Director, Information Security

Carrot

WorldwideFully remoteFull TimeDirectorInformation Technology
USD 188,000–245,000 a yearPosted 1h ago

Why we think you can apply

Hiring model
Open worldwide · the employer states no country restriction
Work from
Anywhere, the UAE included

Posted 1 hour ago · apply link checked 54 minutes ago

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Lead the security strategy and roadmap, reporting progress to executive leadership
  • Own corporate security (GRC, incident management, security awareness, third-party risk) and product security (application, cloud, infrastructure, secure SDLC)
  • Partner with Engineering to build security into design, shipping and operations
  • Lead internal risk assessments and turn results into prioritized safeguards
  • Own the compliance portfolio: SOC 2 Type II, HITRUST, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and prepare for ISO 27001
  • Direct incident response readiness, playbooks and tabletop exercises
  • Represent security posture to employers, health plans and health systems
  • Work with Legal and Privacy on HIPAA, GDPR and CCPA/CPRA requirements
  • Build, coach and grow the security team
  • Manage the security budget, tooling and vendors

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years in technology, including 5+ years in information security and 3+ years leading security teams
  • CISSP or CISM certification
  • Experience leading security at a late-stage startup, scale-up or public company
  • Working depth in HIPAA, GDPR and CCPA/CPRA
  • Experience with SOC 2 Type II, HITRUST, PCI DSS and ISO 27001 audits
  • Strong knowledge of application, network and cloud security (AWS, Azure), NIST CSF and OWASP
  • Experience running incident response, risk management, vulnerability management, penetration testing and security awareness
  • Executive-level communication skills
  • Experience managing budget and resources

Preferred Qualifications

  • Leading security through an IPO, acquisition or large audit cycle
  • Background in healthcare, digital health or highly regulated environments
  • Experience leading security in a remote-first, global company
  • Familiarity with compliance automation platforms such as Drata
  • Experience building a security engineering practice

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and equity
  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
  • Flexible time off
  • Comprehensive parental leave and family-forming benefits

About the Company

Carrot is a global fertility and family care platform serving over a thousand employers, health plans and health systems across 195 countries.

What we look for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years in technology, including 5+ years in information security and 3+ years leading security teams
  • CISSP or CISM certification
  • Experience leading security at a late-stage startup, scale-up or public company
  • Working depth in HIPAA, GDPR and CCPA/CPRA
  • Experience with SOC 2 Type II, HITRUST, PCI DSS and ISO 27001 audits
  • Strong knowledge of application, network and cloud security (AWS, Azure), NIST CSF and OWASP
  • Experience running incident response, risk management, vulnerability management, penetration testing and security awareness
  • Executive-level communication skills
  • Experience managing budget and resources
  • Leading security through an IPO, acquisition or large audit cycle
  • Background in healthcare, digital health or highly regulated environments
AWSCybersecurityCloud SecurityRisk AssessmentAzureincident responseSOC 2ISO 27001Penetration TestingVulnerability ManagementOWASPPCI DSSHIPAANIST CSFHITRUST
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