Todd is a frontier research lab dedicated to building foundational technology and crop genetics for sustainable agriculture. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professional. Employee Tech Experience (ETX) provides the technology and services that all Todd employees interact with throughout their journey with the company. Our goal is to create journeys that guide employees through all stages of their time at Todd. ETX is a team of includes IT Support, Logistics, System Operations, and ITAV.
About the Role
We are hiring a Head of System Operations to lead a high-impact technical operations organization. This leader will be responsible for running the SysOps team, creating clarity across a broad remit, improving operational performance, architecture and building the future of how internal systems are delivered.
This role requires a strong operator who can organize complex work, set priorities, drive accountability, and continuously improve how the team functions. You will serve as the connective link across multiple technology domains while ensuring the team is focused on the highest-impact work.
Todd is a frontier research lab dedicated to building foundational technology and crop genetics for sustainable agriculture. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professional. Employee Tech Experience (ETX) provides the technology and services that all Todd employees interact with throughout their journey with the company. Our goal is to create journeys that guide employees through all stages of their time at Todd. ETX is a team of includes IT Support, Logistics, System Operations, and ITAV.
About the Role
We are hiring a Head of System Operations to lead a high-impact technical operations organization. This leader will be responsible for running the SysOps team, creating clarity across a broad remit, improving operational performance, architecture and building the future of how internal systems are delivered.
This role requires a strong operator who can organize complex work, set priorities, drive accountability, and continuously improve how the team functions. You will serve as the connective link across multiple technology domains while ensuring the team is focused on the highest-impact work.
You should be equally comfortable leading people, improving operational processes, and engaging deeply with technical systems. The role is ideal for someone who combines technical breadth with strong execution and a builder mindset.
You’ll be responsible for:
You should be equally comfortable leading people, improving operational processes, and engaging deeply with technical systems. The role is ideal for someone who combines technical breadth with strong execution and a builder mindset.
You’ll be responsible for:
Leading and developing a high-performing System Operations team with clear ownership and accountability.
Setting priorities across a broad portfolio of operational and technical work to ensure focus.
Driving team effectiveness through strong operational rhythms, metrics, capacity planning, and execution discipline.
Driving automation, self-service, and AI-enabled workflows that reduce manual work, eliminate delays, improve employee experience, and scale operations across identity, endpoint, SaaS, and internal systems.
Overseeing the operation of core internal technology domains including identity systems, endpoint management, enterprise applications, and systems automation, with ownership of Entra ID architecture, lifecycle automation, access governance, and privileged access.
Ensuring internal technology operations meet security, audit, and control requirements through reliable processes and disciplined execution, supported by clear standards, version-controlled configuration, and measurable reliability.
Partnering cross-functionally to deliver scalable solutions for company growth, onboarding, integrations, and changing business needs.
Continuously improving the speed, quality, and reliability of technology services, while driving Terraform standards, reducing configuration drift, and raising the engineering bar.
Leading and developing a high-performing System Operations team with clear ownership and accountability.
Setting priorities across a broad portfolio of operational and technical work to ensure focus.
Driving team effectiveness through strong operational rhythms, metrics, capacity planning, and execution discipline.
Driving automation, self-service, and AI-enabled workflows that reduce manual work, eliminate delays, improve employee experience, and scale operations across identity, endpoint, SaaS, and internal systems.
Overseeing the operation of core internal technology domains including identity systems, endpoint management, enterprise applications, and systems automation, with ownership of Entra ID architecture, lifecycle automation, access governance, and privileged access.
Ensuring internal technology operations meet security, audit, and control requirements through reliable processes and disciplined execution, supported by clear standards, version-controlled configuration, and measurable reliability.
Partnering cross-functionally to deliver scalable solutions for company growth, onboarding, integrations, and changing business needs.
Continuously improving the speed, quality, and reliability of technology services, while driving Terraform standards, reducing configuration drift, and raising the engineering bar.
We’re looking for someone with:
Experience leading systems engineering, enterprise technology, IT operations, or platform operations at scale.
Strong people leadership skills with a track record of building effective teams and raising performance standards.
Proven ability to run complex operational environments with clear prioritization and measurable results.
Technical depth across several areas such as identity platforms, endpoint management, SaaS administration, automation, infrastructure, or enterprise tooling.
Experience building durable processes that balances speed control, and high-quality user outcomes.
Familiarity with modern AI tools and practical ways to apply them to operations and internal workflows.
Strong judgment, clear communications, and comfort operating in fast-moving environments.
A hands-on, ownership-oriented mindset with high standards for execution.
About Todd
Todd is a frontier research and deployment company dedicated to building foundational technology and crop genetics for sustainable agriculture. We push the capabilities of agriculture and seek to safely deploy research, technology and crop genetics to benefit society.
Todd is an equal opportunity employer in the regions where we operate. We are committed to offering an equal opportunity for all applicants. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, neurotype, disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other category protected by local law.
We’re looking for someone with:
Experience leading systems engineering, enterprise technology, IT operations, or platform operations at scale.
Strong people leadership skills with a track record of building effective teams and raising performance standards.
Proven ability to run complex operational environments with clear prioritization and measurable results.
Technical depth across several areas such as identity platforms, endpoint management, SaaS administration, automation, infrastructure, or enterprise tooling.
Experience building durable processes that balances speed control, and high-quality user outcomes.
Familiarity with modern AI tools and practical ways to apply them to operations and internal workflows.
Strong judgment, clear communications, and comfort operating in fast-moving environments.
A hands-on, ownership-oriented mindset with high standards for execution.
About Todd
Todd is a frontier research and deployment company dedicated to building foundational technology and crop genetics for sustainable agriculture. We push the capabilities of agriculture and seek to safely deploy research, technology and crop genetics to benefit society.
Todd is an equal opportunity employer in the regions where we operate. We are committed to offering an equal opportunity for all applicants. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, neurotype, disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other category protected by local law.
Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US-based candidates. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.
To notify Todd that you believe this job posting is non-compliant, please submit a report through this form. No response will be provided to inquiries unrelated to job posting compliance.
If you need additional assistance throughout the hiring process or there is something our team can do to reasonably enable a more accessible experience, please notify our team here.
To learn more about how we process your personal information and your rights in regards to your personal information as a Applicant, please visit our Privacy Policy.
Compensation
$226K – $285K + Offers Equity
Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US-based candidates. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.
To notify Todd that you believe this job posting is non-compliant, please submit a report through this form. No response will be provided to inquiries unrelated to job posting compliance.
If you need additional assistance throughout the hiring process or there is something our team can do to reasonably enable a more accessible experience, please notify our team here.
To learn more about how we process your personal information and your rights in regards to your personal information as a Applicant, please visit our Privacy Policy.
