Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is hiring a Head of Security to lead and shape the security function for our fast-growing digital asset platform. You will own the organisation’s product, infrastructure, and internal systems security, balancing hands-on technical work with strategic leadership.
What You'll Do
- Own and manage the organisation’s overall security posture, including product, infrastructure, and internal systems.
- Secure CI/CD pipelines, container workflows, infrastructure-as-code, and deployment tooling.
- Define and enforce access controls, auditing, and logging for internal services.
- Evaluate, deploy, and manage security tools such as EDR, vulnerability scanners, and SCA solutions.
- Lead internal authentication, SSO, MFA, and identity lifecycle management.
- Implement endpoint security, employee training programs, and awareness campaigns.
- Drive compliance with SOC 1/2 and other relevant frameworks, and manage relationships with auditors, vendors, and pentesters.
- Develop internal security policies, operational processes, and playbooks to ensure organisational resilience.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in security engineering, ideally within a SaaS or tech environment.
- CISSP or equivalent certification.
- Strong expertise in cloud security, secure software development, and common vulnerabilities.
- Proven experience securing production environments and CI/CD systems.
- Familiarity with security compliance frameworks such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001.
- Experience deploying and operationalising security tools.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams.
- Pragmatic, system-oriented mindset balancing risk management and business agility.
Benefits & Compensation
- Fully remote or hybrid working options.
- 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off.
- Extra day of annual leave for every year of service.
- Mental health, wellbeing, and coaching support.
- Attractive maternity and paternity policies.
- Gym or wellness reimbursement via ClassPass.
- Apple MacBook Pro and $200 home office setup budget.
- Training and professional development budget.
- UK-specific: 4% pension contributions, private medical and dental insurance.
Work Mode
This role is based in the United Kingdom and offers fully remote or hybrid working options.



