Deputy CISO - Security Strategy & GRC Leader

Arctic Wolf; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity for all employees

Flexible time off and paid volunteer

RRSP and 401k match

Training and career development

Private benefits plan including health

Job summary

Arctic Wolf is seeking a Vice President, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer to lead Security Engineering, SecOps, and GRC. You will drive strategy, risk management, and budget, reporting to the CISO with executive visibility.

Location is in-office in Utah/Minnesota, with potential future remote consideration. You will shape governance, compliance with SOC2/ISO standards, and incident response, while partnering with Legal and Privacy to meet contractual obligations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of leadership experience managing security engineering, SecOps, or GRC teams.
• 10+ years of information security experience spanning engineering and GRC.
• Experience with SOC2, ISO27001/27701 audits and certification processes.
• Strong executive communication, board reporting, and stakeholder management.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, IS, Engineering or related field; advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directly manages Security Engineering, SecOps, and GRC teams and leaders.
• Set strategy and priorities across security domains as a unified program.
• Own governance framework, compliance posture, and risk management.
• Oversee security monitoring, threat detection, and incident response.
• Manage enterprise risk program, risk registers, and risk reporting.
• Oversee budgets and participate in enterprise security budgeting.
• Provide executive oversight and representation to board and auditors.
• Collaborate with Legal and Privacy on regulatory requirements and due diligence.

Skills

Security leadership

GRC leadership

Executive communication

Board reporting

Strategic security planning

Vendor risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Security governance

Education

Bachelor’s in CS/IS/Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Archer

OneTrust

Vanta

Drata

Job description

Arctic Wolf is seeking a Vice President, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer to lead Security Engineering, SecOps, and GRC. You will drive strategy, risk management, and budget, reporting to the CISO with executive visibility.

Location is in-office in Utah/Minnesota, with potential future remote consideration. You will shape governance, compliance with SOC2/ISO standards, and incident response, while partnering with Legal and Privacy to meet contractual obligations.