# Vice President, Threat Detection & Response

**Company:** [Huntress](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/huntress)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Salary:** $250k – $320k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Security Operations, Threat Detection, Incident Response, Threat Hunting, Soc Management, Detection Engineering, Organizational Leadership, Change Management, Automation Strategy, Executive Communication
**Posted:** 2026-06-04

> Lead the Threat Detection & Response organization including SOC, detection engineering, and threat hunting teams. Drive strategy for an agentic SOC model, build leadership bench, and own security outcomes tied to business metrics.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Lead the entire Threat Detection & Response (TD&R) function across SOC, Security Analysis, Security Triage, Tactical Response, Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting, and Adversary Tactics teams
- Own long-term TD&R system design, strategy, and multi-year vision rather than day-to-day queue management
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Innovation, Data, Support, and Sales to evolve the SOC into an agentic operating model
- Drive measurable threat detection and response outcomes including mean time to detect and respond (MTTx), detection coverage, quality, and operational consistency
- Lead major change management and cultural shifts required for the agentic SOC transition
- Spot systemic operational bottlenecks, tool friction, or analyst burnout risks and build solutions proactively
- Build a resilient leadership bench of senior directors and managers who can navigate high-pressure incidents
- Prioritize fast innovation and high-impact security wins based on frontline signals

## Requirements

- 10+ years of experience leading modern security operations, threat detection and response, incident response, threat hunting, or closely related cybersecurity functions
- 5+ years of experience leading through other managers and directors across a multi-functional business unit
- Proven success in creating and executing a strategic plan for a major security function with full accountability for organizational design and resource decisions
- Strong business judgment connecting security metrics to customer retention, margin, and company growth
- Clear technical point of view on where automation scales security operations and where human judgment must remain primary
- Demonstrated ability to build leadership depth, cultivate healthy team culture, and communicate complex technical risks to board members and executive teams

## Compensation & Benefits

- $250,000 to $320,000 base salary plus bonus and equity
- 100% remote work environment
- Generous paid time off including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401(k) with 5% company 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 allowance
- $75/month digital reimbursement
- Access to BetterUp coaching platform

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