Director of Information Security
Canada | Remote
Full Time Executive-level / Director USD 230K - 255K
Ada
Join Ada at the forefront of AI-first customer service. We're a team of brilliant and fast-moving minds driven toward defining the future of automation.As the Director of Information Security, you’ll have an immense impact on Ada as we continue to grow our company and our technology. Reporting to Ada’s Chief Product and Technology Officer, you will be integral in building a scalable, efficient, and robust foundation for all of Ada’s products and services as part of our broader product development team. Your work will establish trust and privacy as key marketable capabilities of our AI Agent for customer service.
About You
- CISSP, CISM, CCP, CIPP, CASP+, CCSP and/or other designations
- 5+ years of experience in Security, Privacy and/or Compliance
- Recent relevant tactical experience, not just administration and strategy.
- Experience within a software business
- Previous experience leading a team of Security Operations Managers and /or Specialists
- Nice to have:
- Previous experience in a startup SaaS company
- Experience with or enthusiasm for Generative AI
Outcomes
- Develop a strategy and roadmap that helps Ada lead with best-in-class trust capabilities by combining and prioritizing investments in security, privacy, governance and compliance.
- Provide world-class client-facing security, privacy and compliance support to our customers and GTM teams.
- Develop a compliance strategy and annual roadmap while driving the organization to always be improving in accordance with our core values.
- Serve as a key stakeholder assessing risk for Ada; create and lead Ada’s Internal Risk Assessment Committee; serve as Ada’s Data Protection Officer.
- Identify needs, assess, select, and manage external vendors to meet objectives, and use influence to advocate continuously improving information security practices across Ada.
- Lead a small team of analysts and compliance efforts who will support you in your mandate.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and generous stock option plan
- Unlimited vacation
- Wellness account
- Extended health coverage
- Dental/optical/travel insurance
- Life insurance
- Employee and family assistance plan
Perks
- Flexible work schedule
- Remote-first, In-person friendly work environment with WFH budget
- Paid parental leave for Canadian residents
- Development opportunities
The expected salary range for this position is $230,000 to $255,000 CAD. Actual pay will be determined based on several factors such as past experience and qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.
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About Us
Ada is a rapidly growing company in a thriving AI ecosystem. We optimize our communication, collaboration, and work ethic for the digital world instead of in-person. We are building the workplace of the future to build the customer experience of the future. With flexible working hours, together we'll determine a schedule that fits your style and the requirements of your role. We are backed by world-class investors, including Spark, Accel, FirstMark, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Version One. We provide our employees with competitive compensation, great health benefits, and ownership in our company.
We believe that unchecked biases disproportionately impact the most marginalized people in society—including but not limited to BIPOC, LGBTQ2S+ people, immigrants, and people with disabilities. We strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or other marginalized communities, even if you don’t meet every qualification we listed, because members of marginalized communities are less likely to apply if they don’t meet every qualification. We believe that without you, we cannot progress. At Ada, we don’t stand for tokenism. We stand for representation.
Our values are our fundamental driving forces for decision-making. They are the heart of what we stand for and are critical to our next phase of growth. You can learn more about our values and Ada’s founding story on our Careers page.
Everyone has their own unique talents. Even if you don’t meet 100% of the above qualifications, tell us why you’d be a great fit for this role in your application.
Tags: Automation CASP+ CCSP CIPP CISM CISSP Compliance Generative AI Governance Privacy Risk assessment SaaS Strategy
Perks/benefits: Competitive pay Equity Flex hours Flex vacation Health care Parental leave Startup environment Travel Unlimited paid time off
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