Senior Manager, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure
Remote (within the U.S.)
Full Time Senior-level / Expert USD 110K - 135K
VentureWell
VentureWell is on a mission to cultivate a pipeline of inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven to solve the world’s biggest challenges.About The Role:
The Senior Manager of Cybersecurity & Infrastructure is a hands-on role accountable for devising and implementing VentureWell’s cybersecurity strategy to safeguard assets and technologies across all business units. Collaborating with senior management, executives, and third-party vendors, the candidate will ensure VentureWell's cybersecurity programs meet business needs while mitigating cyber and data risks. This role entails maintaining processes and technologies to uphold acceptable cyber risk levels and deliver secure, innovative solutions aligned with the organization's cybersecurity strategy.
This role will report to the Director of Information Technology.
Responsibilities:
Cybersecurity (70% of time)
- Perform threat response, vulnerability management, vulnerability testing, risk analyses, and security assessments
- Collaborate with business unit IT teams to develop, maintain, and conduct tabletop reviews of a corporate cybersecurity incident response plan
- Develop a vendor management strategy to ensure information security requirements are included in contracts
- Lead designing and administering cybersecurity awareness program & training
- Establish a metrics framework and perform regular reporting to measure the efficiency of the cybersecurity program
- Work with internal IT team members to ensure security measures in application and platform development
People Management & Internal Collaboration (30% of time)
- Manage two full-time employees (an IS Security Analyst and Systems Engineer) and develop performance measures and growth plans
- Drive positive outcomes through accountability, successfully navigating challenging situations and having difficult conversations as needed
- Form strong relationships and partnerships both internally across the organization and externally with vendors to collaboratively drive outcomes
What You Bring:
- At least 3 years of people management experience is required.
- At least 7 years of IT experience with at least 5 of those years in information security domains is required.
- Significant experience working with anti-malware solutions, intrusion prevention systems, web content filtering solutions, DLP technologies, and web application firewalls is required.
- Significant experience with cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST and/or CSF is required.
- SIEM Solution Certifications such as CISA, CISM, CISSP, and CompTIA Security+ are preferred but not required.
- Bachelor’s Degree, with a concentration in Computer Science or Information Technology is preferred but not required.
Across the Board, VentureWell Staff:
- Are able to succeed and thrive in an environment with competing and changing priorities and tight deadlines
- Have track records of and ability to build solid collaborative working relationships, and are proven team players who enjoy a “customer service” orientation to collaboration
- Are committed to embedding equity in our internal practices and culture and in our programs in order to live and achieve our mission
- Bring openness and engagement to personal, professional, and organization-wide learning on race, class, gender, justice, and equity
- Are curious and committed to issues of environmental sustainability
- Are self-starters with excellent attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work
- Are active learners who independently learn new tools and work processes quickly
- Have excellent written and oral communication skills
Our Benefits:
- An attractive and equitable compensation package, including:
- Salary range of $110,000-$135,000 commensurate with experience and internal equity
- 403(b) plan with 200% match up to a maximum contribution from VentureWell of 10% when the employee puts it 5% (eligible after one year of service for the match)
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- $1,000 home office stipend upon hire
- A true focus on work-life balance with work weeks that reflect that
- It’s our aim for our employees in this position to not work more than a 35-hour workweek
- 20 paid vacation days PLUS the week off between Christmas and New Years
- 12 paid wellness days
What We Offer:
- A culture where people work intentionally and collaboratively in pursuit of our mission
- Values we believe in
- A commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
About VentureWell:
VentureWell supports the cultivation of an emerging generation of science and technology inventors and the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems that are critical to their success. Since its founding in 1995, VentureWell has funded or trained over 16,000 science and technology inventors and innovators, resulting in the emergence of over 3,000 ventures with groundbreaking technological advancements in fields like biomedicine and healthcare, sustainable energy and materials, and solutions for low-resource settings. The startups they have supported have raised subsequent funds totaling close to 5.3 billion and are reaching millions of people in nearly 50 countries.
Visit venturewell.org to learn more.
Tags: CISA CISM CISSP CompTIA Computer Science Firewalls Incident response Intrusion prevention Malware NIST Security assessment SIEM Strategy Vendor management Vulnerability management
Perks/benefits: Career development Equity Health care Home office stipend Wellness
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