Senior Endpoint Management Manager
Job Summary
The Senior Manager, Endpoint Management will lead multi-platform endpoint strategies, including cloud-native management, virtualization, and endpoint security. This role oversees engineering and operations for over 35,000 endpoints while driving Digital Employee Experience (DEX) and automation initiatives. The candidate will mentor high-performing teams and ensure operational excellence in a complex, regulated environment.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute enterprise endpoint management strategy
- Lead endpoint engineering and operations for 35k+ devices
- Drive modernization, automation, and DEX initiatives
- Collaborate with security teams for compliance (NIST/CMMC)
- Mentor and develop high-performing engineering teams
Required Skills
- 8+ years in endpoint management/infrastructure
- 4+ years of team leadership
- Expertise in Intune, SCCM, Jamf, and VDI
- Security compliance (NIST, CMMC, EDR)
- Cloud management and automation proficiency
Job Details
### Key Responsibilities
**Endpoint Strategy & Engineering**
- Define and execute the enterprise endpoint management strategy for Windows, macOS, mobile, and virtual desktop environments.
- Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of endpoint management platforms including Microsoft Intune (GCC-High), SCCM/MECM, Jamf, Azure Virtual Desktops, Citrix VDI (or similar) and related technologies.
- Drive endpoint modernization initiatives, including cloud-native management, imaging automation, and device lifecycle management.
- Establish and maintain standards for device provisioning, configuration management, software deployment, patching, compliance, and endpoint governance.
**Operations, Security & Digital Employee Experience**
- Oversee endpoint operations supporting a large-scale enterprise environment of 35k+ endpoints, ensuring platform stability, performance, and service excellence.
- Partner with Cybersecurity and compliance teams to implement endpoint security controls, vulnerability management, patch compliance, encryption, EDR, etc. to meet compliance requirements including, NIST 800-171, CMMC Level 3 and Cyber Essentials Plus.
- Drive adoption of automation, self-healing technologies, and Digital Employee Experience (DEX) capabilities to improve employee productivity and reduce support effort.
- Establish and monitor operational metrics, endpoint health indicators, and employee experience measures.
**Leadership & Stakeholder Management**
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of endpoint engineers and administrators.
- Collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, Service Management, End User Services, and business stakeholders to align endpoint capabilities with organizational priorities.
- Manage vendor relationships, technology roadmaps, budgets, and strategic investments.
- Communicate technical strategy, operational performance, and transformation initiatives to senior leadership.
### Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent relevant experience in lieu of degree.
- 8+ years of experience in endpoint management, endpoint engineering, workplace technology, or infrastructure operations.
- 4+ years of experience leading engineering and operations teams that manage endpoints in a large environment, 20k+ endpoints.
- Deep expertise with enterprise endpoint management platforms and related technologies, including: Microsoft Intune, SCCM/MECM, Jamf Pro, Mobile Device Management (MDM) technologies, Azure Virtual Desktops, Citrix VDI (or similar), Active Directory, Entra ID.
- Strong knowledge platform operations including Windows OS, macOS, Linux (preferred), and related platform lifecycle management.
- Experience leading endpoint modernization and cloud management initiatives.
- Experience implementing endpoint security controls, vulnerability management, patch management, and compliance programs.
- Experience leading large and complex endpoint migrations to support M&A activity.
- Demonstrated strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and financial management skills.
### Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Digital Employee Experience (DEX) platforms such as Nexthink.
- Experience with ServiceNow and ITIL-based service management practices.
- Experience with AI-driven workplace technologies and automation platforms.
- Relevant Microsoft, ITIL, or cybersecurity certifications.