Hampton North are partnered with a th, mission-driven technology company operating in a regulated environment that is hiring a Director Information Security to lead execution across security engineering and operations.
This is a builder/operator role, ideal for someone who enjoys turning strategy into execution, scaling teams, and driving technical outcomes in a fast-moving environment.
You’ll act as the operational leader for security, allowing the CISO to focus on broader strategy while you own delivery, maturity, and day-to-day execution.
What you’ll own
- Security engineering + security operations execution
- Detection & response maturity (SIEM, SOC partnerships, threat hunting)
- Building scalable operating models driven by metrics and automation
- Secure enablement of AI adoption
- Hiring and scaling the security team throughout 2026
- Driving cross-functional alignment across Engineering, IT, Product Security, GRC, and Legal
What they’re looking for
- Senior security leader with deep technical roots (not purely GRC or vendor management)
- Experience running security operations and engineering teams
- Proven success scaling teams and raising the performance bar
- Comfortable operating in “wartime” environments — aggressive timelines, high ownership, fast pace
- Strong background across modern security architecture (IAM, cloud security tooling, detection engineering, incident response)
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This position is listed as full time and onsite.