Senior Manager of Cybersecurity Communications, Sophos
Sophos X-Ops
$132-220k
+ Bonus eligibility; Salary applicable to Canada based candidates only
Cybersecurity-as-a-Service
Be an early applicant
Cybersecurity-as-a-Service
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$132-220k
+ Bonus eligibility; Salary applicable to Canada based candidates only
1001+ employees
Company mission
To develop powerful and intuitive products and services that provide the world's most effective cybersecurity for organizations of any size.
Role
Who you are
- Must have 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity communications and content operations involving external stakeholder communication
- Experience working alongside advanced security functions such as threat intelligence, incident response, or security operations
- Must have team management experience, including leadership, coaching, and performance oversight
- Proven success building and scaling communication workflows, including approvals, feedback loops, and delivery systems
- Demonstrated success managing contributors, publications, and editorial workflows to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality, externally facing content
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate messaging during high-visibility security events
- Experience working directly with executive stakeholders, including CISOs, CTOs, or CEOs
- Strong organizational skills with a track record of executing against multiple concurrent deliverables under tight timelines
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills tailored to executive and technical audiences
- Familiarity with global security audiences, including CISOs and enterprise defenders
- Understanding of content review, legal/compliance processes, and trust messaging in a B2B security context
What the job involves
- Sophos is hiring a Sr. Manager to lead and scale our external security communications—with a focus on threat research, incident response, and defensive guidance
- This role sits at the intersection of technical insight and operational execution, helping define how Sophos communicates with CISOs, security leaders, and the broader market
- This is a unique role: you’ll be both a hands-on program leader and a people manager, responsible for building structured communication workflows and leading a team of five
- You’ll work directly with Sophos X-Ops, the CISO, and executives, guiding the delivery of timely, clear, and high-trust technical messaging—especially during high-impact events
- Unlike traditional communications or marketing roles, this is not about PR or media outreach
- Instead, this role will focus on execution, coordination, and building scalable communication systems for Sophos X-Ops
- Lead the execution of external-facing communications related to threat intelligence, cybersecurity incidents, and best practices
- Build and manage scalable communication processes—calendars, approvals, feedback loops, delivery workflows
- Manage and coach a team of five — setting goals and ensuring delivery
- Act as a strategic liaison across Sophos X-Ops, the CISO organization, and executive leadership
- Coordinate cross-functional response and messaging during major incidents
- Guide technical contributors in creating high-quality communications, without owning content production yourself
- Serve as a trusted partner to executive stakeholders, including the CISO and CEO, on sensitive and high-impact communications
- Bring structure and operational rigor to how communications are planned, approved, and delivered
Our take
Due to the fast-evolving nature of cybercrime, companies can struggle to keep their security up-to-date and resilient. Sophos provides managed cybersecurity services to identify and resolve cyberthreats within all sizes of organisations, combining cutting edge cybersecurity tech with expert support teams.
Leveraging AI and machine learning, Sophos' system automates the detection and blocking of over 99% of threats, meaning its analysts only have to hunt down and stop the most sophisticated attackers. As well as its Managed Detection and Response (MDR) product - which, serving over 15,000 customers, is the most-used on the market - the company also delivers Incident Response Services for those experiencing an active threat.
Sophos is not a new player in the cybersecurity space, but has demonstrated its dedication to innovation with continued product launches, updates, and acquisitions such as that of BAE spinout SOC.OS that have kept its tech at the front of the market. Alongside many of its peers, the effects of the economic climate have caused Sophos to cut staff as it focusses on achieving “the optimal balance of growth and profitability", but this recent hiccup does not take away from its position as a market leader continuously leading adaption in the space.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2020
$2.7m
SEED
Total funding: $2.7m
Company benefits
- Remote-first working model & hybrid options
- We encourage teams to get together in person periodically to help facilitate teamwork
- Flexible start and end times for many roles
- Leadership development program
- Access to LinkedIn Learning
- Global internal coaching program (Coach Match)
- Periodic Sophos wellness days off for all Sophos to help employees relax and recharge
- Global wellbeing program, which offers a range of wellbeing resources, including Sophos Wellbeing Webinars, Stress Management Toolkits, and Developing Resilience Courses
- Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential advice and counseling on a wide range of work and personal issues
- Free annual subscription to the Calm app
- Paid parental leave, caregiver leave & bereavement/compassion leave available
- We host some unforgettable social experiences for our global teams including our music festival SOPH-Fest, go-karting, Sophmudder, and incredible holiday parties!
- Our annual global fitness challenge, SOPH-Fit, sees thousands of employees taking part in our virtual global race around the world
- Each quarter, we celebrate our exceptional global team by running the Sophos Values Awards, which recognizes and rewards employees who embody the Sophos values and who we are as a company
- Health care benefits available worldwide
Company HQ
Abingdon, UK
Leadership
Kris Hagerman
(CEO, not founder)Former CEO of Corel Corporation, who previously served as Group President of Data Center Management at Symantec. Was also Executive VP and GM of Storage and Server Management at Veritas Software, as well as CEO and Founder of both Bigbook and Affinia.
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