Chief Information Security Officer, CISO

November 7

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Optery

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Cybersecurity • Privacy • SaaS

Optery is a comprehensive service that helps individuals and businesses remove personal information from data brokers and people search websites. By utilizing patented technology combined with AI and expert human agents, Optery effectively manages the opt-out process, providing users with detailed exposure reports and ongoing monitoring to ensure their information is securely managed. With a strong focus on privacy rights and customer support, Optery aims to reduce digital footprints and protect users from identity theft and privacy invasions.

2 - 10 employees

Founded 2020

🔒 Cybersecurity

☁️ SaaS

💰 $2.7M Seed Round on 2023-05

📋 Description

• Own Optery’s information security strategy, roadmap, and policies, aligned to our industry-leading security and privacy products • Lead and extend Optery’s security program mapped to common frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, CIS, NIST), appropriate for a high-growth, remote-first company • Partner with engineering to embed secure SDLC practices: threat modeling, code scanning, secrets management, access controls, and secure cloud configuration • Design and run an incident response program, including playbooks for data handling, data broker interactions, ransomware/social engineering scenarios, and customer notifications • Oversee identity and access management across core systems (SaaS, cloud, data, admin apps) following least-privilege principles • Lead vendor and third-party security reviews, especially for data- or privacy-impacting services • Partner with GTM, finance, ops, and sales to complete security questionnaires, DPAs, and customer diligence to unblock deals • Work with product/legal to ensure our data flows and retention/erasure practices align with CCPA, GDPR, and other consumer privacy laws we help our customers exercise • Define, track, and report security KPIs/KRIs to leadership and the board • Train and evangelize security practices across a distributed team so security is part of onboarding and day-to-day work

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years in information security, with increasing ownership across GRC, security engineering, and/or product/app security • Experience building or maturing a security program at a SaaS, data, cybersecurity, or privacy-focused company • Practical experience with SOC 2 and/or ISO 27001 (authoring policies, gathering evidence, working with auditors, driving remediation) • Strong understanding of cloud security (preferably AWS): networking, IAM, secret management, logging/monitoring • Comfortable meeting with customers, prospects, and partners to explain Optery’s security posture and win trust • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to write policies people can actually follow • Startup-friendly mindset: willing to prioritize, right-size controls, and make progress quickly.

🏖️ Benefits

• Base Salary: $200,000 - $220,000 • Equity Grant • Health, dental, and vision insurance • 401(k) with employer match • Paid time off • Home office stipend