Chief People Officer, Cobalt
Penetration testing software provider
Job no longer available
Penetration testing software provider
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To become the world's interface to the security workforce.
Role
Who you are
- You have 15+ years of professional experience in the People area including 6+ years of experience in a leadership role in an agile, fast-paced environment
- “Been there, done that” - you implemented People Development, People Operations, and Talent Acquisition frameworks
- You have seen the stage ahead of us (200-500 employees), and you are continuously hungry for introducing better ways of doing things
- Leader of leaders - you know how to create a strong team feeling, you have great coaching skills and you value trust and cooperation
- You have a deep understanding of the dynamics of decentralized, flat, autonomous, globally distributed and multicultural company environments,
- You have a strong business acumen who can understand the needs of the market and different teams and coach stakeholders accordingly
- You have a data driven approach with strong communication skills, project management skills and change management experience
What the job involves
- Elevate the level of the People function to have a “seat at the table” that will contribute to the strategic direction of the company
- Act as an advisor / thought partner to the CEO on all things leadership, people and culture
- Deliver and implement an annual People strategy alongside a 3 year vision, ensuring the People strategy aligns with Cobalt’s mission and values
- Create and drive a compensation and incentivization strategy that attracts and retains the best talent
- Create and drive a successful talent acquisition and employer branding strategy
- Foster and drive individual career development and upskilling through our learning and development programs and internal mobility, with a specific focus on leadership at all levels
- Analyze and and improve all people-related processes, policies, operations and tools in close collaboration with our finance and other teams
- Coach leadership on effective talent management and organizational development (eg: team structure changes, individual career path changes)
- Lead employee communication efforts as an efficient way to increase engagement within the organization
- Drive an operationally sound department - plan, manage and monitor department budget, and report regularly on People-related topics, projects, OKRs and KPIs
Our take
Cobalt is a penetration testing platform providing PtaaS to significantly improve the efficiency and deliverability of penetration testing. The company is working to transform a multi-billion dollar industry that is set to grow in value as vulnerabilities become an increasing liability.
Its approach, using a curated marketplace of 400+ highly vetted ethical hackers, is pioneering in an industry typically hobbled by inefficient practices. Existing services tend to deliver a PDF list of vulnerabilities at the end of a testing period, whereas Cobalt delivers results in real-time, integrated into the client’s existing environment.
Usefully for Cobalt, smaller and larger businesses alike have the need for its offering, as the use (and protection) of data becomes increasingly important across all scales. In an age where hacker tech is rapidly developing, Cobalt's continuous pen-testing will no doubt prove a vital and attractive tool, and the company's recent integration of AI will support its users in combatting more complex threats.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Aug 2020
$29m
SERIES B
May 2018
$5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $36.5m
Company benefits
- Equity plan
- 401k matching for retirement savings plan
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible PTO, to support work life balance from anywhere in the US, UK, and Germany
- Monthly WFH stipends for equipment, lunches, wellness and learning & development
- Work directly with experienced senior leaders
- Make your mark in the rapidly expanding PtaaS space
- Join an award-winning “best workplace” and fast growing team
- Medical, dental and life insurance benefits
Company HQ
South Beach, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Sonali Shah
(CEO)Joined Cobalt as CEO in 2024. They are a seasoned Business Leader with more than 20 years of experience scaling high-growth businesses across the cybersecurity landscape.
Lisa Matherly
(CMO)Joined Cobalt as CMO in 2023. They have over 2 decades of experience in B2B Marketing and Cyber Security. Prior to Cobalt, they spent most of their career at McAfee, Intel, and 3Com in various leadership roles across Marketing, Customer Service, and Sales.
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