This is a high-growth, early-stage SaaS startup (Seed to Series A) operating in the healthcare and privacy space. Their customers range from digital health startups to publicly listed healthcare companies and hospitals. Security and compliance are at the heart of the business model.
The company has been working with a fractional CISO for the last few years, but as they scale, they’re now ready to hire their first full-time security leader to own security and IT. They want someone who can ensure the right frameworks, policies, and practices are in place day-to-day while also playing a strategic role in customer trust and company growth.
This is a hands-on leadership position where you’ll execute the daily work of security and IT, while also contributing to strategy and representing security externally. You’ll report directly to the Co-Founder and collaborate closely with the founding team.
What You’ll Do
- Own and evolve the company’s security posture from daily operations to long-term roadmap
- Take over prospect security questionnaires and ensure timely, high-quality responses
- Maintain and refresh policies, frameworks, and compliance initiatives (SOC 2, HIPAA)
- Join sales calls to handle security/compliance conversations and build customer trust
- Contribute thought leadership via white papers, blog posts etc
- Manage IT operations (equipment, account access, SSO policies, vendor management)
- Guide the company through its next stage of growth, ensuring security scales alongside the business
What They’re Looking For
- Experience as the first security/IT leader in an early-stage SaaS startup
- Proven ability to both execute hands-on tasks and provide strategic leadership
- Deep familiarity with compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, HIPAA, HITRUST
- Background in SaaS environments, managed IT, and modern security tooling
- Strong communicator comfortable with customer-facing security discussions
- Proactive and collaborative, with the ability to influence founders and technical teams alike
Why This Role
- Shape security at a company where privacy and compliance are the product’s foundation
- Work in a healthcare-tech niche that’s growing rapidly and mission-critical
- Be the first full-time security leader and build the function from the ground up
- Competitive compensation: $200k–$250k base + equity (flexible balance of cash vs stock)
- Fully remote (East Coast hours preferred for alignment with founders)
Please note: This role is expected to attract a high level of interest. Given the requirements, we will only be able to respond to candidates who can demonstrate previous CISO experience within early-stage SaaS startups.
