VP, Information Security

A blunt, clear, and high-integrity communication style and board-level communication skills. A strong track record of building and scaling security programs in high-growth, cloud-native tech environments ($50-200M+ ARR). Experience leading security in multi-cloud-native, SaaS, or API-first environments, and in data centres. A leadership style that emphasises accountability, risk prevention and mitigation, and long-term resilience. Proven track record of building security culture across engineering, product, sales, and finance teams. Strong knowledge of DevSecOps practices, secure software development, and modern CI/CD pipelines. Hands-on experience with incident response and crisis management in global settings. Vision for AI governance and ethical risk management, beyond just technical security. Familiarity with threat modeling for AI systems (prompt injection, model poisoning, data leakage). Experience building security culture in engineering-heavy organisations (developer-first security). Experience supporting international teams and operations across multiple regions, and the cultural requirements of these operations. Experience leading Security teams across disciplines: application security, infrastructure, incident response, compliance, business-continuity, and secure software development lifecycle management. A strong background in data privacy and compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, SOC2, ISO 27001, C5). The ability to lead through ambiguity and scale processes for a global, remote-first organisation.

Serve as Algolia’s most senior authority on information security and cyber risk. Advise the CEO and Executive Leadership Team (ELT) directly. Partner across Engineering, Product, Legal, IT, and GTM leadership to design, implement, and enforce policies, controls, and procedures. Enable business growth through security. Lead incident response and resilience. Inculcate and embed a security-first mindset across the company. Shape and lead the security posture of AI initiatives. Recruit, inspire, and lead a globally distributed security organisation. Lead continuous improvement programs for the Information Security organisation’s training, skills development, and career progression. Represent Algolia externally. Create force multipliers by establishing objective, well-shared security data, intelligence, and knowledge. Define and deliver measurable success.