Field CISO

Employment: Full time

Location: CO/MA USA

Accelerate Your Career in Cybersecurity

As a leader in Automated Security Validation, we help businesses around the world safely emulate real-world attacks to uncover their vulnerabilities. At Pentera, you will be at the forefront of cybersecurity innovation, working on advanced tools that challenge organizations' defenses and push the limits of security testing.

With over 400 team members and 1,100+ customers in more than 50 countries, Pentera is a growing company supported by top investors like Insight Partners, K1, and The Blackstone Group.

If you are looking to grow your skills, make a difference, and be part of an innovative team, Pentera is the place for you.

What are we looking for?

• As a Global Field CISO, your mission is to position Pentera as a trusted security company while supporting growth in large enterprise and government segments across the globe. In this role, you will work in tandem with sales to secure strategic opportunities. You will also represent Pentera at industry conferences. Furthermore, you will build strategic competitive enablement training and content to drive our go-to-market in the Enterprise segment. Finally, you will serve as an extension of senior leadership by helping to advise and expand our largest accounts while ensuring that the product roadmap is customer-centric.

What will you do?

• Support strategic sales and customer success teams by engaging directly with prospect and customer executives
• Lead CISO field engagements as round table meetings and executive dinners.
• Build thought-leadership content (whitepapers, blogs, presentations) and act as the Pentera spokesperson at the largest conferences and trade shows.
• Lead the competitive strategy development and supporting collateral, including competitive playbooks, battlecards, and field guidelines.
• Utilize your in-depth experience in the cybersecurity industry to drive key initiatives in the cyber Insurance and regulatory framework
• Partner with Product Management and Product Marketing to build learning paths and deliver enablement training.

• 10+ years of experience in security technologies working to deliver and support customers through cybersecurity modernization programs. Your experience should encompass business acumen and an understanding of the market and customers.
• Deep understanding of at least two cybersecurity area(s): Cloud Security, Vulnerability Management or Identity Security.
• Be a recognized security thought-leader through published articles, whitepapers, or regular presentations at large conferences or webinars.
• Establish and maintain strong connections with key individuals in the organization, including high-level executives and those responsible for technical decisions.
• Have the ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization, from senior executives down, across all functions from business to technical, and across multiple geographies
• Must have a proven track-record in developing and launching GTM strategies
• Travel up to 50% of the time.
• Native command of English is required. Additional languages are an advantage.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to building a diverse and talented workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join us!