TopDog Law · 6 hours ago
Director of IT & Security
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
8+ years expTopDog Law is a nationally scaling, fully-integrated personal injury law firm focused on impact, excellence, and growth. The Director of IT & Security will own the strategy and operations of the IT and security capabilities, ensuring a secure and scalable technology environment while leading the IT support team and collaborating with various departments.
LegalProfessional Services
Responsibilities
Own IT and security strategy, aligned to business growth, risk, and compliance needs
Lead and develop the existing IT support team, ensuring consistent, high-quality end-user support
Establish standards for identity and access management, device management, and endpoint security
Define and continuously improve security posture across systems, vendors, and workflows
Partner with Engineering and Data leadership on infrastructure, access, and security alignment
Own incident response processes and security escalation paths
Manage vendor relationships and participate in tooling and vendor decisions across the technology organization, with a focus on security, access, operational risk, and responsible tool rationalization
Develop and maintain security policies, controls, and documentation appropriate for a regulated environment
Identify and mitigate operational and security risk as scale and complexity increase
Plan future IT and security capacity as organizational needs evolve
Identifying opportunities to improve systems, processes, or outcomes—not just following existing playbooks
Qualification
Required
8 or more years of experience in IT operations, infrastructure, or security leadership roles
Experience leading IT and security functions in growing organizations
Strong understanding of identity, access management, endpoint security, and infrastructure fundamentals
Experience operating in regulated or security-sensitive environments
Proven ability to balance security, usability, and operational efficiency
Comfort working cross-functionally with Engineering, Data, Product, and business teams
Ability to lead hands-on when needed while setting longer-term direction
Strong communication skills and sound judgment in high-stakes or incident-driven situations
Strong communication skills—written and verbal
Ability to think critically, prioritize effectively, and execute with speed
Preferred
Experience in a fast-growing or high-volume environment
Comfort with ambiguity and evolving systems
Experience in legal, professional services, or client-centric organizations
Benefits
Real growth: As the firm grows, so do opportunities for advancement and leadership
High standards, real support: Clear expectations, coaching, and accountability
Culture that matters: Trust, respect, speed, and integrity, without sacrificing humanity
Meaningful work: Helping people through some of the hardest moments of their lives
Company
TopDog Law
TopDog Law is a personal injury law firm that helps injured people and families.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
James Helm
Chief Executive Officer
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