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At Klaviyo, the IT Systems team builds and maintains the enterprise technology foundation that enables Klaviyos to do their best work. We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineering Manager, Corporate IT to lead and scale a high-impact engineering team responsible for the SaaS systems, identity and access management, endpoint management, and infrastructure that power Klaviyo’s global operations. In this role, you will manage a team of engineers—and as the team grows, managers of engineers—setting the organizational and technical direction for the group. You will be responsible for building team structure, developing engineering leaders, and driving engineering excellence across the IT Systems organization, all while partnering closely with senior stakeholders to deliver outcomes aligned with Klaviyo’s business priorities.
You will report into the Director of Global IT.
How you’ll make a difference:
- Build and scale the IT Systems organization: Own organizational design for the IT Systems team. As the team grows, establish the right team topology, define spans of control, and create clear ownership areas. Recruit, develop, and retain engineers and engineering leaders across SaaS systems administration, identity and access management, endpoint management, and infrastructure.
- Drive team performance and delivery: Set clear goals and OKRs, establish healthy team rhythms, and create an environment where engineers are focused, unblocked, and delivering high-quality outcomes consistently. Establish processes that scale—project intake, incident management, change management, and retrospectives—and evolve them as the organization matures.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders: Work closely with Security, Risk and Trust, People Operations, Finance, and Business Operations to understand needs, prioritize effectively, and align technical investments to company goals. Serve as the senior IT engineering voice in cross-functional planning forums.
- Set technical direction and engineering standards: Define the technical vision and roadmap for the IT Systems team, promoting best practices in reliability, security, scalability, and operational excellence. Balance short-term delivery with long-term technical investment across identity, endpoint, SaaS, and networking domains.
- Champion automation and efficiency: Drive the adoption of automation to reduce toil, improve IT service delivery, and enable Klaviyo’s teams to operate at scale across our global footprint.
- Represent your organization with clarity: Communicate progress, blockers, and strategy to senior leadership and cross-functional partners. Advocate for the resources your teams need.
Who you are:
- 5+ years of IT or systems engineering experience, with 3+ years in an engineering management or technical leadership role at a high-growth technology company.
- Proven track record of building, scaling, and leading high-performing IT engineering teams. You’ve grown teams from small squads into structured organizations and know how to design teams for autonomy and accountability.
- Strong technical foundation across enterprise IT domains—SaaS systems administration, identity and access management (Okta or similar), endpoint management (Jamf, Intune), and enterprise networking.
- Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to define requirements, prioritize work, and deliver measurable outcomes aligned with business goals.
- Demonstrated ability to set technical strategy and drive engineering excellence across multiple IT domains simultaneously.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to non-technical audiences and influence without authority.
- Experience with vendor management, SaaS lifecycle management, and IT budget ownership.
***This position is designated as hybrid, and has an in office component of three (3) times per week***
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Our salary range reflects the cost of labor across various U.S. geographic markets. The range displayed below reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all our US locations. The base salary offered for this position is determined by several factors, including the applicant’s job-related skills, relevant experience, education or training, and work location.
In addition to base salary, our total compensation package may include participation in the company’s annual cash bonus plan, variable compensation (OTE) for sales and customer success roles, equity, sign-on payments, and a comprehensive range of health, welfare, and wellbeing benefits based on eligibility.
Your recruiter can provide more details about the specific salary/OTE range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
This role may require up to 10% travel for purposes such as new hire onboarding, client or partner work if applicable, team meetings, and industry events. Travel is coordinated in advance.
