Director, Information Security & Technology

What You'll Do

• Own and evolve GameChanger's multi-year security and technology strategy, including prioritization, resourcing decisions, alignment to business and parent company goals, and communication of security investments and tradeoffs to technical and executive leadership.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of security and technology operations professionals, including setting priorities, coaching teammates, managing performance, creating opportunities for growth and impact, and creating an environment to support autonomy and ownership.
• Own the direction and delivery for all key areas of information security, including product and application security, cloud security, AI security, security operations, vulnerability management, and governance, risk, and compliance functions.
• Evaluate and mitigate risks across infrastructure, product, and corporate environments.
• Set direction for AI security and governance as part of a secure SDLC and corporate environment, including the secure adoption of AI tooling, the security of AI-enabled product features, and AI usage governance, partnering with AI enablement and governance stakeholders across the company.
• Lead the governance, risk, and compliance program, including internal assessments (for example, NIST CSF 2.0), external assessments, and clear risk reporting to leadership.
• Own the security operations and incident response program for the GameChanger environment, including detection, on-call, escalation, and coordination with our parent-company security function.
• Own internal technology operations, including the technology support function for our remote-first workforce and the systems and endpoints employees rely on to do their work.
• Manage the BISO relationship with DSG, including decision rights, shared-services integration, and the partnership with the DSG CISO.
• Lead the cross-departmental security steering committee and represent security and technology in executive forums, building alignment and buy-in for key initiatives.
• Educate and influence the broader company on security principles, threats, and practices.

What You'll Bring

• 10+ years of progressive experience in security, including direct people management experience leading managers and multidisciplinary security teams.
• A track record of building or significantly scaling an information security program.
• Experience acting as a strong cross-functional partner who negotiates tradeoffs and builds a durable security culture across all departments to advance security goals while enabling business results.
• Breadth across the security domains this role covers, with hands-on depth in several of: product and application security, cloud security (AWS preferred), AI security, security operations and incident response, and GRC.
• Experience leading or closely partnering with internal IT / technology operations, including endpoint management and supporting a remote-first workforce.
• Fluency with security and risk frameworks such as NIST CSF 2.0 and the NIST AI RMF, and experience leading and managing internal and external assessments.
• The ability to identify, quantify, and articulate security risk, build action plans, and drive them to completion.
• Excellent communication skills and executive presence: you can translate complex security and technology topics into business outcomes for technical teams, executives, and other stakeholders.
• Experience operating within a matrixed, parent-company, or shared-services security model is a plus.
• Experience securing consumer (B2C) platforms, particularly products serving minors, and familiarity with the associated privacy and youth-safety considerations, is a plus.

Perks & Benefits

• Work remotely throughout the US or from our well-furnished, modern office in Manhattan, NY.
• Unlimited vacation policy.
• Paid volunteer opportunities.
• Technology stipend - $4,000 every 2 years.
• WFH stipend - $500 annually.
• Monthly physical, mental, wellness & learning stipend.
• Monthly lifestyle stipend.
• Full health benefits - medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA, HRA, HSA, and coverage for family/dependents.
• Retirement savings - Traditional and Roth 401K plans with immediate company match.
• Life insurance, disability leave, company paid parental leave.
• Family building benefits.
• Teammate discount.
• Target salary range: $220,000 - $240,000 (part of total compensation including incentive, equity, and benefits).