IT Manager

About the Firm

Established in 2006, Sun Venture is a disciplined, long-horizon investor. The firm allocates capital worldwide across private equity, real estate, public equities, fixed income, and other alternative assets, aiming to create durable value through different market conditions.

Website: sunventure.com

Role Overview

The IT Manager will serve as the primary contact for the company’s daily IT operations and for driving the technology roadmap. This role is accountable for the stability, protection, and business fit of the firm’s technology environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct the sourcing, review, onboarding, and performance oversight of IT and data vendors, while keeping the outsourcing register current, completing periodic vendor risk assessments, and managing the technology budget with an eye on efficiency.
• Take ownership of network and security controls, including their design, day-to-day operation, and assurance activities. Manage the external SOC/MDR partner, lead incident response, oversee vulnerability and patch programs, and own disaster recovery and business continuity testing for IT systems.
• Administer the Microsoft Fabric data platform, including capacity management and the setup and security of lakehouse and warehouse environments.
• Work with internal stakeholders to bring datasets into the platform, enable self-service analytics, and maintain strong governance over reporting.
• Provide employees with dependable and secure devices, collaboration tools, and workplace technology, including AI-enabled tools; also handle onboarding, offboarding, and helpdesk support with support from the IT Support Analyst.
• Evaluate the business case for stakeholder-driven IT initiatives, then plan and deliver approved projects with the relevant teams. Act as product owner and escalation contact for internal application integrations such as MT940 host-to-host, ETL pipelines, FX/Cash daily processes, and the document portal.
• Promote the adoption of AI across the firm by assessing new tools, setting usage guidelines, and supporting commercially sensible agentic AI initiatives.
• Keep the IT policy set, standards, and risk register up to date, and prepare regular management reporting on service performance, risk, incidents, projects, and spend.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Professional certifications and project management qualifications will be considered an advantage.
• Between 5 and 8 years of progressive management experience in IT infrastructure and IT operations, including at least 2 years within financial services.
• Practical experience administering Microsoft 365, Azure, and Intune, plus production exposure to Microsoft Fabric.
• Solid working knowledge of application integration, APIs, and SaaS platforms.
• Strong communication and interpersonal ability to explain technical ideas in clear, business-focused terms.
• Proven strength in vendor negotiation and stakeholder management.

Additional Information

Number of openings was not specified.

No salary, stipend, start date, or application deadline were provided.