Senior IT & Compliance Lead (d/f/m)

What is Leapsome?

Leapsome is the AI-powered people platform revolutionizing HR for modern teams. Leapsome drives HR excellence and empowers high-performing teams by automating, connecting, and simplifying every HR process across the employee lifecycle — from onboarding and performance management to engagement and development. Built with ease of use in mind, our platform ensures high adoption by employees, managers, and People teams alike.

Our purpose is to make work fulfilling for everyone, and our vision is to reshape the future of work by being the leading People platform for HR excellence and high-performing teams. We enable companies to create environments where people can achieve their goals, learn and grow together, and build genuine motivation & engagement.

Trusted by thousands of organizations globally, Leapsome secured $60 million in Series A funding led by Insight Partners in March 2022. This funding allowed us to further develop our intelligent platform, create exceptional employee experiences, and expand into the US market.

It’s an incredibly exciting time to join Leapsome and be part of reshaping the future of work!

Your opportunity:

Join Leapsome in a highly impactful, cross-functional leadership role that blends IT excellence, modern compliance practices, and proactive platform enablement. As our Senior IT & Compliance Lead, you will own and evolve Leapsome’s internal IT, security, and compliance operations, spanning everything from infrastructure and automation to audit readiness and security culture.

This is not a support role. We're looking for a strategic operator and technical leader who can spot gaps before they become risks, partner across the business to streamline workflows, and confidently lead compliance conversations as Leapsome scales internationally. You will manage our internal IT tooling and infrastructure stack, support automation initiatives, lead audit processes (ISO 27001, SOC 2, AI), and shape the security posture of our growing company. You’ll also support the development of internal IT and ops capabilities, including guiding team members and collaborating deeply with stakeholders in Product, Engineering, Business Intelligence, and Legal.

You will:

• Own and continuously improve our internal IT landscape: device management (Kandji), identity & access (Okta), tool provisioning, support coordination, and network reliability

• Lead IT-security initiatives across the organization, including access controls, documentation, Vanta ownership, and platform governance

• Act as Leapsome’s primary lead for audit readiness and execution (ISO 27001, SOC 2, AI compliance), including ISMS oversight, evidence collection, risk assessments, and stakeholder enablement

• Drive automation and productivity tooling across teams using Notion Automations, Zapier, AI integrations, and other workflow solutions

• Support and advise BI, Engineering, and Product on DevOps and infrastructure operations, especially around secure AWS management, architecture reviews, and compliance alignment

• Act as a sparring partner for AI enablement initiatives across the organization, identifying where IT capabilities can unlock smarter workflows and scalable innovation

• Coordinate the timely and accurate completion of security questionnaires and client reviews

• Establish and update internal training initiatives to improve security awareness and best practices across the company

• Provide leadership and guidance within the IT & compliance function, ensuring clarity of responsibilities, continuous learning, and room for growth

• Act as a connector between departments to identify operational blind spots, set priorities, and implement long-term improvements

You’ll be a good fit if you:

• Have 6+ years of experience in IT operations, infrastructure, or DevSecOps, including significant experience in compliance leadership around SaaS platforms

• Have played a leading role in the design, implementation, or continuous improvement of an Information Security Management System (ISMS) or similar

• Bring hands-on experience with modern MDM and IAM tooling (Kandji, Okta, etc.) and strong familiarity with AWS-based infrastructure

• Have led or owned audits such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, or comparable frameworks, not just as support, but as a driver of cross-functional audit programs

• Thrive in high-ownership environments and can prioritize, plan, and execute with minimal oversight

• Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeh