• 10+ years of relevant Security experience and 2+ years Management experience
• Startup and SaaS experience with a passion and desire to be hands-on
• Hands on practical experience AWS/Cloud Security, network security, product security or security operations center (e.g. red vs. blue teams)
• Experience developing Information Security Management System programs (e.g. product security, vulnerability management, security operations center)
• Expertise in governance, risks and compliance frameworks or certifications such as SOC2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and PCI
• Experience defining data privacy and information security policies
• Strong communication skills and a team player mentality with a proven track record of building strong relationships with management, co-workers and customers
• Experience successfully representing the security function externally, such as to customers and partners
• Ability to move at a high velocity and go the extra mile making the right tradeoffs between speed and quality

Desirable

• As the Head of Security for Branch, you will be responsible for taking a hands-on approach to ensure our company evaluates risk and develops the safeguards and processes to keep Branch and our customers safe. We’re looking for a candidate that will act with urgency and will always be paving a path forward for the future of the company
• Set the strategic vision for the Branch security organization and collaborate with Engineering, IT, Operations, Sales and Client Success leadership to execute on your vision
• Oversee all corporate and IT security including Application Security, Infrastructure Security, and Security Compliance
• Define, maintain, and enforce security policies
• Conduct regular corporate and IT security audits
• Deliver Security Awareness Training to Branch employees
• Oversee and refine our vendor risk assessment processes
• Train and mentor Branch engineers on security best practices
• Own all security incident event management activities
• Drive sales enablement via ownership of all Security questionnaires in RFP process and customer negotiations regarding security issues
• Build and mentor a team of security engineers and analysts to help execute on your strategic vision
• Make well-informed decisions with deep knowledge of both the internal and external impacts to teams and projects. Foresee shortcomings ahead of time and be able to drive to resolution