Global Head of Security / CISO

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Responsibilities

• ▹Own and evolve Base's security strategy, roadmap, governance and operating model
• ▹Lead, mentor and develop the security team
• ▹Preserve existing capabilities while closing material security and compliance gaps
• ▹Partner with Product and Engineering on product, API, cloud, identity, software supply-chain and AI security
• ▹Provide strategic oversight of the SOC, major incidents and cyber-resilience capabilities
• ▹Maintain and improve the ISO/IEC 27001-certified ISMS and lead the journey toward SOC 2 readiness
• ▹Enable secure use of AI in products, development, code review, internal automation and security operations
• ▹Translate security risks into business decisions, priorities and investment needs
• ▹Represent Base in executive discussions, strategic customer reviews, audits and due-diligence processes

Requirements

• ▹Senior security leadership experience in a SaaS, e-commerce, marketplace or cloud-native technology company
• ▹Proven experience taking ownership of and maturing an established security program
• ▹Experience leading and mentoring security professionals
• ▹Broad understanding of product security, cloud, IAM, secure software development, security operations and incident response
• ▹Broad, vendor-agnostic experience across modern security technologies

Soft skills

About the company

Base.com empowers entrepreneurs to succeed in global e-commerce, providing a technology platform that supports thousands of merchants worldwide with seamless integrations to Amazon, eBay, Shopify, DHL and FedEx. The company already operates an active ISO/IEC 27001 certification and an established SOC.