Director, Rapid Response & Thought Leadership (Remote)
About The Position
CrowdStrike is seeking a Director of Rapid Response & Thought Leadership to shape cybersecurity conversations and extend the company’s leadership on critical security challenges. The role leads marketing responses to emerging threats, critical vulnerabilities, major incidents, and breaking security developments, while building strategic thought leadership programs, especially in AI research, AI safety, securing AI, and defending with AI. The director will establish scalable rapid-response processes and coordinate cross-functional teams to turn technical research and industry developments into timely, compelling content and marketing programs. They will also develop thought leadership initiatives across other strategic cybersecurity domains, measure program results, and use AI and automation to improve speed, scale, and productivity. This is a highly visible leadership opportunity with the potential to build and lead a small, high-performing team.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity marketing, product marketing, technical marketing, threat intelligence, cybersecurity research, or related fields.
- Proven experience building or scaling a cybersecurity rapid-response marketing program, including SLAs, prioritization frameworks, cross-functional workflows, and processes for responding to critical security events.
- Demonstrated experience building and executing strategic, research-driven thought leadership programs that drive industry engagement and measurable business impact.
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity, including emerging threats, vulnerabilities, adversary tactics, and enterprise security technologies, and a keen interest in AI research, AI safety, and AI security.
- Exceptional storytelling and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical research into compelling narratives for security practitioners, CISOs, and business leaders.
- Ability to operate with speed and urgency, make sound decisions under pressure, and drive cross-functional execution under tight deadlines.
- Experience building and leading high-performing teams, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving accountability across multiple functions.
- Hands-on experience using generative AI and automation to transform marketing workflows, accelerate execution, and improve productivity.
- Proven experience using AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency, and drive business outcomes.
Nice To Haves
- Background in cybersecurity research, threat intelligence, or cybersecurity journalism.
Responsibilities
- Own and lead CrowdStrike’s marketing rapid-response program for emerging threats, critical vulnerabilities, major cybersecurity incidents, and breaking security developments.
- Establish and operationalize the rapid-response program, including SLAs, prioritization criteria, escalation paths, and cross-functional accountability.
- Coordinate Product Marketing, Campaigns, Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, Communications, Editorial, Legal, Digital, and Sales Enablement from initial assessment through publication and amplification.
- Work with technical experts to translate threat research and emerging security developments into blogs, technical explainers, webinars, videos, and customer-facing resources.
- Lead AI thought leadership programs covering frontier AI research, AI safety, securing AI systems and agents, and defending with AI.
- Partner with Product Marketing leadership to develop thought leadership programs in cloud security, identity, threat intelligence, exposure management, and other strategic domains, with objectives, audiences, execution plans, and measurable KPIs.
- Drive cross-functional execution and amplification of thought leadership through digital, social, campaigns, and sales channels.
- Use AI and automation to accelerate content development, streamline workflows, and improve the speed and scale of programs.
- Establish performance metrics and reporting for rapid-response SLAs, program execution, audience engagement, sales adoption, and marketing-influenced pipeline.
- Build and lead a small, high-performing team.
Benefits
- Market-leading compensation and equity awards.
- Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs.
- Competitive vacation and holidays.
- Paid parental and adoption leaves.
- Professional development opportunities for all employees, regardless of level or role.
- Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities.
- Vibrant office culture with world-class amenities.
- Bonuses and equity grants.
- Health insurance.
- 401(k).
- Paid time off.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
