Director of Security Assurance & Trust

Details

The Field Security team acts as a bridge between Field teams and customers, helping ensure customer trust remains a top priority. The team engages with Sales, Product, and Engineering to structure security initiatives that add business value and foster customer satisfaction and loyalty. This role consults directly with strategically important customers to resolve significant, business-critical security issues.

This is a hybrid role based in the Raleigh office, requiring at least two days per week in the office.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic advisor to Sales by combining deep cybersecurity expertise with the ability to engage externally with customers, prospects, and regulators.
• Articulate and own the security narrative and insights to help drive sales.
• Serve as a customer-facing security leader and public representative of Collibra's security posture, roadmap, and philosophy.
• Collaborate and negotiate with internal business, product, and functional leadership to translate customer requirements and regulations into clear security objectives.
• Analyze customer needs, requirements, and expectations from product, technical, and security perspectives to optimally allocate Field Security resources.
• Handle complex, strategically important situations by forming and implementing project plans, specifications, and schedules to ensure critical outcomes are met.
• Continually evaluate the security organization's capability to define, develop, and implement scalable, resilient, and effective structures and controls.
• Engage stakeholders to support appropriate decision-making regarding security analysis, planning, and evolution.

Requirements

• 5–7 years of professional experience in information security, field security, or customer-facing technical leadership.
• Proven experience consulting with senior leadership and enterprise customers on business-critical security concerns and their structural and operational implications.
• Strong understanding of compliance frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, FedRAMP, the EU AI Act, and DORA.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence presenting to internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience establishing organizational standards and managing complex project plans in a rapidly evolving environment.
• Deep understanding of multiple security perspectives, including customer business cases, physical infrastructure, and information assurance.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, particularly when working with Sales, Product, and Engineering teams.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent related work experience.

Measures of Success

• Within the first month, gain a holistic understanding of Collibra's field security landscape, establish relationships with key Sales, Product, and Engineering stakeholders, and evaluate current organizational standards.
• Within the third month, actively consult with senior stakeholders at strategically important customers, address critical issues, and begin setting priorities for Field Security efforts.
• Within the sixth month, define and manage the Field Security strategic roadmap, implement scalable controls, and ensure security initiatives add business value and foster customer loyalty.

Compensation

The standard base salary range is $224,000–$280,000 per year. The position is not eligible for additional commission-based compensation. Salary offers are based on factors including experience, skills, and location.

Additional total rewards may include bonus potential, equity for eligible roles, a Flex Fund monthly stipend, pension or 401(k) plans, health coverage, and time off.

Benefits

Collibra offers flexible benefits designed to support employees and their loved ones through diverse circumstances and life events. The company is an equal opportunity employer and provides accommodations for applicants who need them.