[Hiring] Field CISO @HeroDevs

Role Description

We are hiring a Field CISO to be the public voice of HeroDevs in the AppSec and security-leadership community.

• Lead the category conversation externally
• Speak at major events such as RSA, Black Hat, BSides, OWASP Global, and regional CISO summits.
• Publish original thought leadership: essays, research-backed reports, points of view.
• Convene a CISO and AppSec advisory council and host an in-person dinner program in top metros.
• Sell from the front by partnering with AEs and CRO on strategic accounts.
• Translate value for prospects connecting EOL OSS exposure to metrics their boards track.
• Pressure-test our positioning and product with insights from the buyer's perspective.
• Coach the field by training AEs, SEs, and CSMs on engaging with security leaders.

Qualifications

• An AppSec or security leader with experience in application security, product security, or a significant portion of a security program.
• Active voice in the community with an audience of practitioners.
• Operator credibility from having done the work.
• Commercially fluent, able to hold executive conversations.
• Builder’s temperament, energized by ambiguity and willing to define a category.

Requirements

• Recent experience in a respected company, likely as CISO, Deputy CISO, VP or Head of AppSec, or VP or Head of Product Security.
• Comfortable being the named, attributable face of a point of view.
• Authority comes from practical experience.
• Ability to partner cleanly with a sales team.

Benefits

• Executive-level base plus meaningful equity.
• No quota; measures include category leadership, influenced pipeline, and internal leverage.

Logistics

• Reports to: CEO
• Location: Remote, US-based with 30 to 40 percent travel for events, customer meetings, and team offsites.

How to apply

Send a short note. Skip the cover letter. Tell us why this problem is worth your attention right now. Include a link or two to something you have published or a talk you have given that you are proud of.

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At HeroDevs, we believe in the power of diversity, equity, and inclusion to drive innovation, creativity, and success. We are committed to creating a workplace that embraces and celebrates individual differences. We encourage people of all backgrounds and experiences to apply.