Director of Cyber Security, KAYAK
$180-220k
3 days a week in office (Concord, MA)
Travel search engine
Open for applications
Travel search engine
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$180-220k
3 days a week in office (Concord, MA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help millions of travelers around the globe make confident travel decisions.
Role
Who you are
- 10 or more years of progressive experience in cybersecurity or a closely related field, including significant people-leadership experience
- Demonstrated success building or maturing security programs in a complex, technology-driven environment
- Strong experience across multiple security domains — such as security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, IAM, cloud security, application security, or security architecture
- Strong technical skills in endpoint and server operating systems (especially Linux), computer networking, firewalls, and Kubernetes
- General understanding of security and compliance frameworks (NIST CSF, CIS, SOC 2, PCI-DSS)
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical risk clearly to executives, engineers, and business partners
- Experience developing meaningful security metrics and reporting progress to senior leadership
- The capacity to thrive in a hybrid working model, including the ability to attend the Concord office at least 3 days a week
- A degree in a relevant field is welcome; equivalent experience, training, or transferable skills are equally valued
- Curiosity about emerging technologies, including how AI and automation can improve security operations
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Director of Cybersecurity to lead a global team of security engineers. This is a hands-on leadership role for an experienced security practitioner who will set direction for our technical security programs, support the growth of their team, and work closely with engineering and infrastructure partners to keep our systems and people secure — balancing strong protection with the business's need for agility and innovation
- Partner with the CISO and other senior teammates to define and execute the organization’s cyber security strategy, roadmap, and operating model, ensuring security initiatives are measurable, operationally actionable, and aligned with business priorities
- Lead, mentor, and support a global team of security engineers across multiple disciplines, including incident response, vulnerability management, identity and access management and application security
- Own the day-to-day operations of the security program — including threat detection and response, vulnerability management, and endpoint security — and ensure the team has the support and clarity needed to execute effectively
- Partner with engineering, infrastructure, and product teams to embed security into how we build and operate systems
- Manage vendor relationships and contribute to budget planning for security tooling and services
- Support the hiring, onboarding, and career development of your team members, fostering a culture of learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Explore and champion the use of AI and automation to improve how the team operates — this is an active area of investment for us
- Evaluate emerging threats and technologies, including the security implications of artificial intelligence and other new capabilities
Our take
KAYAK is a travel agency and metasearch engine owned and operated by Booking Holdings. KAYAK processes over 6 billion queries across its platforms each year for travel information - as one of the world’s leading travel search engines, KAYAK searches other sites to show travellers the information they need to find the right flights, hotels, rental cars and vacation packages. It offers a variety of tools and features such as KAYAK trips, explore, and price forecast.
There’s been speculation over the years about online travel companies getting into the hotel business, and KAYAK is no exception. The company is expanding its hospitality offerings beyond its traditional hotel referral and booking services, but despite speculation through the 2020s, has stopped short of opening hotels under its own brand, preferring to partner with preexisting companies on their hotel tech.
Since being acquired by Booking Holdings, the global leader in online travel, in 2013, KAYAK has continued to expand and innovate, enhancing the travel experience for users all around the world. And now KAYAK manages a portfolio of metasearch brands including SWOODOO, checkfelix, momondo, Cheapflights, Mundi and HotelsCombined. With the aim to make it easier for everyone to experience the world - it now operates sites in more than 70 countries and territories.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Work flexibly: Our global flexible work policy lets our teams decide if they head into one of our offices or work from anywhere else
- Team-wide time off: Most of our team disconnects at the same time each year to recharge and reconnect
- Global volunteer week: Take VTO (Volunteer Time Off) to support the organizations and charitable efforts you believe in
- Wellness: We take care of each other - providing opportunities and spaces to live that work-life balance
- Resource groups: Our five ERGs are employee-led groups for underrepresented communities and their allies
- Career growth: We provide opportunities for our team to develop their skills – or learn new ones – on their own terms
Company HQ
East Side of Stamford, Stamford, CT
Leadership
Steve Hafner
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Board Member of Trulia, Blade and SeatGeek and currently an Executive at OpenTable.
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