Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)Active

Cohere
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The opportunity

Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems.

What you'll do

  • Define and Scale Cohere’s Security Strategy: Define and execute Cohere’s overarching information security strategy in alignment with business priorities and long-term company growth.

  • Build a Modern Risk, Governance & Compliance Program: Lead Cohere in identifying, assessing, and mitigating security risk across all business functions.

  • Secure AI Systems and Technical Infrastructure: Lead the security architecture strategy across Cohere’s cloud and on-premises environments, ensuring resilient, scalable, and secure systems across the organization.

  • Lead Through Influence, Communication & Culture: Build and lead high-performing security teams across multiple disciplines while fostering a strong security-minded culture throughout the organization.

  • Enable Secure AI Adoption and Customer Trust: Partner with product, modelling, and engineering teams to support the secure development and deployment of AI systems and enterprise solutions.

  • A proven track record as a CISO or SVP of Security in high-growth technology: organizations — ideally companies building or deploying AI systems at scale.

What they're looking for

  • Strong experiences developing and executing enterprise security programs: coupled with experience scaling security capabilities alongside company growth.
  • Deep expertise across cloud security, DevSecOps, enterprise infrastructure,: and AI/ML security, alongside strong familiarity with modern regulatory frameworks, governance expectations, and compliance requirements.
  • Experience operating within public company environments and an understanding: of the complexities of cybersecurity governance, enterprise risk management, audit readiness, and SEC disclosure expectations.
  • Experience preparing organizations for IPO readiness and scaling security: programs through periods of rapid growth is highly valuable.