Boom Supersonic · 3 months ago
Senior IT Manager
Boom Supersonic is scaling an aerospace program rapidly and is seeking a Senior IT Manager to treat IT like a product. The role involves developing innovative IT strategies, leading a generalist IT team, managing IT budgets, and ensuring reliable networks and incident response to enable faster shipping of teams.
AerospaceAir TransportationManufacturing
Responsibilities
Translate executive visions into innovative IT strategies, aligning technical initiatives with business objectives and deadlines
Lead and scale a generalist IT team in a pre-revenue environment, focusing on robust infrastructure and seamless user experiences
Develop and manage IT budgets, vendor negotiations, and spending tracking to align with strategic business goals
Architect campus networking solutions, implementing and optimizing switching, routing, VLANs, and wireless security
Oversee Identity & Access Management, ensuring secure and efficient SSO platform integration
Manage desktop and endpoint solutions across Linux, macOS, and Windows, leveraging MDM for consistent device policy enforcement
Streamline cloud and hybrid systems management, enhancing IaaS and SaaS performance and scalability
Ensure robust data storage and backup systems, balancing on-premise and cloud solutions for optimal protection
Elevate helpdesk operations by refining ticketing, SLAs, and escalation processes to maximize self-service capabilities
Qualification
Required
Translate executive visions into innovative IT strategies, aligning technical initiatives with business objectives and deadlines
Lead and scale a generalist IT team in a pre-revenue environment, focusing on robust infrastructure and seamless user experiences
Develop and manage IT budgets, vendor negotiations, and spending tracking to align with strategic business goals
Architect campus networking solutions, implementing and optimizing switching, routing, VLANs, and wireless security
Oversee Identity & Access Management, ensuring secure and efficient SSO platform integration
Manage desktop and endpoint solutions across Linux, macOS, and Windows, leveraging MDM for consistent device policy enforcement
Streamline cloud and hybrid systems management, enhancing IaaS and SaaS performance and scalability
Ensure robust data storage and backup systems, balancing on-premise and cloud solutions for optimal protection
Elevate helpdesk operations by refining ticketing, SLAs, and escalation processes to maximize self-service capabilities
Experienced in early-stage environments, capable of forming and scaling generalist teams
Broadly skilled across IT domains, blending technical fluency with excellent decision-making capability
Proficient in process optimization, automation, and workflow tools, reducing toil and increasing team efficiency
Adept at IT supply chain management, overseeing hardware standards, procurement, and inventory control
Familiar with security principles and practices, ready to scale into security leadership responsibilities
Thrives as a player-coach, staying hands-on with day-to-day IT work and actively resolving tickets while leading and mentoring the team
Operates with a high customer service mindset, treating internal teams as valued customers and focusing on enablement rather than gatekeeping
To conform to U.S. Government aerospace technology export regulations (ITAR and EAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
Preferred
Resilient and adaptable under pressure, with a talent for maintaining clarity and calm
Excellent communicator with strong documentation skills to support knowledge management and team alignment
Personable and service-oriented, fostering a collaborative work environment and delivering top-tier customer service
A strategic thinker who focuses on impactful problems, channeling energy where it yields the highest business value
A partner-leader who removes friction, unblocks progress, and gracefully balances patience with urgency
Benefits
Long term incentives/equity
A flexible PTO policy
Many other progressive benefits
Company
Boom Supersonic
Boom Supersonic is a commercial airplane manufacturer that builds supersonic airliners designed for speed, safety, and sustainability.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$732.5MKey Investors
Darsana Capital PartnersNEOM Investment FundMomentum Ventures
2025-12-09Series B· $300M
2024-12-16Series A· $100M
2024-04-24Convertible Note· $25M
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