Modernizing IT with AI.

Barry Ozer

Modernizing IT with AI.

IT Systems Operations Manager at OpenAI.
Alumni of Nextdoor, DoorDash, Hulu, and Apple.
Passionate IT SysAdmin, ITIL, & Agile SME.

San Francisco, CA barry.ozer@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/barryozer github.com/barry-ozer
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Experience

Jan '24 – Present

IT Systems Operations Manager

OpenAI San Francisco, CA
  • Built the IT Systems Operations function from the ground up, managing 6 ICs
  • Helped grow the IT organization from 7 to 80+ employees as a member of the Core Hiring Team
  • Scaled run-state & resource processes through hypergrowth
  • IAM Administrator across Entra (SSO/SCIM) and User Lifecycle
  • Implemented and governed ITIL & Agile across XFN teams via JSM, Jira, and Incident.io
  • Systems admin & ops across Entra, Google Workspace, Slack Grid, Jamf, Atlassian, GitHub, Terraform (IaC), and Notion
  • Led M&A integration and implementation for IT Systems and Services: Federated Access, endpoints, and collaboration stacks unified for day-one business continuity
  • Supported special projects across Research IP, Hardware Engineering, and Enterprise Security
Sep '22 – Nov '23

Lead, Information Technology

Nextdoor San Francisco, CA
  • Head of Corporate IT; managed a team of 5 engineers
  • Owned operations, client engineering, procurement, and budget
  • Led Okta OIE migration, IGA, Device Trust, and Zero Touch
  • Established a Global IT Service Model for Help Desk, ITAD/ITAM, Office Buildouts/AV and Network Support Programs
  • Spearheaded SaaS portfolio consolidation and ChatGPT Playground rollout
  • Executed NYC & London site buildouts and full RTO program
Dec '18 – Sep '22

IT Technical Program Manager  ·  Atlassian Admin

DoorDash San Francisco, CA
  • Principal TPM for IT & CorpSec; led Scrum, OKRs, and SLAs
  • Standardized ITIL programs, runbooks, and agile models
  • Atlassian Org Admin & Product Owner (50+ Jira projects)
  • Agile business partner to IT, Sec, HR, Legal, and Finance
  • Led IT integration for the Caviar acquisition (M&A)
  • Programs: Zero Trust, SaaS Mgmt, Vendor Risk, ELM, GRC
Dec '14 – Dec '18

Senior IT Support Analyst

Zefr Venice, CA
  • Administered Okta, G-Suite, Azure AD/ADFS, and JAMF MDM
  • Managed Meraki, Cisco, Palo Alto, VMware, and EMC Isilon
  • Deployed Mitel/OnSIP VOIP and AV conferencing for HQ
  • SaaS admin: Atlassian, GitHub, Slack, Datadog, NetSuite
  • Ran onboarding, offboarding, ITAD, and asset management
  • Authored the internal knowledge base and technical runbooks
'11 – '14

Technical Support Specialist  ·  QA  ·  Trainer

Hulu Santa Monica, CA
  • First exposure to SaaS operations via Zendesk ITSM
  • Moderated Hulu Support Twitter, Facebook, and forums
  • QA'd mobile and living-room apps; liaised with dev teams
  • Trained new hires; voted best Mentor by Hulu CS staff
'08 – '11

Sales Specialist  ·  Certified Software Trainer

Apple Los Angeles, CA
  • Generated $500K+ in Hardware and Pro software revenue
  • Certified trainer: Final Cut Pro, Aperture, OS X, iLife, iWork
  • Mentored new hires on Apple Steps of Service
  • Performed screen, RAM, and drive repairs and upgrades
Projects
  • Spearheaded rollout of enterprise AI productivity ecosystem (ChatGPT Enterprise, GitHub Copilot, Gemini, Claude, Notion AI, Atlassian Intelligence/Rovo), operationalizing AI across IT, Security, and GTM workflows
  • Led IT M&A integration at DoorDash (Caviar) and OpenAI (io), delivering business continuity with Federated Access and core workspace migrations across Slack, G-Suite, and Notion
  • Phased in Zero Trust (BeyondCorp Enterprise) and workforce virtualization across a global workforce
  • Implemented Okta Identity Governance (IGA) and self-service access for faster access management and User Access Reviews (UARs)
  • Established vendor risk, access governance, and security policy across SSO, SCIM, and SIEM
Skills
AI Tools & Automation Systems / SaaS Administration Scripting Workflow Design & Orchestration ITIL Program Management Okta & Entra ID IAM / SCIM / SSO Jamf & MDM Meraki / Networking M&A Integration Vendor Risk & GRC Budgeting & Procurement People Leadership
Certifications

ITIL 4  ·  Certified Scrum Master (CSM)  ·  PSM I  ·  Atlassian ACP-620 & ACP-420  ·  Google Project Management  ·  Google Workspace Admin

Education

California State University, Northridge  ·  2005–2008

Dual B.A. – Media Management (CTVA) & Pan African Studies (Behavioral Social Sciences)