Vp It & Security

Later is founded on two success stories that began in 2014: Mavrck, the industry-leading influencer marketing solution (now Later Influence™), and Later, the best social media management platform (now Later Social™) and first-to-market link in bio tool, Later Link in Bio. In 2024, Mavrck and Later officially joined together as one unified business, with a shared vision: to enable the world to make a living with their creativity. We're now on a mission to build the world's first Social Revenue Platform.

We're trusted by the top social platforms, with partnerships and integrations with Meta, TikTok, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Pinterest.

We enable marketers to create high-performing content and engage in authentic collaborations with creators to reach new audiences, drive engagement, and generate predictable ROI. 

About this position: As the Head of IT & Security at Later, you will shape and lead our IT and security strategy, safeguarding our platform, applications, and user data. Your responsibilities include developing security policies, conducting risk assessments, and collaborating across teams to maintain a secure environment for our rapidly growing social media marketing tool. You will also oversee the internal technology strategy, infrastructure, and operations, ensuring seamless support for business objectives. In this role, you'll balance strategic oversight with hands-on management to optimize resources and mitigate risks.

What you'll be doing: Security Leadership & Risk Management

Develop and maintain a comprehensive security strategy aligned with Later's goals, integrating security into company-wide decisions. Lead cybersecurity, data protection, and compliance efforts (GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2, ISO 27001). Oversee risk assessments, vulnerability audits, and disaster recovery (HA/DR) processes, creating response plans to mitigate potential breaches. Customer & Team Engagement

Collaborate with GTM, Support, and Services teams to address customer security needs, providing assessments, updates, and feedback loops for deal closures. Build and mentor a high-performing security team, fostering security awareness across departments. Collaborate with product, engineering, and legal teams on security in new developments. Security Operations & Infrastructure

Oversee security operations, including threat monitoring, intrusion detection, and infrastructure improvements (firewalls, encryption, access controls). Define, develop and roll out the Security Incident Management process across the organization Ensure seamless IT infrastructure management, from networks to databases, system updates, and cybersecurity protocols, while maintaining business continuity with backup and disaster recovery plans. Education, Advocacy & Compliance

Lead security training programs to raise awareness, ensuring employees follow best practices and comply with industry standards (GDPR, HIPAA). Develop IT policies for data management, licensing, and security, while continuously monitoring and improving security practices. Technology & Digital Transformation

Align IT and security strategies with business objectives, managing budgets, and staying current with emerging technologies. Lead large-scale IT and security projects (system implementations, cloud migrations), driving digital transformation with cutting-edge tools (cloud, AI, IoT) to enhance processes. Manage relationships with external vendors and ensure high service delivery standards. We are committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best and most rewarding work of your career. If you identify with any of the following, we encourage you to apply!

Minimum 7-10 years in IT & Cybersecurity, with at least 3 years in a leadership role, ideally within a SaaS or tech company environment. Proficient in modern security architecture, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP), encryption, firewalls, and network security protocols. Expertise in privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA) and industry standards like SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, PII/PCI and incident response frameworks. Experience managing vulnerability assessments, threat detection, incident response, and risk mitigation strategies in dynamic environments. Proven ability to build, mentor, and lead security teams, fostering a security-first culture throughout an organization. Experience working cross-functionally with product, engineering, legal, and HR teams to ensure holistic security strategies. Experience in supporting GTM functions of Sales, Marketing, Services and Support Ability to stay current with evolving cybersecurity trends, emerging threats, and best practices, while continuously improving security policies and procedures. How you work:  You're proactive and results-driven, always taking initiative, aligning your actions with company goals, and delivering consistent outcomes.  Strategic and forward-thinking, you balance immediate needs with long-term opportunities to drive impactful, innovative results. Your curiosity fuels success, keeping you sharp on industry trends, competition, and our cross-functional business dynamics.  Adaptable and resourceful, you handle shifting priorities with ease, manage your time effectively, and know when to ask for support. You share insights to help the team stay ahead and make informed decisions. You bring positivity and resilience to every challenge, tackling obstacles with grit and optimism that inspires those around you.  You lead with emotional intelligence, building trust, supporting others, encouraging growth, and fostering strong relationships through empathy and collaboration.  Our approach to compensation: We take a market-based & data-driven approach to compensation. We leverage data from trusted third-party compensation sources to help us understand the market value of a role based on function, level, geographic location, and scope. We evaluate compensation bi-annually, including performance and market-related factors.

Our salaries are benchmarked against market Total Cash Compensation for the geographic location of our job posting. Compensation for some roles is structured as On Target Earnings (OTE = base + commission/variable) while for others it is structured as Salary only.

To comply with local legislation and ensure transparency, we share salary ranges on all job postings. Skills, experience and other factors help determine the final salary we offer which may vary from the original range posted. 

Additionally, all permanent team members are granted stock options and are eligible to participate in various benefits plans as part of their overall compensation package.

Salary:  

$250,000 - 265,000 OTE

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Where we work We have hubs in Boston, MA; Vancouver, BC; Toronto, ON; and Vancouver, WA. We post our positions in the location(s) where we are open to having the successful candidate be located. 

Diversity, inclusion, and accessibility At Later, we are committed to fostering a culture rooted in an inclusion-first mindset at every level of the company, embracing the importance of hiring and building teams for culture add rather than culture fit. We openly build and maintain unbiased hiring, pay, and promotion practices to create a foundation for an equitable workplace, paving the way for systemic change.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or age. Please let us know if you require any accommodations or support during the recruitment process.