The Risk Advisor will work autonomously in a remote team, manage customer engagements, and perform risk analysis. Requires 5+ years in cybersecurity or IT audit.
At SAFE Security, our mission is bold and ambitious: We Will Build CyberAGI — a super-specialized system of intelligence that autonomously predicts, detects, and remediates threats. This isn’t just a vision—it’s the future we’re building every day, with the best minds in AI, cybersecurity, and risk. At SAFE, we empower individuals and teams with the freedom and responsibility to align their goals, ensuring we all move towards this goal together.
We operate with radical transparency, autonomy, and accountability—there’s no room for brilliant jerks. We embrace a culture-first approach, offering an unlimited vacation policy, a high-trust work environment, and a commitment to continuous learning. For us, Culture is Our Strategy—check out our Culture Memo to dive deeper into what makes SAFE unique.
Location: Remote, East Coast
Experience: 5-7 years
Core Responsibilities:
- Lead with Autonomy: Work productively and autonomously as a key member of our remote team, thriving in a high-velocity startup environment.
- Strategic Advisory: Leverage elite critical and analytical thinking to move customers from "R-A-G" charts to financial risk quantification.
- Customer Ownership: Act as the Direct Responsible Individual (DRI) for active engagements, owning oversight and strategy for a diverse portfolio of clients across the East Coast and EMEA.
- Collaborative Partnership: Work in lockstep with our Customer Success Advisors to ensure our clients aren't just "compliant," but are achieving material risk reduction.
- Executive Communication: Lead high-stakes discussions with large groups and executive stakeholders; your ability to translate technical risk into business value is paramount.
Essential Skills/ Qualifications/ Experience:
- Consulting Mastery: Minimum of 5+ years of professional experience with a deep background in Information Security or Cybersecurity Risk Management Consulting. (We are looking for seasoned advisors, not analysts).
- Risk Quantification Expertise: Experience in Quantitative Risk Analysis is essential—preferably with Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR).
- Note: This position requires the employee to obtain OpenFAIR certification if not already held.
- Technical Credibility: You hold a recognized cybersecurity certification such as CISSP (or similar).
- Global Flexibility: A willingness to work across US and Global time zones and lean in during peak periods to support our mission.
- The "Road Warrior" Spirit: Ability and willingness to travel to customers (estimated 30% travel on average) to build deep, in-person partnerships.
If you’re passionate about cyber risk, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to be part of a team that’s redefining security—we want to hear from you! 🚀
Top Skills
Cissp
Fair
Information Security
It Audit
Openfair
Risk Management
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