IT Support Lead

MongoDB
New York, NY
On-site

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience leading multi-site IT support teams and managing cloud infrastructure.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience leading hybrid IT teams across multiple Americas offices and managing cloud infrastructure.
    — “Hire, mentor, and direct a hybrid team of ~15-20 L2/L3 IT support leads and specialists across multiple Americas offices”
  • Individuals with a track record of implementing automation and improving ticketing efficiency through data-driven decisions.
    — “Integrate standard workflow automation tools and practical AI capabilities into daily IT service delivery”
  • Candidates who have managed enterprise ticketing systems and driven improvements in incident resolution and customer satisfaction.
    — “Strong track record of using support metrics, CSAT surveys, MTTR/FTTR targets, and SLA tracking to raise support quality”

Things to consider

  • Travel is required, with up to 5-10% time spent traveling between regional offices.
    — “Requires up to 5-10% travel and availability for after-hours escalation management”
  • The role demands leadership during high-pressure incidents and critical deployments.
    — “Serve as the primary escalation point for major operational outages”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience with Jira and ITSM systems in your resume and interview responses.
    — “Establish systems of record and operational workflows using Jira and the ITSM ticketing system”
  • Emphasize your ability to enforce KPIs and improve metrics like CSAT and MTTR.
    — “Enforce quantifiable KPIs, including Customer Satisfaction (CSAT), Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR)”
  • Showcase your background in coaching and mentoring L2/L3 support teams across hybrid settings.
    — “Demonstrated success coaching and mentoring L2/L3 support personnel across both local HQ and remote/hybrid team settings”
  • Demonstrate your experience in managing cloud identity and SaaS environments.
    — “Hands-on experience with enterprise ticketing and task systems (Jira, Zendesk), wireless/switching infrastructure (Meraki, Aruba)”
  • Position yourself as a leader who can streamline cross-functional operations with Workplace/Facilities and AV teams.
    — “Partner with business leaders, Executive Assistants (EAs), Workplace/Facilities, and Audio/Visual (AV) teams”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Manage regional IT budgets and optimize cloud costs
  • Negotiate vendor contracts
  • Serve as primary escalation point for major outages
  • Implement practical automation
  • Ensure compliance and best practices
Typical background
Experience in corporate IT supportLeadership in distributed teams

Skills & requirements

Required

IT LeadershipBudget ManagementVendor NegotiationIncident ManagementAutomationAsset Governance

Preferred

Cloud Cost OptimizationPractical AI IntegrationAgile Project ManagementEmerging Tech KnowledgeIT Vendor Management

Stack & domain

IT LeadershipStakeholder AlignmentBudget ManagementCloud Cost OptimizationVendor Contract NegotiationIncident ManagementService StandardsAutomationOperational ReportingComplianceAsset GovernanceEnterprise TicketingTask SystemsWireless InfrastructureSwitching InfrastructureCloud IdentitySaas Tool ManagementSupport MetricsCSAT SurveysMTTR TargetsSLA TrackingPractical AutomationSystem IntegrationLeadershipCollaborationCommunicationProblem SolvingDecision MakingProject ManagementTeamworkAttention To DetailTime ManagementAdaptability

About the role

Original posting from MongoDB

What You'll Do

Strategic IT leadership & stakeholder alignment. Partner with business leaders, Executive Assistants (EAs), Workplace/Facilities, and Audio/Visual (AV) teams to translate organizational needs into seamless IT solutions. Manage regional IT budgets, optimize cloud costs (FinOps), negotiate vendor contracts, and drive multi-site hybrid work

People leadership & operational rigor. Hire, mentor, and direct a hybrid team of ~15-20 L2/L3 IT support leads and specialists across multiple Americas offices (NYC HQ, Austin, SF, Palo Alto). Establish systems of record and operational workflows using Jira and the ITSM ticketing system to streamline ticketing, project tracking, and lifecycle management. Requires up to 5-10% travel and availability for after-hours escalation management during major operational incidents or critical office deployments

Incident management & service standards. Serve as the primary escalation point for major operational outages. Enforce quantifiable KPIs, including Customer Satisfaction (CSAT), Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR), and First Time Fix Rate (FTTR), through trend analysis and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).

Practical automation & operational reporting. Integrate standard workflow automation tools and practical AI capabilities into daily IT service delivery. Use ticketing data and operational metrics to make data-driven decisions on capacity planning, service scaling, and office tech deployments

Baseline risk management & asset governance. Ensure corporate infrastructure adheres to baseline compliance, hardware lifecycle standards, and access management best practices, delivering secure and productive environments for all employees

What We're Looking For

6+ years in corporate IT support, networking, or infrastructure operations, with 2+ years leading distributed, multi-site teams (~10-20 direct reports and team members) across Americas headquarters and regional locations

Proven ability to partner directly with Executive Assistants, Workplace/Facilities, AV engineers, and senior executives to support high-priority events, office deployments, and daily operations

Demonstrated success coaching and mentoring L2/L3 support personnel across both local HQ and remote/hybrid team settings

Calm, empathetic, and decisive leadership during major network/system outages and high-pressure event execution

Hands-on experience with enterprise ticketing and task systems (Jira, Zendesk), wireless/switching infrastructure (Meraki, Aruba), and managing cloud identity and SaaS tool environments

Strong track record of using support metrics, CSAT surveys, MTTR/FTTR targets, and SLA tracking to raise support quality

Experience implementing practical automation and system integration that reduces repetitive work for the team and improves ticketing efficiency

Things We Love (Preferred Qualifications)

Previous experience managing infrastructure in enterprise SaaS, developer tools, or cloud database companies

Familiarity with End-User IT technologies (GAM/IAM tooling/MDM) or Agile/Project Management practices

Strong learning agility and a passion for continuous education in emerging tech (AI, IoT, edge computing)

Proven track record in IT vendor management and driving hands-on operational improvements

First 6-12 Month Outcomes

Regional Service Reliability: Standardize L2/L3 support workflows across NYC HQ, Austin, SF, and Palo Alto to achieve a >95% CSAT and reduce Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR) by 20%

Practical Automation: Identify and automate top repetitive manual onboarding and ticketing tasks, eliminating manual overhead for support specialists

Team Leadership & SLA Tracking: Establish clear operational KPIs, coaching direct reports to maintain seamless cross-functional alignment with Executive Assistants and Workplace teams

About MongoDB

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including AI-native startups and approximately 75% of the Fortune 100, relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB. 

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!

MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.

MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

REQ ID:  4273612973

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates.

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role in the U.S. is:$70,000—$145,000 USD

Source: MongoDB careers

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