Field Chief Information Security Officer, Vanta
$398-468k
+ Equity
AI trust management platform
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AI trust management platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$398-468k
+ Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help businesses earn and prove trust.
Role
Who you are
- This is a unique opportunity for a seasoned security leader who thrives at the intersection of technical depth, customer trust, and business enablement
- 10+ years in security leadership (CISO, Deputy CISO, or similar advisory role)
- Strong understanding of compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, FedRAMP, etc.)
- Exceptional communication and storytelling skills for executive and technical audiences
- Proven ability to translate complex security concepts for business and executive stakeholders
- Experience supporting or collaborating with go-to-market teams in customer-facing conversations
- Demonstrated success in building customer trust through clear communication, credibility, and thought leadership
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to customers, partners, and at industry events
- Familiarity with SaaS, cloud-native environments, and AI-driven technologies is highly desirable
- Connections to an extensive network of security professionals through a strong reputation built from prior roles
What the job involves
- A Field CISO serves as a strategic advisor and customer-facing security leader. The role combines deep cybersecurity expertise with the ability to engage externally—building trust with customers, prospects, regulators, and industry stakeholders—while also informing internal strategy
- As we scale, we’re looking for a Field CISO to join our Security team and act as a trusted security advisor to our customers and prospects, supporting our go-to-market (GTM) and Marketing teams in complex enterprise engagements
- This role is a leadership role that will be responsible for delivering against corporate objectives and meeting the growth targets for the business. The role will be a public facing persona representing the organization at a regional or global level at conferences, media engagements, analyst conferences and other key industry events
- The Field CISO will report to the Chief Information Security Officer and serve as a bridge between Vanta’s internal security expertise and our external stakeholders
- This individual will play a pivotal role in customer-facing conversations, helping enterprise prospects understand Vanta’s security posture, roadmap, and philosophy. At the same time, they will contribute strategically to our internal security program, and be part of the leadership team reporting to the CISO
- Serve as a trusted security thought leader in customer meetings, supporting sales, customer success, and partnerships
- Own the security narrative in late-stage cycles; lead C-suite briefings to de-risk decisions and establish trust
- Quota-attached executive overlay aligned to RVPs/AEs; own the security workstream to drive late-stage conversion and expansion
- Sit on weekly forecast calls; identify/clear security blockers to move deals from “Best Case” to “Commit.”
- Articulate Vanta’s product vision and roadmap to technical and executive stakeholders
- Build mutual close plans with AEs; define security exit criteria for late stages
- Lead competitive takeouts; equip field with security battlecards and objection-handling talk tracks to displace incumbents
- Provide strategic security insights to help customers evaluate Vanta as their trusted partner
- Generate pipeline via security-led exec roundtables, CISO councils, and partner motions
- Deliver presentations, webinars, and thought leadership content to establish Vanta’s credibility in the market
- Provide feedback from the field to influence Vanta’s product roadmap and priorities
- Collaborate with product and engineering to embed customer-relevant security features
- Align closely with GTM leadership (Sales, Marketing, Customer Success) to accelerate enterprise growth
- Contribute to executive briefings, board-level discussions, and industry events as Vanta’s security evangelist
- Mentor internal teams on emerging security trends and customer concerns
Our take
The security auditing process is usually very time-consuming, taking hours to complete, and it is often difficult for startups to invest time into such a process. Yet, the benefits of security accreditation are enormous, mainly as many such businesses are working globally and need ways to demonstrate security compliance to one another. Vanta works specifically with startups to help them complete and pass security audits such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001.
The company is a compliance portal and security monitoring platform that businesses use to assess their risk levels. Vanta carries out a pre-audit of a company's digital security and highlights areas that need to be worked on before a full analysis of all threats is carried out. Other businesses such as Datadog or PagerDuty offer similar security monitoring services, but Vanta monitors its customers throughout the year, allowing any issues to be identified and addressed early on.
Vanta's latest $150M raise, boosting its valuation to $4.15B, highlights the company's rapid growth and strong market position. With AI-driven automation, expanding government partnerships, and strategic acquisitions on the horizon, Vanta is scaling quickly while solving real customer problems. Backed by a talented leadership team and a growing customer base, the company looks set to continue its upward trajectory and build a lasting, sustainable business.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jul 2025
$150m
SERIES D
Jul 2024
$150m
SERIES C
Total funding: $500.2m
Company benefits
- Health & Wellness: Vanta values the health and well-being of our teammates and offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for teammates and dependents. Vanta is excited to provide an additional range of benefits that holistically support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
- Work Your Way: Enjoy a remote-first setup if you're in the US, or go hybrid at our international offices
- Paid Parental Leave: Industry competitive paid parental leave for all parents
- Time Away: Industry competitive and generous PTO policy
- 401K Plan: 401k matching contribution plan
Company HQ
Civic Center, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Christina Cacioppo
(Founder & CEO)Prior to co-founding Vanta in 2017, Christina worked in Product Management for Dropbox. She was also a Professor at the School of Visual Arts and worked on the Investment Team at Union Square Ventures.
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