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Vice President, Threat Detection & Response

250k – 320kUnited StatesRemote10+ YOE
Summary

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.

About the role

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
Skills
Security OperationsThreat DetectionIncident ResponseThreat HuntingSOC ManagementDetection EngineeringOrganizational LeadershipChange ManagementAutomation StrategyExecutive Communication
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