About this role
About Us:
The Caturus platform founded by Kimmeridge – an alternative asset manager focused on the energy sector – supports Kimmeridge’s overarching goal of providing low-cost energy on demand with the lowest carbon footprint.
Kimmeridge’s vision in creating Caturus is to build the only independent, fully integrated natural gas and LNG export platform in the U.S. through a combination of its upstream operations and via Commonwealth LNG, a 9.5 million tonnes per annum liquefied natural gas export terminal in southwestern Louisiana on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The combined entities are committed to delivering responsibly sourced, low-emission fuel to domestic and international markets.
Caturus is a Houston-based, private exploration and production company seeking to materially grow production through development of deep, high pressure, dry gas windows of the Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk, as well as Haynesville formations located in Texas and Louisiana while maintaining a relentless focus on safety.
Commonwealth LNG was founded by industry veterans who decided to re-engineer the LNG construction model. Using proven best practices, Commonwealth is committed to building a world-class LNG export facility while focusing on safety, managing risk and achieving best-in-class environmental standards.
Job Description
Position Summary:
The Head of IT will serve as a strategic technology and business partner across all functions, working closely with executive and functional leaders to understand business strategies, operational needs, process gaps, data challenges, cybersecurity risks, and emerging capability requirements. This leader will shape and execute an enterprise technology roadmap that advances Master Data Management, strengthens cybersecurity and resilience, modernizes infrastructure and operational technology, and accelerates responsible AI transformation. The Head of IT will foster a collaborative, service-oriented, high-performing technology organization that delivers secure, reliable, scalable, and business-aligned solutions for Caturus.
Key Accountabilities:
- Strategic IT Leadership – Define the IT vision and align technology with corporate and business-unit strategy
- IT Operations & Infrastructure – Oversee system/network reliability, cloud architecture, and operational efficiency
- Operational Technology (OT) – Govern plant and field control systems (SCADA/ICS), ensuring alignment with enterprise IT
- Cybersecurity Governance – Set security policy, compliance, and risk management across IT and OT
- Data Strategy – Ensure data accessibility, integrity, and use for decision-making
- Digital Transformation – Lead modernization and technology adoption to improve customer/employee experience
- Vendor & Budget Management – Manage technology vendors and control IT capital/operating budgets
- Innovation & AI Governance – Assess emerging technology and govern responsible AI adoption
Qualifications:
Education, Certificates, and Licenses:
- Bachelor’s degree in related field; advanced degree a plus
- Relevant certifications (CISSP, CISM, PMP, ITIL) valued, not required
Experience:
- 15+ years of progressive IT leadership, including 5+ years in a senior executive role
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Business acumen and change leadership
- Technical fluency (cloud, cybersecurity, data analytics, OT/industrial systems)
- Vendor management and negotiation
- Risk governance and compliance
- Track record leading enterprise-wide transformation or major system implementations (ERP, cloud, etc.)
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams across distributed or global operations
- Regulated or safety-critical industry experience a plus
- Comfortable communicating at the board/executive level