Head of Security
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Skills Assessment
Breaks down complex problems into fundamental truths and builds solutions from the ground up
Prefers building and shipping code over meetings and documentation
Deep technical expertise across security domains, tools, and architectures
Constantly learning, experimenting, and staying ahead of emerging threats
Battle-tested experience solving real-world security incidents and challenges
Profile Summary
This Head of Security builds robust enterprise security programs from the ground up, translating complex risk landscapes into actionable, scalable security architectures. They are instrumental in fostering a security-first culture, empowering engineering teams to integrate secure development practices seamlessly into their workflows.
Problems Solved
- Architected and deployed a multi-cloud security posture management (CSPM) solution across AWS and Azure for a major Australian financial institution, reducing critical misconfigurations by 75% within 12 months.
- Led the incident response transformation for a rapidly scaling SaaS company (e.g., Airwallex), decreasing mean time to detect (MTTD) by 60% and mean time to respond (MTTR) by 45% through automation and playbook development.
- Established a comprehensive vendor security assessment program, integrating security requirements into procurement processes, which successfully mitigated supply chain risks across 50+ critical third-party integrations.
What They Build
They build secure enterprise ecosystems, focusing on resilient security architecture, pragmatic risk management frameworks, and automated security operations. Their work ensures that security is an enabler for business growth, not a blocker.
What Would Make Them Move
Want to lead security at a company going through hypergrowth — Series B to IPO is my sweet spot. I have built security programs from zero twice and want to do it again somewhere that moves fast. Need autonomy and a seat at the exec table.
Mission & Values
Security should enable the business, not block it. I have spent my career finding ways to say yes securely instead of just saying no. That is the difference between a security team people trust and one they route around.