Modernizing IT with AI.

Barry Ozer

Modernizing IT with AI.

Former IT SysOps 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 – May '26

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
  • Systems admin & ops across Entra, Google Workspace, Slack Grid, Jamf, Atlassian, GitHub, Terraform (IaC), and Notion
  • Implemented and governed ITIL & Agile across XFN teams via JSM, Jira, and Incident.io
  • 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
  • Led strategic adoption of native and third-party AI capabilities across the SaaS ecosystem, integrating tools such as JetBrains AI, Gemini, Atlassian Rovo, Asana AI Studio, and OpenAI orchestration platforms into enterprise workflows
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
  • Designed, built, and scaled enterprise ITIL operations across IT, HR, Workplace, Security, Legal, and Finance, standardizing Service Request, Incident, and Change Management for unified, automated service delivery with Atlassian, ServiceNow, Incident.io, and PagerDuty
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)