Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Stand Together • Arlington, VA

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About The Position

Stand Together is seeking a Chief Information Security Officer to shape cybersecurity across a dynamic, mission-driven organization. The CISO will build and lead a modern, enterprise-wide security strategy that protects people, platforms, data, and partners while enabling innovation and organizational growth. The role treats cybersecurity as a strategic capability that builds trust and creates business value, and calls for an entrepreneurial, forward-thinking executive who can anticipate emerging threats, apply technologies such as artificial intelligence, and influence executive-level decisions.

The CISO will set enterprise security direction, foster a security-conscious culture, lead security architecture, champion AI-driven security innovation, and oversee operational resilience. The role will advise executive leadership on cybersecurity risks and investments, build and develop a high-performing security organization, and establish meaningful measures to demonstrate security’s impact on resilience, trust, and business value.

Requirements

• Significant progressive leadership experience in cybersecurity, information security, or technology risk, including responsibility for enterprise-wide security strategy and execution in complex organizations.
• Demonstrated success building, transforming, or scaling cybersecurity programs and aligning security priorities with business strategy and organizational growth.
• Deep expertise in cybersecurity architecture, cloud security, identity and access management, threat management, incident response, data protection, and security governance.
• Strong understanding of modern technology ecosystems, including cloud-native architectures, DevSecOps, zero-trust principles, AI security, and emerging cyber threats.
• Executive presence and business acumen, with the ability to influence senior leaders, communicate complex risks clearly, and make sound decisions amid uncertainty.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and a track record of challenging assumptions, identifying opportunities, and developing innovative, practical solutions.
• Proven ability to attract, develop, and lead exceptional teams while fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Principled, intellectually curious leadership grounded in sound judgment, humility, integrity, and a commitment to creating value for others.
• Enthusiasm for contributing to Stand Together’s vision and principled approach to solving problems, and commitment to stewarding its culture and values.

Nice To Haves

• Recognized cybersecurity thought leadership and demonstrated ability to anticipate industry shifts, challenge conventional thinking, and influence modern security strategies.
• Experience leading significant security transformations in high-growth, digitally sophisticated, or highly distributed organizations.
• Track record of applying AI, intelligent automation, and advanced security engineering to improve security capabilities and operational effectiveness.
• Experience securing customer-facing digital platforms, complex partner ecosystems, and emerging technologies while enabling rapid product development and innovation.
• Builder’s mentality, with experience creating new capabilities, modernizing legacy approaches, and delivering measurable business outcomes where the path forward was not always defined.
• Ability to operate at strategic and technical levels, engaging with executive teams while guiding architectural decisions.
• Genuine connection to Stand Together’s mission and appreciation for principled leadership, innovation, and individual initiative.

Responsibilities

• Set and execute a forward-looking enterprise cybersecurity strategy aligned with organizational priorities, evolving technologies, and business objectives.
• Build a culture of security by embedding risk-informed decision-making, shared accountability, and practical security practices across technology and business teams.
• Lead enterprise security architecture to protect critical systems, sensitive information, cloud environments, digital products, and third-party ecosystems while balancing protection with speed and agility.
• Use automation, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies to strengthen threat detection and operational efficiency, and establish responsible governance for AI and autonomous agents.
• Oversee threat intelligence, vulnerability management, incident response, disaster recovery, and business continuity capabilities.
• Advise executive leadership by translating cybersecurity risks into actionable insights, investment priorities, and informed business decisions.
• Build, develop, and inspire a high-performing security organization, strengthening cross-functional partnerships and fostering ownership, continuous learning, and measurable contribution.
• Establish measures that demonstrate how cybersecurity investments reduce risk, strengthen resilience, improve customer and partner trust, and enable business value.

Benefits

• 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting.
• Flexible time off.
• Comprehensive health and dental plans.
• Wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
• A non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop, and apply their talents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed