Head of Security

Hybrid - San Francisco, CA (3 days/week)

Base $300k - $350k + Competitive Equity

FutureTech Recruitment is partnered with a $240M funded Series C AI x HealthTech company backed by a16z, Kleiner Perkins, and the OpenAI Startup Fund. Their AI platform is live across 50+ major health systems in North America, integrated directly with leading EHRs, and recognised as the #1 platform in its category by KLAS Research. Unicorn valuation, 7+ year runway.

Security is a P0 priority. They’re now hiring a Head of Security - a TLM-shaped player-coach who will own the security roadmap, build and lead a lean team (inheriting 2, growing to 4 by EOY, doubling by end of next year), and turn security maturity into a direct revenue driver by interfacing with CISOs at large health systems. This is not a GRC or compliance role - it’s an engineering leadership role with real product and business impact.

Responsibilities

Define and own the security roadmap across product, cloud, corporate systems, and operations - balancing risk reduction with company velocity
Build, hire, and lead a high-performing security team from the ground up
Set the bar for application and infrastructure security - embedding secure-by-default patterns into product design and shipping
Own incident response end-to-end: detection, investigation, communication, and systemic fixes
Interface with CISOs at large enterprise customers to improve security posture and enable sales - turning security maturity into a revenue driver
Lead security reviews, audits, and customer conversations (HIPAA, SOC 2) to build and maintain trust
Oversee identity, device security, internal systems, and access controls as the company scales

Requirements

6+ years in security engineering with deep expertise in application security and/or cloud security
3+ years leading and growing security teams - ideally built a security function 0-to-1 at a startup
Strong software engineering background - shipped production code within the last 1-2 years
Breadth across security pillars: AppSec, CloudSec, CorpSec, Incident Response
Experience in a regulated industry (HealthTech, FinTech, crypto) or at a company with a high bar for security (Stripe, Figma, Netflix, Databricks calibre)
Comfortable across Python, Node.js, Go, TypeScript, and AWS
Leverages AI and automation to solve security challenges
TLM/player-coach mindset - genuinely wants to stay technical, not pure strategy
Strong communicator - credible interfacing with enterprise CISOs
Based in SF or willing to travel frequently to the Bay Area

Tech Stack

Python, Node.js, Go, TypeScript, React, AWS, Application Security, Cloud Security, HIPAA, SOC 2, Incident Response, Threat Modelling, Identity & Access Management, DevSecOps

$240M funded, unicorn valuation, a16z and Kleiner Perkins backed, and #1 in category. A rare Head of Security role with direct revenue impact, real ownership, and a founding mandate to build world-class security at the intersection of AI and enterprise healthcare. If you’re a deeply technical security leader who thrives in high-stakes, fast-moving environments, we’d love to hear from you.

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