Vice President, Threat Detection & Response

Responsibilities: Lead the entire TD&R function across all sub-departments, taking deep personal ownership of strategic bets, organizational structure, and measurable business outcomes. (Outcome-Obsessed) Own the long-term TD&R system design rather than day-to-day queue management, empowering your directors and managers to run with absolute clarity. Partner with Product and Innovation teams to execute a credible agentic SOC roadmap, proving that you give more than you take by creating extreme value and building deep trust across internal teams. (Give More Than We Take) Drive measurable threat detection and response outcomes, including mean time to detect and respond (MTTx), detection coverage, quality, and operational consistency. Lead the major change management and cultural shifts required for the agentic SOC transition, using open candor to address dissent publicly, eliminate toxicity, and build analyst trust through transparency. (Candor) Spot systemic operational bottlenecks, tool friction, or analyst burnout risks, and build the solutions yourself without waiting for a formal invitation or permission. (Give a $h*t) Build a resilient, unshakeable leadership bench of senior directors and managers who can navigate high-pressure incidents and operational chaos with a calm warrior spirit. (Warrior Spirit) Prioritize fast innovation and high-impact security wins, making decisions based on available frontline signals and iterating rapidly to stay ahead of evolving threat actors. (Perfect Imperfection) What You Bring to the Team 10+ years of experience leading modern security operations, threat detection and response, incident response, threat hunting, or closely related cybersecurity functions. 5+ years of experience leading through other managers and directors across a multi-functional business unit, not just managing a single execution workflow. Proven success in creating and executing a strategic plan for a major security function with full accountability for organizational design and resource decisions. Strong business judgment and an intellectual honesty that connects security metrics to customer retention, margin, and company growth. A clear, technical point of view on where automation scales security operations and where human judgment must remain primary. Demonstrated ability to build leadership depth, cultivate a healthy and accountable team culture, and communicate complex technical risks in plain language to board members and execu tive teams. What We Offer: 100% remote work environment - since our founding in 2015 Generous paid time off policy, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays 12 weeks of paid parental leave Highly competitive and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits plans 401(k) with a 5% contribution regardless of employee contribution Life and Disability insurance plans Stock options for all full-time employees One-time $500 reimbursement for building/upgrading home office Annual allowance for education and professional development assistance $75 USD/month digital reimbursement Access to the BetterUp platform for coaching, personal, and professional growth Huntress is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where every single member of our team is valued, has a voice, and is empowered to come to work every day just as they are. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other legally protected status. We do discriminate against hackers who try to exploit businesses of all sizes. Accommodations: If you require reasonable accommodation to complete this application, interview, or pre-employment testing or participate in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to accommodations@huntresslabs.com . Please note that non-accommodation requests to this inbox will not receive a response. Huntress uses artificial intelligence tools to assist in reviewing and evaluating job applications, including resume screening, skills assessment, and candidate matching and comparisons. These AI tools support our human recruiters in the initial review process, but do not make final hiring decisions without human involvement. By submitting your application, you acknowledge this use of AI in our recruitment process. Please review our Candidate Privacy Notice for more details on our practices and your data privacy rights. #BI-Remote