CISO In Residence - Transcend : Job Details

Transcend is the privacy platform that makes it easy to encode privacy across your tech stack.

We believe that engineering privacy rights and making them easily accessible to the world is one of the most high-impact ways we can spend our time. That's why we're building an ambitious team that's passionate about solving the important problems of the future and having fun while doing it. We're backed by Accel, Index, 01A, StepStone Group, and HighlandX, growing fast, and are serving some of the most iconic brands in the world.

Role Summary

Transcend is launching its first-ever CISO in Residence Program, and we're seeking a visionary and influential security leader to join us in this groundbreaking position. As the Transcend CISO in Residence, you will bring cutting-edge security expertise into the heart of privacy, helping privacy professionals navigate their most complex challenges with an eye to the priorities of the CISO's office, while shaping the future of this crucial business relationship.

This is an opportunity to leverage your deep security experience to engage with Transcend's customers, prospects, and the wider privacy and security community. You'll act as a trusted advisor, thought leader, and strategic partner—building connections, driving innovation, and elevating Transcend's mission to empower privacy professionals.

The convergence of privacy and security is reshaping the way businesses manage data. At Transcend, we believe privacy professionals deserve access to the same level of expertise and leadership that has driven transformation in other parts of the business.

As our CISO in Residence, you'll play a pivotal role in bringing security and privacy closer together, driving meaningful change, and empowering privacy leaders to meet today's challenges with confidence and innovation.

If you're ready to shape the future of privacy leadership, we'd love to hear from you.

Please Note: This is a six-month engagement, with the option to extend at the end of the period. Travel requirements may range from 20-40% depending on location. This is a remote role but preferred locations include San Francisco, New York, or Washington, D.C.

About the role

• Serve as an Advisor: Help privacy leaders address challenges like data governance, risk management, and compliance with security-first insights and strategies.
• Bridge Privacy and Security: Collaborate closely with privacy professionals to translate security expertise into actionable privacy solutions.
• Engage the Community: Represent Transcend as a thought leader at industry events, conferences, and panels, positioning Transcend at the forefront of privacy and security convergence.
• Build Strategic Relationships: Foster connections with privacy and security leaders, regulatory bodies, and advisory boards, creating opportunities for collaboration and innovation.
• Provide Strategic Guidance: Share insights with Transcend's product, engineering, and leadership teams to influence product development and go-to-market strategies.
• Educate and Advocate: Stay ahead of global privacy and security trends, advising customers, prospects, and the Transcend team on best practices and emerging challenges.
• Support Transformation: Work directly with customers to help them embrace next-generation privacy tools and practices, driving adoption of Transcend's solutions.

What we'll expect from you

• 10+ years of executive-level experience in cybersecurity, information security, or a closely related field, with a strong track record of leadership and influence.
• Deep understanding of privacy and security convergence, with knowledge of frameworks like NIST, SOC 2, GDPR, and CCPA.
• Exceptional communication, public speaking, and presentation skills, with the ability to engage audiences from boardrooms to industry panels.
• Demonstrated examples of published thought leadership (LinkedIn articles, blogs, or published op-eds)
• Strategic thinking and the ability to translate industry trends into actionable strategies and content.
• Background in working directly with privacy teams or professionals.
• Passion for empowering privacy professionals and bridging security expertise.
• A collaborative, team-oriented approach and builder's mentality.

Nice to Haves

• Experience as a Chief Information Security Officer or in another senior security role.
• Familiarity with privacy certifications such as CIPP/US, CIPP/EU, CIPM, or similar.
• Technical expertise with data protection technologies and implementation.
• An existing and engaged network of security and/or privacy professionals (E.g. Digital and in-person community involvement and leadership)

The people at Transcend are driven, kind and know how to balance work, life and memes. We learn from each other and have a strong support system.

You're joining a fast growing start up, with opportunities to help define and grow the organization.

We have a strong mission to protect user privacy rights everywhere. The privacy compliance landscape is growing, and we are at the forefront of building solutions that protect user privacy rights with modern infrastructure and automation.

You will have autonomy and trust to drive initiatives from the start.

We believe that turning the principles of data privacy into exercisable human rights is one of the most high-impact ways we can spend our time, and so we're building an ambitious team that's passionate about solving important problems and having fun while doing it.

As the best-in-class solution in a new market, Transcend is a fast-paced and exciting workplace. The product evolves quickly to meet new client needs and adapts to the rapidly advancing world of privacy law. As one of Transcend's earliest hires, you'll get to work on a wide array of exciting projects.

Additional Information

Transcend is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity, inclusion and belonging. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with applicable law.

Our comprehensive compensation packages play a big part in how we recognize you for the impact you have on our path to bringing data rights to everyone.