Get to Know Klaviyo
We’re Klaviyo (pronounced clay-vee-oh). We empower creators to own their destiny by making first-party data accessible and actionable like never before. We see limitless potential for the technology we’re developing to nurture personalized experiences in ecommerce and beyond. To reach our goals, we need our own crew of remarkable creators—ambitious and collaborative teammates who stay focused on our north star: delighting our customers. If you’re ready to do the best work of your career, where you’ll be welcomed as your whole self from day one and supported with generous benefits, we hope you’ll join us.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of IT or systems engineering experience with 3+ years in engineering management or technical leadership at a high-growth technology company
- Proven track record of building, scaling, and leading high-performing IT engineering teams
- Strong technical foundation across SaaS systems administration, identity and access management (Okta or similar), endpoint management (Jamf, Intune), and enterprise networking
- Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders (Security, Risk and Trust, People Ops, Finance, Business Ops) to define requirements and prioritize work
- Demonstrated ability to set technical strategy and drive engineering excellence across multiple IT domains
- Strong communication skills with ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical audiences and influence without authority
- Experience with vendor management, SaaS lifecycle management, and IT budget ownership
- Ability to work hybrid with an in-office component three times per week
What the Team is Saying
Klaviyo Compensation & Benefits Highlights
How does Klaviyo ensure its pay and bonus plans are competitive?
Klaviyo supports competitive pay through a total rewards approach that combines salary, equity, bonus opportunities, benefits, learning support and a performance culture tied to measurable impact.
- Competitive total rewards: Klaviyo’s benefits overview highlights competitive salaries, 401(k) match, employee referral bonuses, equity, an employee stock purchase plan, flexible paid time off, commuter/transit support, fitness reimbursements, mental and emotional wellbeing programming and learning support. External reviews reinforce the value of the package, with employees citing competitive pay, bonuses, RSUs, ESPP, health insurance, parental leave, unlimited PTO and learning stipends as meaningful parts of the employee experience.
- Pay connected to impact and outcomes: Klaviyo’s handbook frames performance around ownership, clarity and measurable results. The value “Know the score” states that results matter more than effort alone, while “Drivers wanted” emphasizes proactive ownership and “Be meticulous in your craft” reinforces a high bar for work quality. That creates a compensation and recognition philosophy where strong outcomes, not just activity, are central to advancement and rewards.
- Equity and long-term value: Equity is a visible part of Klaviyo’s rewards story. Klaviyo offers equity packages to all full-time employees, vesting over four years, and provides an employee stock purchase plan. That ownership opportunity sits within a growing business: in Q1 2026, Klaviyo reported $358 million in revenue, up 28% year over year, and raised full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $1.514 billion to $1.522 billion. Those business results give employees a clear connection between company performance, long-term growth and the value of ownership-based compensation.
- Rewards supported by growth and development benefits: Klaviyo’s compensation package is paired with benefits that help employees grow their careers and build long-term value. K-Pro Learn, learning stipends, mentorship, Career Architecture and manager development programs support continued skill-building. A customer success manager noted that Klaviyo offers a learning stipend for job-related coaching or training, while employee survey insights show 78% of respondents feel they are gaining the skills and experience to grow their careers.
- External signals:
- Compensation Sentiment: External reviews frequently praise Klaviyo’s competitive salary, bonuses, equity, RSUs, ESPP, 401(k) match, learning stipend and generous benefits. (Glassdoor; Comparably)
- Rewards Ratings: Comparably rates Klaviyo’s compensation an A and perks and benefits an A. (Comparably)
- Employee Value Signals: Reviews highlight PTO, health insurance, parental leave, office amenities, learning support and work-life balance as part of the overall rewards package. (Glassdoor; Comparably)
Bottom line: Klaviyo keeps compensation competitive by combining salary, bonus opportunities, equity, ESPP, retirement support, benefits and learning resources with a culture that rewards ownership, measurable outcomes and long-term impact.
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What We Do
Klaviyo (NYSE: KVYO) is the B2C CRM. Powered by its built-in data platform and AI, Klaviyo combines marketing automation, analytics, and customer service into one unified solution, making it easy for businesses to know their customers and grow faster. Klaviyo (CLAY-vee-oh) helps over 183,000 brands like Mattel, Glossier, Daily Harvest, and Liquid Death deliver 1:1 experiences at scale, improve efficiency, and drive revenue.
Why Work With Us
We refer to our employees as ‘Klaviyos’, and we make up a diverse community united around shared values: We’re curious, collaborative, driven, innovative, fun, and fully ourselves at work. No matter which team you join, your work won’t just impact Klaviyo. It’ll help empower our customers and enable creators across the globe to own their destinies.
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