Field Chief Information Security Officer

Cobalt

15h • Remote

About The Position

As the Field CISO at Cobalt, you will serve as the bridge between our cutting-edge Offensive Security services and the strategic needs of the security leaders we serve while helping drive Go-to-Market solutions designs and architecture. You are a market-facing executive—a peer to our customers’ CISOs, a strategic and practical hand-on advisor to our sales teams, and a public face of Cobalt’s vision for the future of human-led, AI-driven pentesting.

Requirements

• 5+ years in senior cybersecurity leadership (CISO, VP of Security, or equivalent)
• Proven track record as a public speaker and writer. You should have an existing "brand" or presence in the cybersecurity community and be able to speak to both technical and business audiences
• Deep understanding of the offensive security landscape, including PTaaS, red teaming, and the intersection of AI/ML in cybersecurity.
• Demonstrated success working with sales and marketing teams to build pipeline and close complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise sales.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills. Experiences presenting at industry events.
• Known as a thought leader in the cybersecurity space
• Willingness to travel 20-30% to support customers and prospects events.

Responsibilities

• Articulate Cobalt’s product vision and roadmap to technical and executive stakeholders.
• Translate complex technical capabilities into high-level business value and ROI for customers and prospects.
• Serve as the executive sponsor on high-value enterprise deals, building peer-to-peer relationships with prospect CISOs to overcome technical and strategic objections.
• Advise enterprise customers on integrating Cobalt’s findings into their security program and DevSecOps workflows.
• Partner with Sales Enablement to train our go to market team on the "CISO Mindset" and how to sell Cobalt’s unique value proposition. Create appropriate content and training materials.
• Act as a trusted advisor to enterprise customers, helping them evolve from periodic compliance driven testing to continuous, attacker informed security through the Cobalt Offensive Security Platform.
• Act as a spokesperson for Cobalt at conferences (RSAC, Black Hat, OWASP) and in top-tier media outlets.
• Work with marketing to author whitepapers, blogs, and research reports that utilize Cobalt’s unique dataset and expertise
• Host executive roundtables to foster a community of forward-thinking security leaders.
• Act as a "Voice of the Customer" back to our Product and Engineering teams, ensuring our roadmap aligns with the evolving customer needs
• Bring back feedback from the field on new product/feature ideas to product management.

Benefits

• Grow in a passionate, rapidly expanding industry operating at the forefront of the Pentesting industry
• Work directly with experienced senior leaders with ongoing mentorship opportunities
• Earn competitive compensation and an attractive equity plan
• Save for the future with a 401(k) program (US) or pension (EU)
• Benefit from medical, dental, vision and life insurance (US) or statutory healthcare (EU)
• Leverage stipends for: Wellness
• Leverage stipends for: Work-from-home equipment & wifi
• Leverage stipends for: Learning & development
• Make the most of our flexible, generous paid time off and paid parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees