Director of Security & IT

Lead the Future of Dentistry.

Overjet is the world-leader in dental AI. Already thousands of dental providers and insurers rely on our platform to deliver the best possible care. Now were looking for talented people to fulfill our mission: improve oral health for all.

Overjet is where builders become leaders. Everyone here loves to make new things: new products new partnerships new content and a new category of AI technology. And as Overjet grows ridiculously fast so will you.

Simply put theres no better place to accelerate your career. Come join us!

The Role

As Director of Security & IT at Overjet you will be the owner of our security and technology operations leading the charge to protect the category-creating AI platform in dental health where data integrity and patient privacy are mission-critical. Youll set the strategic vision and own execution across our modern cloud-native stack on GCP containerized with Docker deployed via CICD pipelines and spanning Python and Go services while also overseeing the IT infrastructure and operations that keep Overjet running day-to-day.

This is a high-impact leadership role at the intersection of strategy and execution. Over time youll build and manage a team of security engineers and IT professionals partnering closely with Engineering Product Legal and Compliance to embed security and operational excellence throughout the organization not as an afterthought but as a competitive advantage.

Responsibilities

Security Leadership

• Define and own Overjets security strategy roadmap and risk posture across the full SDLC spanning hardened Docker image policies secrets management via GCP Secret Manager dependency locking and secure CI/CD pipeline configuration in Google Cloud Build

• Lead the companys vulnerability management program overseeing triage of findings from container scanning SAST/DAST tooling and dependency audits across Python and Go services

• Serve as the owner of HIPAA compliance from a technical and operational standpoint including access control reviews audit logging encryption at rest and in transit and BAA management

• Partner with Engineering and Product leadership to integrate threat modeling and security design reviews into the product development lifecycle

• Build and mature Overjets detection and response capabilities establishing alerting thresholds incident response playbooks and runbooks appropriate for a cloud-native environment

• Oversee security automation strategy including pre-commit hooks CI secret scanning (e.g. Trufflehog detect-secrets) and policy-as-code initiatives

• Champion a security-first culture company-wide through developer enablement programs training and pragmatic guidance that helps teams ship fast without cutting corners

IT Leadership

• Own and evolve Overjets IT infrastructure operations and support functions ensuring reliability scalability and security across all internal systems and endpoints

• Manage IT procurement vendor relationships and lifecycle management for hardware software and SaaS tooling

• Oversee identity and access management across corporate systems including SSO MDM and endpoint security

• Establish and enforce IT policies acceptable use standards and onboarding/offboarding procedures

• Drive operational maturity across the IT function building ticketing workflows SLAs and escalation paths that scale with the company

• Serve as the point of contact for internal and external audits penetration tests and compliance assessments (SOC 2 HIPAA and beyond)

• Translate technical risk into clear business impact for executive and board-level stakeholders

• Develop and manage the Security and IT budget balancing investment across tooling headcount and vendor partnerships

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in security engineering or IT with at least 3 years in a leadership role managing teams in a health tech SaaS or similarly regulated environment

• Proven ability to set strategic direction and drive execution across both security and IT functions

• Deep expertise in container security GCP environments (IAM least-privilege design VPC controls GCP Secret Manager Cloud Build hardening) and cloud-native architectures

• Strong command of HIPAA security requirements and a track record of translating compliance obligations into scalable engineering and operational controls

• Experience owning corporate IT operations including MDM endpoint management SaaS administration and IT support functions

• Proficiency in at least one language in our stack (Python or Go) and the ability to conduct meaningful security code reviews across all three

• Demonstrated experience building and scaling security programs including secret scanning dependency vulnerability management and CICD security integration

• Exceptional communication skills equally capable of presenting risk to the board writing a security policy and pairing with an engineer on a remediation

Why Overjet

• Competitive Compensation and Equity

• Hybrid workplace that provides flexibility vibrant in-person workspaces and the ability to build strong connections across all of Overjet - regardless of location

• 401k plans with a matching program

• Medical Dental and Vision coverage: 99% employee premium covered 75% dependent premium covered

• Life and ADD Insurance

• 8 weeks Paid Parental Leave

• Optional HSA with Employer contribution

• Flexible Time Off and company paid holidays

• Annual Learning and Development Stipend

Our Hybrid Workplace

We have a unique hybrid workplace at Overjet which combines the teamwork of meeting in person with the flexibility of working from anywhere.

Many of our positions are based in San Mateo New York City Boston Salt Lake City and Lahore. The Jetsetters who live in these geo-hubs come to the office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays while having the option to work from home the rest of the week.

Our People Team is happy to answer any questions about what hybrid work means for your specific role!

Overjets Values

• Excellence: Aim Higher

• Velocity: Quickly Deliver Results

• Ownership: Go the Extra Mile

• Win-win: Care Deeply

Company Recognition

• Included on Best Places to Work by BuiltIn lists in 2026: #3 overall in the US #1 in NYC #1 in San Francisco and #2 in Boston

• #4 on FastCompanyss Most Innovative Companies list in Healthcare for 2026

• Named one of the TIME Best Inventions of 2024

• Recognized inNewsweeksMost Loved Workplaces in America 2024

• Won the Dental Health category at theDigital Health Awards 2024 and2024 Best Places to Work by Built In

• Recognized as one of theTop Startups of 2023 by LinkedIn

• Included on the definitive2022 Forbes AI 50

EEOC

Overjet is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. We believe diversity enriches our team so we hire people with a wide range of identities backgrounds and experiences. Even if you dont meet 100% of the qualifications for this job we strongly encourage you to apply!

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