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Nerdy

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501 - 1000 employees

📚 Education

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

☁️ SaaS

💰 $150M Post-IPO Equity - Nerdy on 2021-09

Education • Artificial Intelligence • SaaS

Nerdy is an education technology company that combines live instruction (through Varsity Tutors) with AI-powered learning tools on a purpose-built platform. It offers live 1-to-1 tutoring, weekly prep classes, workshops, instant session playback, and AI features such as session summaries, adaptive diagnostics, an on-demand AI Tutor, and a Tutor Copilot to surface examples and exercises. The platform covers 3,000+ subjects and uses data-driven expert curation and AI-based matching to connect learners with high-rated tutors and personalize practice and study agents.

📋 Description

• Define and execute enterprise security strategy • Partner closely with leaders to cover compliance, automation, and security best practices across the organization • Lead business continuity and disaster recovery planning • Identify and address security gaps created by the rapid adoption of new tools and platforms • Oversee threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management • Ensure regulatory, privacy, and data protection compliance • Use AI-powered tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, or equivalent) to implement security guardrails, automate checks, and accelerate security workflows • Mentor other engineers and collaborate with peers to strengthen the team's collective knowledge • Design secure, scalable, and resilient architecture • Embed security controls across Engineering, Product, Legal, and People teams • Manage vendors, security tools, and IT systems • Report security posture and risk metrics to executives

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years in Security Engineering, IT, or Infrastructure leadership • Experience leading enterprise security in AWS-first environments • Hands-on experience with AWS security (IAM, security groups, logging, monitoring) • Strong knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks, risk, and compliance • Experience leading threat detection, vulnerability management, and incident response • Demonstrated ability to influence, driving security adoption across engineering and product teams • Expertise in cloud infrastructure, IAM, endpoint and network security • Explicit mentoring of senior-level engineers regularly • Ability to align security strategy with business goals • Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills • Experience using AI tools for security purposes with tools like Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude, or similar

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive USD Compensation: Enjoy a market-leading rate paid in U.S. dollars. • 100% Remote (Home Country Only): Work from anywhere in your home country—no relocation required, no borders crossed. • Flexible Time Off: Our flexible PTO lets you recharge on your own terms and when you need it the most. • Local Holiday Pay: We honor your nation’s official holidays with paid time off—celebrate what matters to you. • Continuous Learning: Get a free, all-inclusive learning membership for you and your household—including 1-on-1 tutoring hours, unlimited on-demand classes, and access to our full suite of learning products and services. • Supercharge with AI: Gain exclusive access to cutting-edge AI tools that boost your productivity, making you feel almost super-human (cape not included). • Feedback-Rich, Collaborative Culture: Tap into regular training, peer reviews, and a team that treats every team member as a vital collaborator and owner in our success. • Make a Global Impact: Your expertise fuels an innovative platform used by learners around the world—be part of something transformative.