Director of Security Operations

Role overview The Director of Security Operations leads the day-to-day cybersecurity operations function across traditional and AI-enabled environments. Reporting to the Chief Information Security Officer, this hands-on technical leadership role partners closely with the Security Architecture & Engineering organization to drive operational excellence in detection, response, and resilience across a large-scale cloud platform. Responsibilities Direct end-to-end security operations including monitoring, incident response, threat hunting, vulnerability management, adversary emulation, identity security, and operational resilience. Set operational priorities, service objectives, metrics, playbooks, and processes aligned to organizational risk and business needs. Serve as incident commander for major cybersecurity events and translate post-incident learnings into concrete control and process improvements. Drive responsible adoption of AI-assisted capabilities for detection, investigation, vulnerability analysis, threat hunting, and response. Ensure effective security monitoring and response coverage for AI applications, autonomous agents, workloads, and non-human identities. Apply automation to compress detection, analysis, containment, and remediation timelines and reduce manual toil. Partner with Security Architecture & Engineering on control design, implementation, operationalization, monitoring, and validation. Develop security talent and deliver clear executive reporting on incidents, exposure, operational performance, risk, and program maturity. Requirements Experience leading Security Operations, Incident Response, Detection Engineering, Vulnerability Management, IAM, or related cybersecurity functions. Hands-on experience implementing and operating security controls across cloud, infrastructure, applications, identity, endpoints, and networks. Strong technical grounding in security analytics, detection engineering, exposure management, adversary emulation, and identity security. Track record leading significant cybersecurity incidents and coordinating cross-functional response activities. Experience implementing security automation and AI-assisted operational capabilities. Strong leadership, mentoring, communication, and executive presentation skills. Nice to have Experience in cloud-native or large-scale distributed environments and familiarity with modern cybersecurity and AI-risk frameworks. Benefits and work setup Healthcare coverage for family, including dental and vision. Competitive compensation and 401K plan. RSU grants for full-time employees and an ESPP program. Flexible vacation policy, plus maternity and paternity leave. Company-provided laptop with a personalization stipend for the workstation. Childcare bonus, fertility treatment and support, and commuter benefits. Learning and development program and a culture that supports a healthy work-life balance. US base pay range: $205,000-$230,000, with final offers influenced by location, experience depth, and relevant credentials. #J-18808-Ljbffr