| Description | Jobright is an AI-powered career platform that helps job seekers discover the top opportunities in the US. We are NOT a staffing agency. Jobright does not hire directly for these positions. We connect you with verified openings from employers you can trust. Job Summary: Beyond Identity is revolutionizing digital access for organizations looking to improve protection against cyber attacks. The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) will oversee the strategic planning and implementation of cybersecurity programs ensuring alignment with business objectives and leading a high-performing security team to respond to emerging threats. Responsibilities: • Develop implement and manage a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy ensuring alignment with Beyond Identity's business objectives. • Oversee and guide security architecture design and engineering practices within product development processes ensuring security is integrated at every stage. • Lead operational security functions including proactive threat monitoring incident detection and response threat hunting vulnerability management and continuous security posture improvements. • Build and lead a high-performing security team capable of rapid and effective response to emerging threats. • Collaborate closely with engineering product sales and customer success teams to embed security best practices throughout the organization. • Provide thought leadership externally by engaging with customers industry experts and market analysts to drive awareness and adoption of cutting-edge identity security strategies and preventative architectures. • Frequently travel to engage directly with customers and the broader cybersecurity community representing Beyond Identity at conferences industry forums and customer sites. • Maintain a strong understanding of evolving nation-state threats and adversary TTPs ensuring Beyond Identity maintains industry-leading defenses. Qualifications: Required: • Extensive technical cybersecurity expertise with hands-on experience in architecture development and operations of advanced security systems. • Proven experience in senior leadership roles within cybersecurity particularly leading security operations teams in environments targeted by nation-state adversaries. • Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate complex technical security concepts to executive technical and non-technical audiences. • Strong experience with efficient detection and response frameworks incident management and threat intelligence. • Exceptional flexibility adaptability and resilience with the capacity to thrive and deliver results in a fast-paced startup environment. • Comfortable with frequent travel and active engagement in industry forums customer interactions and thought leadership. • Extensive experience and understanding of key compliance regimes including FedRAMP SOC2 PCI DSS CMMC Impact Levels (IL) GDPR NYDFS CDPA and other relevant security and privacy standards. Preferred: • Previous experience at U.S. Cyber Command NSA or equivalent organizations is highly desirable especially roles involving operations against sophisticated threat actors. Company: Beyond Identity provides passwordless identity management solutions to help secure digital business. Founded in 2020 headquartered in New York New York USA team size 51-200 employees currently Growth Stage. Beyond Identity has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. |