VP of Cyber Security

 

 

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The Role: VP of Cyber Security

Genius Sports is elevating its global security foundation. As VP of Cyber Security, you’ll design and execute the multi-year program that transforms how Genius protects its people, data, and technology… modern, automated, and embedded in everything we build.

You will be both a system architect and a practical operator, leading the transformation of our controls, processes, and trust model, while shaping a future-ready security strategy that seamlessly blends robustness with simplicity.

Your mission: embed security as an invisible, intuitive, and empowering part of how our teams work… guiding the IT/Cyber function toward its north star of Simple, Safe, Secure, Scalable, Human.

What You'll Do:

Optimize and Mature Security Operations

• Build and deliver a rolling 3-year strategy that advances security maturity across people, process, and technology.
• Assess and continuously improve Security Operations capabilities across internal teams and managed partners
• Enhance detection quality by reducing noise and improving signal fidelity across SIEM, EDR, email, identity, and cloud platforms
• Design, test, and operationalize incident response playbooks and escalation models
• Improve detection and response outcomes through tuning, automation, and clearly defined ownership

Champion Human-Centered Security

• Lay the groundwork for a zero-trust identity architecture, delivering adaptive MFA and passwordless access that balance security with a frictionless user experience.
• Enhance endpoint security through automation, consistent patching, and transparent, in-product messaging that builds user trust.
• Promote “secure by default” experiences that empower, not burden, users.

Modernize the Digital Workplace

• Secure collaboration suites (Google Workspace/M365), SaaS platforms, and DevOps environments through least-privilege access and automated governance.
• Define and maintain secure configuration baselines in device-management platforms (Intune, Jamf, MDM).
• Partner with IT and Engineering to enable frictionless productivity in a secure environment.

Advance Security Engineering & Automation

• Guide a lean security engineering function focused on automation, tooling effectiveness, and operational scale
• Improve telemetry quality and visibility across cloud, SaaS, endpoint, and identity platforms
• Rationalize and consolidate security tools to maximize value, reduce complexity, and improve usability
• Support secure software delivery by embedding practical security guardrails into CI/CD workflows

Apply Practical, Risk-Based Governance

• Maintain and evolve alignment with ISO 27001 and SOC 2 standards
• Use NIST CSF and risk frameworks to inform prioritization and decision-making
• Automate evidence collection, reporting, and assurance processes wherever possible
• Strengthen third-party and supplier security practices through pragmatic, risk-based approaches

Build and Empower a High-Performing Team and Culture

• Lead with transparency, empathy, and accountability
• Foster a culture where security is viewed as a business enabler, not a blocker
• Encourage continuous learning, collaboration, and shared ownership of risk

Cultivate Cross-Organization Relationships

• Establish strong, trust-based partnerships with Product Engineering, ensuring security is embedded early in design, architecture, and delivery lifecycles.
• Collaborate closely with Legal, Compliance, and the Chief Privacy Officer to align privacy, regulatory, and security requirements into unified, practical controls.

What You Bring

• Proven track record leading multi-year security modernization programs in global, fast-moving environments.
• Deep understanding of zero-trust architectures, cloud-native security, identity management (WorkOS/Entra), endpoint protection, and DevSecOps.
• Experience aligning to NIST and ISO 27001 frameworks while integrating automation and UX metrics.
• Strong communicator who can translate complex risks into clear, actionable narratives for engineers and executives alike.
• Calm, empathetic crisis leader