Director of Security, Earnest
$233-291k
+ Stock Options. Salary dependent on location.
Student loan provider
Job no longer available
Student loan provider
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$233-291k
+ Stock Options. Salary dependent on location.
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make higher education accessible and affordable for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of relevant work experience leading corporate information security and compliance programs and an ability to contribute at both strategic and tactical levels
- 5+ years in lead role or supervisory experience
- Certifications: (one or more) CISSP, CISM, CISA or CRISC
- Experience with SOX compliance
- Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, networks, and modern technology stacks and SDLCs
- Familiarity with regulatory standards such as SOC 2, PCI DSS and ISO 27001/2
- Expertise developing and managing a security vision and documentation of security controls
What the job involves
- The Director of Security position will report to the Chief Technical Officer
- As the Director of Security, you will:
- Create a strategic security program approach (based on risk assessment, acceptance, and management) for Earnest across security, privacy, and compliance and translate that into a roadmap to execute
- Be responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and reporting on security and technical compliance controls throughout the company which align with our security and compliance maturity expectations
- Manage the delivery of all day-to-day information security operations, policies, architecture, and governance
- Regularly provide the leadership team with useful measurement of security risks and mitigation plans
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand their needs and workflows to keep abreast of how Earnest business operates when assessing security and compliance for our company
- Your Impact:
- Be responsible for creating the overall security and privacy programs at Earnest
- Create a security program that advances our security maturity along multiple facets based on both internal and external assessments and which enables and supports business growth and agility
- Build strong partnerships with the rest of the organization, in particular with the Navient security and compliance teams, Earnest engineering, Data and Product teams, and Earnest leadership team
- Create and foster a culture of early partnership and thoughtful risk management to appropriately balance risk and growth
Our take
Earnest offers student loan refinancing and personal loan products. It looks at thousands of data points such as education, saving patterns, investments, and career trajectory to issue a unique credit score, which can prove a lifeline for students who may otherwise struggle to qualify for loan refinancing.
For the portion of student debtors with low credit scores, Earnest is one of a few scant options. Borrowers can choose their own loan terms to fund up to the full cost of their education, and there are no origination, application, or late fees.
Earnest has grown from distributing $8M loans in its first year of business to an impressive total $18.5 billion in student loans refinanced, and has served upwards of 200,000 people. With student loans representing such a huge sector of lending, there should be plenty of room for Earnest to continue expanding in the future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Mar 2017
$20m
SERIES C
Nov 2015
$75m
SERIES B
Total funding: $127m
Company benefits
- Remote-first flexibility
- Monthly & annual remote work stipends
- Professional development & tuition reimbursement
- $1000 annual travel perk
- Robust 401K package
- No meeting Thursdays
- Annual company-wide offsites
Company HQ
Downtown, Oakland, CA
Leadership
David Green
(CEO)Previously Co-Founder of Poplar Finance, Vice President of SitusAMC and COO of the Kellogg Collection.
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