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VantaVantaUnited States

Field Chief Information Security Officer (Field CISO)

Acts as customer-facing security leader and trusted advisor, supporting sales in enterprise deals, leading C-suite briefings, and influencing product roadmap. Requires 10+ years security leadership, compliance expertise, and strong communication skills.

398k – 468k/yr
Remote10+ YOESecurity Engineering

About the role

What you’ll do

Customer & Market Engagement

  • Serve as trusted security thought leader in customer meetings, supporting sales, customer success, and partnerships.
  • Own security narrative in late-stage cycles; lead C-suite briefings to de-risk decisions.
  • Quota-attached executive overlay; own security workstream to drive conversion and expansion.
  • Sit on forecast calls; clear security blockers.
  • Articulate product vision and roadmap.
  • Build close plans with AEs; lead competitive takeouts.
  • Generate pipeline via exec roundtables and thought leadership.

Internal Security Leadership

  • Provide field feedback to influence product roadmap.
  • Collaborate with product and engineering on security features.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Align with GTM leadership to accelerate growth.
  • Contribute to executive briefings and industry events.
  • Mentor teams on security trends.

How to be successful

  • 10+ years in security leadership (CISO, Deputy CISO, or similar).
  • Strong understanding of compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, FedRAMP).
  • Exceptional communication and storytelling skills.
  • Proven ability to translate complex security concepts.
  • Experience with GTM teams in customer conversations.
  • Success in building customer trust and thought leadership.
  • Excellent presentation skills.
  • Familiarity with SaaS, cloud-native environments, AI desirable.
  • Extensive security professional network.
  • Open to using AI responsibly.

Skills

SOC 2ISO 27001HIPAAFedRAMPSaaSCloud-NativeAICybersecurityCompliance FrameworksThought Leadership
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