Vice President, Threat Detection & Response
Executive leader responsible for setting strategy and leading Huntress’s global Threat Detection & Response organization across SOC, incident response, detection engineering, threat hunting, and adversary tactics. Requires 10+ years in security leadership and 5+ years managing managers and directors.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Lead the entire Threat Detection & Response function across Security Operations Center, Security Analysis, Security Triage, Tactical Response, Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting, and Adversary Tactics.
- Set the long-term TD&R strategy, system design, organizational structure, and measurable business outcomes.
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Innovation, Data, Support, and Sales on an agentic SOC roadmap.
- Drive threat detection and response metrics, including mean time to detect and respond, detection coverage, quality, and operational consistency.
- Lead change management and cultural shifts for the agentic SOC transition.
- Identify and resolve operational bottlenecks, tool friction, and analyst burnout risks.
- Build a resilient leadership bench of senior directors and managers.
- Prioritize rapid innovation and high-impact security improvements based on frontline signals and evolving threat actors.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience leading modern security operations, threat detection and response, incident response, threat hunting, or closely related cybersecurity functions.
- 5+ years leading through managers and directors across a multifunctional business unit.
- Proven success creating and executing strategic plans for major security functions, including organizational design and resource decisions.
- Strong business judgment connecting security metrics to customer retention, margin, and company growth.
- A technical perspective on automation in security operations and the role of human judgment.
- Experience building leadership depth, cultivating healthy accountable cultures, and communicating technical risks to boards and executive teams.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base compensation range: $250,000–$320,000, plus bonus and equity.
- 100% remote work environment.
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays.
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- 401(k) with a 5% contribution regardless of employee contribution.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Stock options for all full-time employees.
- $500 one-time home-office reimbursement.
- Annual education and professional development assistance.
- $75 USD monthly digital reimbursement.
- BetterUp coaching and professional growth access.
Skills
Threat Detection, Incident Response, Threat Hunting, Security Operations, Detection Engineering, Security Operations Center, Automation, Change Management, Organizational Design, Cybersecurity Metrics
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