Head of Threat Intelligence

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Hiring Remotely in USA
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270K-302K Annually
Expert/Leader
Cybersecurity
The Role
Lead external threat intelligence and advocacy efforts: build community relationships, translate adversary activity into product insights, and drive published thought leadership and advisories to inform customers and influence product roadmap.
Summary Generated by Built In
Founded in 2017, Obsidian Security was created to close a critical gap: securing the SaaS applications where modern business happens—platforms like Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and hundreds more. 
 
Backed by top investors including Greylock, Norwest Venture Partners, and IVP, we’ve built a complete SaaS security platform to reduce risk, detect and respond to threats, and prevent breaches at the source. Our team includes leaders who helped define the categories of endpoint and identity security at CrowdStrike, Okta, Cylance, and Carbon Black. 
 
Now, we’re transforming how SaaS is secured—in the era of agentic AI. 
 
Today, Obsidian is trusted by global enterprises like Snowflake, T-Mobile, and Pure Storage. We protect more than 200 organizations across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand—including many of the world’s largest Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 companies.
 
With strong global momentum, a growing partner ecosystem including SentinelOne, Databricks, and Google Cloud, and a major fundraise on the horizon, we’re scaling quickly toward long-term growth and IPO readiness. Join us as we define the future of SaaS security!
Head of Threat IntelligenceAbout the Role

We are seeking a high-impact Threat Intelligence Evangelist as the external voice of our threat research and threat-driven products. This role sits at the intersection of threat intelligence, marketing, and go-to-market, and is responsible for building trusted industry relationships, shaping threat narratives, and translating real-world adversary activity into compelling content and customer value.

Key Responsibilities
  • Community Engagement & Intelligence Exchange: Build and maintain deep relationships within the threat intel community. Participate in timely, bi-directional threat intelligence sharing and collaboration.
  • Internal Feedback Loop: Translate external intelligence and customer pain points into actionable insights for our Product and Engineering teams to influence the product roadmap.
  • Thought Leadership & Advocacy: Work closely with marketing to publish high-quality threat intelligence content, including blogs, reports, advisories, and research summaries. You will act as a credible public spokesperson for the company’s threat intelligence efforts
Required Skills & Qualifications
  • Domain Expertise: 9+ years in Cybersecurity, with specific experience in Threat Intelligence, security research, or adversary tradecraft.
  • Communication Mastery: Exceptional public speaking skills and the ability to write for both technical and executive audiences.
  • Technical Literacy: Deep understanding of the MITRE ATT&CK® framework, Cyber Threat Frameworks, and common adversary TTPs.
  • Networking: Demonstrated experience engaging with the broader security and threat intelligence community

Employee Benefits

Our competitive benefits packages are designed to support our employees' well-being, both at work and at home.  Our US based employees enjoy:

  • Competitive compensation with equity and 401k
  • Comprehensive healthcare with dental and vision coverage
  • Flexible paid time off and paid holiday time off 
  • 12 weeks of new parent or family leave
  • Personal and professional development resources

For more details on our US benefits, or for information on our international benefits, please see here.

Pay Transparancy

Please note that the base pay range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the candidate. In addition to a competitive base salary, this position is eligible for equity awards and may be eligible for sales commission or incentive compensation based on the role or function within the company.

At Obsidian, we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and hire for talent, passion, and compassion. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to submit satisfactory proof of identity and legal authorization.  If you have a need that requires accommodation, please contact [email protected]

Information collected and processed as part of any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Obsidian’s Applicant Privacy Policy.

Base Salary Range
$270,000$302,000 USD

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The Company
Newport Beach, CA
79 Employees
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

Protect your business-critical applications by mitigating threats and reducing risk with Obsidian, the first truly comprehensive security solution for SaaS. The company is backed by Greylock Partners, Wing, GV and Norwest Venture Partners.

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