Trail of Bits
High-end cybersecurity consultancy with a real-world attacker mentality.
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Consulting Director

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About Trail of Bits

Trail of Bits helps secure the world’s most targeted organizations and products. We combine high-end security research with a real-world attacker mentality to reduce risk and fortify code.


As a cybersecurity research and consulting firm, we serve clients in the defense, tech, finance, and blockchain industries. We help with their most difficult security challenges by designing and building new technology, researching new techniques to advance the state of practice, and reviewing the security of the latest available technology products before they hit the market.


Our team consumes, produces, and presents research as a natural part of doing business. When we make new discoveries or developments, we strive to share our knowledge and release our tools as open-source. It’s a practice that’s earned us industry accolades and helped contribute to our double-digit bottom-line growth.


Role

We are looking for a consulting director for our Assurance Practice to continue to build and lead a global team of security researchers. You will participate in pre-sales activities to understand client pain points, describe potential solutions, and be involved in proposal development. Ensure and oversee quality delivery of services both from a technical and non-technical perspective. Communicate with internal stakeholders and external clients throughout the audit delivery process. Manage the delivery of all application security services including code review, report building, and client read-outs.


In this role, you will also manage your consulting organization to metrics such as utilization, revenue, sales, and customer satisfaction. Your input will directly affect the trajectory of our business by finding the best clients to achieve our mission.

Responsibilities

  • Manage, recruit, and develop a high-performing consulting team in a fast and continuously changing environment.
  • Enable a team of security researchers to engage with multiple high-profile projects in discovering and addressing information security problems.
  • Act as an escalation point to review work, provide feedback to our engineers, and act as a central point of contact to our customers.
  • Work with the Assurance Practice VP, and Engineering Directors to support cutting-edge examination of code that makes high assurance software function safely and securely.
  • Support a geographically distributed team of security researchers and engineers.
  • Maintain and improve customer relationships through delegating and delivering on scopes.
  • Work closely with Project Managers on client work.
  • Ensure technical excellence standards are maintained throughout each project.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of work experience in application, infrastructure, or general security consulting, including 3+ years of proven hands-on management experience of consulting teams.
  • Ability to understand basic code review.
  • Proven experience building productive relationships with customers and partners.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience recruiting and managing geographically distributed security consulting teams.
  • Demonstrated experience in solving complex, systemic issues that require creative thinking and solutions.
  • Experience with multiple programming languages, with the ability to learn new languages quickly.
  • Ability to work and adapt in a changing and technical industry and work environment.
  • A startup mentality with a bias to action and the ability to flex in a fast-paced environment.
  • Prior experience working remotely. Strong personal organizational skills and a love for self-time management.
  • Deep understanding and continuous education of security threats and application security in general.
  • Experience running a tech startup or company division is a plus.
  • Must live in the United States.

Company Perks

  • Before, during and after COVID-19, our workforce works flexibly. Many employees choose to work from home around the globe. As long as you deliver against your goals, we encourage you to harness your personal working style to let you work best.
  • Liberal expense policy for acquiring the equipment and software that help you do your job. If we need hardware to work effectively, we buy it. 
  • We offer exceptional and tailored technical, leadership and organizational training for our team members. Everyone is encouraged to identify additional opportunities for personal professional growth with working at Trail of Bits.
  • We routinely highlight the amazing work our employees do via our blog, product offerings, and conference talks. We celebrate you!
  • We're at the forefront of a number of markets and have the internal expertise and the ambition to capitalize on those opportunities. Our employees see their work in use and valued by many others.

Benefits for US Employees

  • Multiple generous health, vision, and dental insurance plans including no-monthly-premium options supporting individuals and families through JustWorks.
  • Ancillary benefits including life and disability insurance, pre-tax commuter benefits, free Citi Bike membership, access to a HealthAdvocate, a healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and a free One Medical membership.
  • 4 months paid parental leave.
  • 401k with 5% company matching through Betterment.
  • Moving expenses: $5,000 one-time.
  • Charitable donations matching up to $2,000.
  • One time $1,000 at home office expense stipend.
  • $500/year personal learning & development budget. 
  • Executive coaching for managers and above.
  • Options for coworking space (some restrictions may apply). 
  • Bonuses for recruiting, public speaking, tool releases, blog posts, academic posters, proposals, and whitepapers, and end-of-year bonuses based on company, team, and personal performance.
  • 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year.
  • 14 company holidays per year.
  • Carbon offsets for your personal and corporate carbon emissions through Project Wren.
  • Manage your student loans right alongside your 401(k) in Betterment.

Dedication to diversity, equity & inclusion

Trail of Bits is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace where our employees can thrive and be themselves! We welcome all persons into our community. We embrace the diversity of gender, gender identity or expression, race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical and mental disabilities, medical condition, genetic characteristic, sexual orientation, marital status, family care or medical leave status, military or veteran status, or perceived membership in any of these groups.

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What are Trail of Bits Perks + Benefits

Trail of Bits Benefits Overview

Empowered Living
From the moment you start, our holistic approach takes care of you and your family with fully company-covered insurance packages — health, dental, vision, disability, and life. We complement this with a solid 401(k) match of 5% of your base salary to build your future financial health. Plus, to maintain a healthy work-life balance, you're entitled to 4 weeks (20 days) of paid vacation (unless otherwise mandated by jurisdictional regulations), with the flexibility to add more.

Nurturing New Beginnings
Embracing life's milestones is part of our ethos. As you welcome new family members, our 4 months of parental leave ensures you're fully present in those precious early moments. And if relocating to the vibrant heart of New York City is part of your journey, we make the move smoother with a $5,000 relocation assistance.

Work & Life Enrichment
We recognize that a fulfilling career transcends the confines of the office. That's why we offer an initial $1,000 Working-from-Home (WFH) stipend to set up your ideal home office, ensuring productivity and comfort in your workspace. Our commitment to your continuous learning and development comes with a yearly $750 L&D stipend, encouraging you to grow your skills and knowledge. To foster our united spirit, we bring everyone together for an all-company celebration, with all travel and accommodation provided, to recognize our shared successes and strengthen our community bonds.

Community Impact
Integral to our culture is a dedication to exerting a positive influence beyond our workplace, where we annually match your philanthropic contributions up to $2,000. Our commitment also extends to environmental responsibility, where employees can participate in Project Wren, a subscription service that offsets their carbon footprint through climate change initiatives.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Mandated unconscious bias training
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Transgender health care benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Pay transparency
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Relocation assistance
Fitness stipend
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education stipend
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications

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