Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Hurry up! We’ve got a dream to build!

BlueConic is the market-leading customer data platform, which gives marketers the power to liberate their data and use it to improve marketing outcomes. Our clients use BlueConic to unify individual-level data and then use that single view across channels. Our SaaS platform is the solution for challenges marketers haven’t been able to solve for years. We’re headquartered in Boston and our development team works from the Netherlands. With more than 300 brands currently using the platform, our work is experienced by millions. Our mission is to make an out-sized impact, every day – for customers, for partners, for employees.

BlueConic is an international, high-growth SaaS company in the martech space. Built and supported by teams around the globe, our industry-first customer data operating system empowers marketing and growth doers with an unmatched range of capabilities to access relevant customer data, create resonant customer experiences, and drive maximum returns for their business.

Security is paramount to us at BlueConic and we need a visionary Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) who is at the forefront of this ever-evolving digital landscape. You’ll lead a small but critical team of passionate InfoSec and compliance professionals and play a hands-on role in shaping and executing our security strategy, protecting company and customer data, and ensuring compliance.

In this role you will:

• Design and lead an innovative cybersecurity strategy that aligns with our company’s growth and vision.
• Develop and enforce crystal-clear security policies, procedures, and best practices that keep us ahead of emerging threats, keeping our data safe and our customers confident.
• Oversee compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards (e.g. ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, and CCPA).
• Collaborate with engineering and IT teams in multiple countries to integrate security best practices into software development and infrastructure management.
• Lead incident response efforts, ensuring swift identification, mitigation, and reporting of security breaches.
• Drive security awareness training and education, cultivating a proactive, security-minded culture throughout the company.
• Evaluate and implement security technologies and tools to enhance threat detection and prevention.
• Act as the primary security liaison for external stakeholders, including customers, auditors, and regulatory bodies.
• Take an active role in all Security functions.

You have:

• 10-15 years of experience in a senior leadership Security role within a SaaS or software-driven environment, with demonstrated ability to adapt in an evolving technology landscape.
• Deep expertise in cybersecurity frameworks, risk management, and compliance requirements (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, NIST, CCPA).
• Experience with Cloud Security, DevSecOps practices, and modern security architectures.
• Deep understanding of security technologies, protocols, and frameworks.
• Experience managing incident response, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
• Experience developing and implementing AI security and governance programs to ensure the secure and ethical use of AI technologies within the company. This includes risk assessment, compliance with regulatory standards, security controls, and continuous monitoring of AI systems to mitigate potential threats and vulnerabilities
• A passion for fostering a culture of security consciousness and continuous improvement.

Reasons to join us:

• Help build & support the best martech product ever, period.
• Take advantage of great opportunities for career advancement.
• Empower big name brands to achieve their marketing goals.
• Be a part of a growing, remote-first team with employees based in the Netherlands, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and beyond.
• Thrive in a multi-cultural environment with a values-driven work culture that has been thoughtfully crafted to enable growth and foster inclusion from the very beginning.

About BlueConic:

BlueConic is the operating system that puts data into action for marketing and growth doers. Our vision is one where marketers achieve their long-held, rarely realized ambitions of blending creativity with data, and performance with agility. With BlueConic, this ambition becomes a reality, transforming the relationship between brands and consumers. More than 500 businesses worldwide rely on BlueConic to unlock their full customer data potential, including Forbes, Heineken, Mattel, Michelin, Telia Company, and VF Corp.

As a group, we are driven by “building the dream” - the collective passion, ethic, vision, and set of values channeled by a group to achieve a common goal of being extraordinary. Our goal is for BlueConic to be a fun, productive, welcoming, and safe space where BlueCrew members of all races and ethnicities, gender identities, gender expressions, sexual orientations, physical abilities, neurodivergences, physical appearances, socioeconomic backgrounds, life experiences, nationalities, ages, religions, and beliefs are empowered to be able to make an outsized impact every day – for customers, for partners, for employees.