excellence

Distyl has offices in San Francisco and New York. This role is based in San Francisco, with in-office collaboration Tuesday–Thursday and flexibility to attend up to five days per week as needed.

#LI-Hybrid

We believe diverse perspectives make our work stronger and more impactful. We are an equal opportunity employer and evaluate all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

## About Distyl AI

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Distyl AI partners with world-class institutions to rearchitect their operational systems for abundant intelligence, deploying AI-native workflows at production scale.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2022
- **Founders**: Arjun Prakash (Co-Founder, CEO) and Derek Ho (Co-Founder, COO)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: AI-Native Operations / Enterprise AI
- **Target Customers**: Large enterprises and institutions in regulated industries (Fortune 500 companies), specifically financial services, healthcare, telecom, insurance, manufacturing, and retail.
- **Mission/Purpose**: To help world institutions rearchitect their systems for abundant intelligence without sacrificing human agency and control.

## Products & Services
- **Distillery (Proprietary Platform)**: An agentic infrastructure platform that curates context from across the enterprise, enabling composable routines, policy-aware execution, and built-in auditability. It integrates with existing enterprise systems to allow for autonomous workflows.
- **Distyl Scans**: A service offering that provides enterprises with an “AI Readiness” score and a roadmap for adopting AI-driven technologies by surveying KPIs, business processes, data landscape, and tech stack.
- **AI-Native Workflows**: Custom, full-stack solutions deployed for specific industries, including intelligent underwriting, claims processing, prior authorization automation, and contact center intelligence.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metrics**:
    - **Total Funding**: $202 million (across 3 rounds: Seed, Series A, Series B).
    - **Annual Revenue**: $1.0 million (per LinkedIn).
    - **Decisions Processed**: Over 1 billion decisions processed annually at production scale.
    - **Deployments**: 50+ enterprise deployments across Fortune 500 companies.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Lightspeed Venture Partners (led Series A & B), Khosla Ventures, DST Global, Coatue, Dell Technologies Capital, OpenAI, Microsoft.
- **Growth Signals**:
    - **Massive Headcount Growth**: 117 employees (+101.3% YoY, +77 people) as of recent data.
    - **Latest Funding**: Raised a $175 million Series B in October 2025.
    - **Industry Reach**: Active production deployments across 12 industries.
    - **Talent Pipeline**: Strong hiring from top-tier companies like Palantir, McKinsey, Amazon, and Microsoft.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Outcome Ownership**: Unlike a pure software vendor or consultancy, Distyl takes "Relentless Outcome Ownership," deploying solutions and managing them in production to ensure EBITDA impact within 6 months.
- **Full-Stack AI**: They combine strategy, research, and engineering to build and deploy production-grade systems, not just demos or proofs-of-concept.
- **Built for Regulated Industries**: Their platform is designed with dynamic guardrails and auditability, making them a trusted partner for sectors like healthcare and finance where compliance is non-negotiable.
- **Strong Backing**: Backed by a consortium of top-tier venture capital firms and strategic investors like OpenAI and Microsoft, providing deep resources and credibility.

## Strategic Focus
- **Defining the AI-Native Enterprise**: Distyl is focused on building the systems, workflows, and operational models that will define how large enterprises operate in the age of AI.
- **Agentic Systems at Scale**: Their current priority is deploying agentic systems that are practical, auditable, and safe, moving beyond simple automation to complex decision-making.
- **Industry Expansion**: With deployments in 12 industries, they are aggressively expanding their footprint in financial services, healthcare, and telecom, while also targeting supply chain and insurance.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Work Style**: Described as fast-paced and outcome-oriented. The company values "relentless curiosity," direct feedback ("no ego-stroking"), and a bias for shipping real solutions. The work is described as defining the future of enterprise AI.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: For all engineering roles and most other roles, the company requires in-office collaboration **3 days a week** in either San Francisco or New York City. They also have a London office.
- **Benefits & Perks**:
    - **Health & Wellness**: 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents. 8 weeks of parental leave. Flexible PTO.
    - **Compensation**: Competitive salary and meaningful equity. Retirement plans. Life and disability insurance.
    - **Additional**: Relocation support for moves over 100 miles. Daily meals and snacks in-office. Commuter benefits.
- **Engineering & Research Focus**: The interview process is practical, featuring collaborative live coding and system design discussions, and the use of AI is encouraged during interviews. They hire people who "make AI work better than anyone else."

## Sources
1. [distyl.ai](https://www.distyl.ai/)
2. [distyl.ai - About](https://www.distyl.ai/about)
3. [distyl.ai - Careers](https://www.distyl.ai/careers)
4. [LinkedIn - Distyl AI](https://www.linkedin.com/company/distylai)
5. [CB Insights - Distyl](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/distyl-ai)

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