Chief Information Security Officer (Part-time)

TiDB; Poland; Remote; PLN 375,000 - 500,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a part-time Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to lead global security strategy and risk management. The ideal candidate will have experience in a global SaaS environment and a strong understanding of cloud security and compliance frameworks. This role involves direct collaboration with legal and compliance teams and engaging with enterprise customers to strengthen security practices.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading security at a global SaaS or cloud company.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures and security frameworks.
• Excellent communication skills and executive presence.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement TiDB’s global information security strategy.
• Drive best practices in application and data security.
• Engage with enterprise customers to build trust in security practices.

Skills

Chief Information Security Officer experience

Cloud security

DevSecOps

Crisis management

Public speaking

Job description

Chief Information Security Officer (Part-time)

Remote - United States

Join us as we scale our business by building on our tremendous success around the world. The massive database market is going to double over the next few years and TiDB is a global player positioned as a major disruptor with TiDB Database and Database as a Service offering. TiDB is an open-source, cloud-native, distributed SQL database for elastic scale and real-time analytics.

Large and high-growth organizations have successfully deployed and expanded their TiDB footprint on mission-critical applications. Our strong open-source community roots, innovative products, and inclusive culture draw passionate and dedicated people to our company.

Role Overview

We are seeking a part-time Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to lead TiDB’s global security strategy. This role will be responsible for defining and executing a comprehensive information security, risk management, and compliance program that protects TiDB’s products, infrastructure, customers, and employees.

As CISO, you will partner closely with product, sales, legal, and executive leadership to ensure security is embedded into everything we do.

Responsibilities

• Proven experience as a CISO or senior security leader in a high-growth B2B SaaS environment.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, DevSecOps, zero trust architectures, and modern compliance frameworks.
• Exceptional communicator with executive presence.
• Experience supporting GTM motions, including joining sales calls, handling due diligence, and presenting to security-conscious enterprise buyers.
• Define, implement, and continuously evolve TiDB’s global information security strategy and roadmap.
• Drive adoption of best practices in application security, data security, and infrastructure hardening.
• Establish and maintain a comprehensive risk management framework aligned with ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA, and other relevant standards.
• Work with legal and compliance teams to monitor evolving regulations in key markets.
• Engage directly with enterprise customers to build trust in TiDB’s security practices.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading security at a global SaaS, cloud infrastructure, or database company.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and DevSecOps practices.
• Strong knowledge of security frameworks and regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead incident response and crisis management.
• Excellent communication and executive presence.
• Fluent public speaker or participates actively in a public-facing security community.

We encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. TiDB is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.