Field CISO

The role

The Field CISO is a customer-facing executive serving as a security advisor to prospects, customers, and partners. This role focuses on enabling sales success and building trust with executive stakeholders rather than managing internal security operations.

What you will do

• Partner with Sales, Solutions Engineering, and Customer Success to drive pipeline growth and support closures
• Serve as the executive security voice in late-stage sales cycles and board-level discussions
• Lead security-focused meetings including architecture reviews, risk assessments, and executive briefings
• Navigate complex buyer dynamics involving CISOs, CIOs, risk, legal, and compliance stakeholders
• Provide actionable insights to influence GTM strategy, pricing, and positioning
• Represent the company as a security leader at conferences, webinars, and executive roundtables
• Contribute to thought leadership through blogs, whitepapers, and industry commentary
• Build credibility in new markets and verticals through public engagement and strategic relationships
• Develop long-term relationships with CISOs and security executives
• Act as a trusted advisor during critical discussions, audits, or regulatory reviews

Required qualifications

• 10+ years in cybersecurity or technology leadership
• Prior CISO or equivalent experience
• Strong understanding of enterprise security domains (cloud, identity, risk, compliance)
• Proven ability to communicate complex security topics to executive audiences
• Experience in high-trust, customer-facing roles within fast-paced environments

Nice to have

• Background in B2B SaaS or security vendors
• Experience in regulated industries (finance, healthcare, and government)
• Established network of security executives

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life and AD&D insurance plans
• Medical and dependent care FSA options
• 401k plan with a generous employer contribution
• Flexible PTO policy
• Parental leave
• Generous equity offerings

About the company

Halcyon is a remote-native, completely distributed global team that provides an adaptive security platform focused on stopping ransomware. The company was formed in 2021 by a team of cyber industry veterans.