Chief Security Officer

7 days ago


Dallas, Texas, United States Bestow Full time

About Bestow

Bestow is a leading digital platform for life insurance, providing a unique blend of direct-to-consumer services and infrastructure solutions. Our mission is to make life insurance accessible to millions of underserved families, promoting financial security and peace of mind.

Our Culture

We value work-life balance and believe that happy employees drive better experiences and customer satisfaction. This approach has earned us recognition as one of the top startup employers, as featured in Forbes' Best Startup Employers 2021 list.

The Role

We are seeking a seasoned Cybersecurity Leader to join our team as Chief Security Officer. This key position will lead our information security, privacy, business continuation, and physical security efforts, ensuring the protection of our company, employees, and facilities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy, aligning with our business objectives and regulatory requirements.
  • Lead a team of security professionals, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence in risk management.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to advise on technology risk and enable business processes that drive success.
  • Protect our information, systems, financial, and physical assets, mitigating potential risks and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
  • Establish and maintain policies and standards for privacy controls and compliance, including HIPAA, PCI, CCPA, CCPR, and GDPR.
  • Develop metrics for security and compliance adoption across the organization.
  • Stay up-to-date on data privacy and security laws and best practices, advising the company accordingly.
  • Lead technical vulnerability analyses, audits, policy compliance reviews, BCDR implementation, and risk-based IT assessments.
  • Communicate security strategy, risks, costs, and related impact to senior leadership.
  • Drive information gathering and risk assessment, developing strategies to prevent security-related incidents.
  • Coordinate with government agencies as required.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience leading functions spanning information security, privacy, business continuation, and related disciplines.
  • 10+ years of leading teams of varying sizes.
  • Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline.
  • Current professional certifications such as CISSP, CFE, or others.
  • Experience in leading fraud operations, physical security, and corporate investigations functions.
  • Experience working with cybersecurity controls frameworks and data privacy regulations.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate security and privacy considerations to technical and non-technical audiences.

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary, bonus, and stock options.
  • Open PTO plan.
  • 100% paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Annual bonus based on individual and company performance.
  • Generous equity grant based on level.
  • Flexible work-from-home policy and open to remote work arrangements.


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