Security Director

Job Description : SECURITY DIRECTOR EAST AFRICA 20-25 years experience Improve our incident management processes around security; Define the strategy, direction, and investment of the security team at LaunchDarkly; Hire, mentor and coach team members to create a healthy, empowered team; Ensure we’re following best practices and legal requirements (GDPR, CCPA) for data privacy; Work with engineering and other teams to help us build secure infrastructure and products; Own our compliance efforts– we’re currently SOC2 Type 2 and ISO27001 compliant, and continuing to pursue additional compliance standards; Oversee the administration and accuracy of all required reports and documentation; Direct and lead investigations of accidents, thefts, property loss and unlawful activities; Ensure we’re following best practices and legal requirements (GDPR, CCPA) for data privacy; Respond to guest inquiries and requests and resolve issues in a timely, friendly and efficient manner; Serve as primary liaison with federal, state and local law enforcement; Own our compliance efforts– we’re currently SOC2 Type 2 and ISO27001 compliant, and continuing to pursue additional compliance standards; Hire, mentor and coach team members to create a healthy, empowered team; Direct response to emergency situations including, but not limited to, safety hazards, fires, medical emergencies and threats to life and/or property; Recruit, interview and train team members. Requirements: You thrive on a high level of autonomy and responsibility; Must be willing to be on call and available 24/7 for emergencies; Must be willing to travel, as needed, and at times on short notice; You’re comfortable working with a team of technical security-focused DevOps engineers; Experience managing a budget and working with vendors; You’ve managed a high-functioning security team before; You’re comfortable working with a team of technical security-focused DevOps engineers; You’ve managed a high-functioning security team before.

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