Head of Security & IT

The role

You will own the security roadmap and employee IT environment. You will implement controls, set security standards for AI agents, and lead detection, response, and recovery efforts.

What you will do

• Own the security roadmap and prioritize material risks.
• Set the security approach for AI agents including identities and permissions.
• Own employee IT and workforce security across devices and cloud environments.
• Strengthen cloud and software security and reduce standing privilege.
• Lead detection, response, and recovery programs.
• Build a fast, evidence-based vulnerability response.
• Support enterprise trust through audits and customer security reviews.
• Select and manage security and IT tools and providers.
• Help hire and develop the team as needs grow.

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant security engineering, infrastructure security, or corporate security experience.
• Recent hands-on experience implementing controls in cloud-based environments.
• Depth across identity, cloud or application security, detection and response, endpoint security, or software supply-chain security.
• Experience building or improving a security program at a growing technology company.
• Practical judgment about AI-enabled tools.

Nice to have

• Enterprise SaaS, data infrastructure, fintech, or another business serving customers with rigorous security requirements.
• Securing AI agents, developer tooling, CI/CD, or systems that use non-human identities and third-party integrations.
• SOC 2, customer assurance, vendor security reviews, or managing external security and IT providers.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and AD&D insurance
• US folks get 100% coverage for Gold plans, 80% for dependents
• Meaningful early-stage equity
• Stock option grant for every full-time employee
• Flexible, trust-based paid time off
• Policies meet or exceed local statutory vacation requirements
• Company sponsored 401(k) plan in US

Before you apply

• All applicants have to answer this pop quiz: 'What is an Allium? What is your favorite Allium?'

About the company

Allium is building the system of record for onchain finance by ingesting, verifying, and standardizing data across 140+ blockchains.