Chief Information Security Officer

Company

• Our client is a specialized cybersecurity advisory firm that helps organizations strengthen resilience, optimize security operating models, and align cybersecurity investments with business objectives. The firm partners closely with growth-stage and private equity-backed enterprises, delivering strategic guidance through long-term executive advisory relationships rather than transactional consulting engagements.

Job Title

• Field CISO

Location

• Remote in the US

Role Type

• Direct Hire

Must Have Skills:

• Executive-level advisory experience working directly with CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, CISOs, Boards of Directors, and Private Equity stakeholders
• Proven track record of originating, closing, and expanding cybersecurity or professional services engagements with direct revenue responsibility
• Strong ability to diagnose ambiguous business challenges and convert them into structured advisory engagements with measurable outcomes
• Deep expertise in cybersecurity governance, operating models, risk management, and organizational resilience
• Demonstrated success building and maintaining trusted executive relationships that evolve into long-term advisory partnerships

Responsibilities and Job Details:

• Serve as a trusted executive advisor to client leadership teams on cybersecurity strategy, governance, risk, and resilience initiatives
• Build and manage executive relationships across client organizations, including C-suite leaders, boards, and investors
• Identify, originate, and close new advisory opportunities through personal networks and business development activities
• Expand existing client engagements into recurring advisory relationships and broader strategic partnerships
• Collaborate with business development, architecture, and delivery teams to align solutions with client needs
• Lead executive-level discussions that challenge assumptions and help clients define the right problems before pursuing solutions
• Translate complex cybersecurity issues into business-focused recommendations tied to operational and financial outcomes
• Convert early-stage client conversations into structured engagements with clearly defined objectives and value propositions
• Maintain ownership of account growth, client satisfaction, and overall book of business performance
• Stay closely aligned with engagement delivery teams to identify expansion opportunities and emerging client needs
• Help clients mature cybersecurity operating models, governance structures, and risk management capabilities
• Operate effectively in ambiguous environments, creating clarity and actionable direction for executive stakeholders