Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

About the position

Demandbase is seeking a forward-thinking Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to join our senior leadership team. Reporting to the CFO, this role serves as the strategic and operational leader of our global security program—driving enterprise-wide security initiatives, leading world-class talent, and safeguarding the integrity of our products, infrastructure, and data. You will be responsible for leading enterprise-wide security, including product security, as well as IT. You will shape and execute a modern security vision in alignment with our position as a category-defining B2B marketing and advertising technology company. We’re looking for an executive with deep expertise in cloud-native environments, SaaS security at scale, and a sharp eye for emerging threats and compliance challenges in 2025 and beyond. This is a highly cross-functional and visible role—collaborating with engineering, legal, privacy, product, and infrastructure teams while serving as the public face of security to our customers and the broader community.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and mentor a global, high-performing team of security experts across disciplines (engineering, operations, and risk).
• Develop and evolve a long-term, risk-based information security strategy that protects Demandbase’s digital assets, customer data, and IP across products and internal systems.
• Own the global information security governance framework and IT risk management programs; establish controls, policies, KPIs, and reporting cadences for executive leadership and the Board.
• Partner with engineering and DevOps to embed security into the software development lifecycle (SDLC), CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure—ensuring secure-by-design cloud products.
• Partner with compliance on successful execution of global security and privacy frameworks including SOC 2, ISO 27001, SOX, GDPR, CCPA, and AI-specific risk governance as needed.
• Work closely with Legal, Engineering, and Infrastructure teams to operationalize data privacy and security-by-design across product and platform development.
• Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and a credible voice to customers, prospects, and external partners on all matters of security, trust, and risk posture.
• Stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape, including risks associated with generative AI, LLMs, and automation—ensuring proactive defenses and compliance readiness.

Requirements

• 12+ years in information security roles, with 5+ years at the VP/CISO level in SaaS or technology-forward companies.
• Proven success in leading security functions during phases of high growth and scaling.
• Strong experience in securing multi-tenant SaaS applications running in public cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure), including demonstrated technical depth in public cloud architecture & best practices.
• Track record of managing global compliance initiatives—SOC 2, ISO 27001, SOX, GDPR, and emerging AI regulatory standards.
• Demonstrated success in attracting, retaining, and developing top security talent in competitive markets.
• Deep understanding of secure software development practices, service ownership models, DevSecOps, and modern infrastructure security models (e.g., zero trust, SASE, identity-first security).
• Ability to set strategy, define metrics, and lead day-to-day execution with pragmatism and urgency.
• Exceptional executive presence and public speaking skills; able to represent Demandbase with customers, partners, regulators, and at industry events.

Nice-to-haves

• CISSP, CCISO, or equivalent certifications.
• Additional certifications in risk, privacy (e.g., CIPP/US, CRISC), or cloud architecture & security (e.g., CCSK, CCSP) are a plus.

Benefits

• Up to 100% paid premiums for Medical and Vision coverage.
• Access to mental wellness resources, including Modern Health.
• Flexible PTO policy.
• 15 paid holidays in 2025, including a three-day break around July 4th and a full week off for Thanksgiving.
• No Internal Meetings Fridays.
• Competitive 401(k) plan.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Life insurance.