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Job Location drjobs

San Francisco, CA - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

$ 195000 - 263000

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

The Role

Pilot is looking for a Director of Security to establish a worldclass security program that protects our customers financial data and ensures our internal systems remain secure and resilient. As an established and growing startup that serves thousands of customers we handle highly sensitive financial information every day to delivery a high quality service to our customers. In this role you will set the vision define the strategy and lead the of all things securityincluding application security cybersecurity detection and response corporate IT cloud infrastructure and business technology systems. Your work will enable a secure seamless financial experience for our customers and employees and uphold our commitment to trust and integrity.
Youll also collaborate closely with other executives to shape the future of security at Pilot. This is a unique opportunity to blend handson technical expertise with strategic leadership building a team and culture of security from the ground up. We are looking for a passionate experienced security leader whos excited to jump in at all levels of the stack.
If youre passionate about safeguarding critical financial data and excited to grow and mentor a security function in a fastpaced environment we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

  • Cloud network and hardware security roadmap & strategy
    • Develop and implement an endtoend security roadmap that aligns with Pilots priorities risk profile and compliance needs
    • AIspecific security strategy and considerations
    • Cybersecurity detection & response
  • Handson security implementation
    • Oversee threat assessments vulnerability scans and remediation efforts across our cloud infrastructure and corporate IT systems.
    • Oversee core security controls (e.g. MFA SSO endpoint protection identity & access management).
  • Compliance and customer trust
    • Ownership over security compliance programs.
    • Guidance for any necessary audits and ongoing certifications (e.g. SOC 2 Type II).
    • Partnership with legal teams to ensure we meet all regulatory and contractual security requirements.
    • Evaluation of proactive security programs such as regular penetration tests
  • Security Awareness & Training
    • Develop and roll out security awareness training programs to educate employees on cybersecurity best practices (phishing prevention data handling etc.. Provide guidance and training to developers on secure coding. Foster an environment where employees value and prioritize protecting customer data.
  • Architecture & Product Security
    • Work closely with product and engineering teams to embed security into product design and development.
  • IT leadership & Business Systems
    • Responsible for endtoend IT function: managing physical hardware SaaS application configuration and IT systems engineering
    • Oversight over IT systems: Okta and SaaS integrations
    • Ownership and support of Pilots business systems needs

About You

Security Leadership Experience:
  • You have 8 years in security roles with at least 35 years leading security programs or teams in a dynamic environment. Experience at a fastgrowing startup or tech company is strongly preferred.
Technical Depth & HandsOn Mentality:
  • Youre comfortable building and advocating for a companywide security strategy alongside diving into the day to day work of keeping a company secure. You keep your eye on the 612mo plan but no work is beneath you.
Effective Communicator:
  • You can explain complex security concepts to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders. You excel at building trust within a company as well as with external customers or auditors.
Team Builder
  • You enjoy mentoring and coaching. Youre excited to grow and retain toptier security talent and you thrive on seeing others develop their skills.
Startup Mindset
  • You thrive in an environment where you can move fast adapt quickly and create processes from scratch. Youre resourceful autonomous and know how to balance security best practices with business needs.

About Pilot

Pilot launched in 2017 to bring the back office into the modern era. We are on a mission to create a more open and accessible financial system by helping startups and small businesses handle one of their biggest operational hurdlesbookkeeping and the entire financial back office. Were backed by top investors like Sequoia and Index Ventures and we serve thousands of customers who trust us to handle their books taxes and CFO services with precision and care.

Why Pilot

  • We invest in our employees development and happiness because our employees are the keys to our success and ensuring happy customers
  • The opportunity to join a seasoned founding team that has led companies through two prior successful startups and acquisitions (by Oracle and Dropbox).
  • Flexible vacation/timeoff policy
  • All federal holidays are observed
  • 100 coverage of employee only (individual) benefits
  • Parental leave for birthing or nonbirthing parents 100 pay for 12 weeks
  • 401(k) plan

The base pay range target for the role seniority described in this job description is $195000 $263000in San Francisco CA. Final offer amounts depend on multiple factors such as candidate experience and expertise geographic location total compensation and market data. In addition to cash pay fulltime regular positions are eligible for equity 401(k) health benefits and other benefits; some of these benefits may be available for parttime or temporary positions.

Pilot commits to provide a work environment free of discrimination and harassment as well as equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories consistent with legal requirements. You may view all of Pilots recruiting notices here including our EEO policy recruitment agency policy recruitment scam notice and important EVerify information. You may view our job candidate privacy policy here.


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