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Chief Information Security Officer (Part-time)

Remote - United States · Exec · Part-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 152 days ago
Distributed SystemsGitSQLCloud PlatformsAgentic AICybersecurityIncident ResponseComplianceSalesLogisticsZero TrustLeadershipCommunicationPublic Speaking

About the role

  • This role will be responsible for defining and executing a comprehensive information security, risk management, and compliance program that protects TiDB's products, infrastructure, customers, and employees.

Responsibilities

  • Define, implement, and continuously evolve TiDB's global information security strategy and roadmap.
  • Drive adoption of best practices in application security, data security, and infrastructure hardening.
  • Establish and maintain a comprehensive risk management framework aligned with ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA, and other relevant standards.

Requirements

  • Proven experience leading security at a global SaaS, cloud infrastructure, or database company.
  • Strong knowledge of security frameworks and regulations (ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, GDPR, etc.).
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and DevSecOps practices.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead incident response and crisis management.
  • Excellent communication and executive presence; comfortable engaging with boards, regulators, and enterprise customers.
  • Fluent public speaker or participates actively in a public facing security community.

Skills

  • TiDB is the proven enterprise database foundation for the AI era.
  • Cost, scale, downtime, and complexity.
  • With a distributed SQL architecture that is already battle-tested at enterprise scale.
  • In a world where AI agents need to work on fresh data, act safely, and scale economically, TiDB is not another database add-on.
  • It is the highway system for agentic workloads.

Compensation

  • The annual anticipated base salary range for U.S. candidates for this role is USD $100,000 to $140,000K.
  • Four zones are applied with different levels of the pay range.
  • More details of the Geo Differential Pay Policy will be discussed during the HR conversation.
  • The actual individual base pay will depend on various factors such as the complexity and responsibility of the role, work locations, job levels, and relevant experience and skills.
  • This role is also eligible to participate in TiDB's Bonus and Equity Plan, as well as our Sales Compensation Plan if it is a sales role.
  • In order to comply with local legislation and provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges on all US job postings regardless of desired hiring location.

Benefits

  • Other benefits include health insurance, flexible vacation time, paid holidays, and parental leave.

Company info

  • We are seeking a part-time Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to lead TiDB's global security strategy.
  • Engage directly with enterprise customers to build trust in TiDB's security practices.
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