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7AI is the foundational AI security company, founded in 2024 by Cybereason co-founders and backed by $166 million in funding from Index Ventures, Blackstone, and others. The company pairs a federated SIEM with AI agents that detect, investigate, respond, and hunt threats, plus dedicated threat hunting and threat intelligence capabilities.
The Field CISO role is a senior executive position serving as the security voice of the company and an extension of executive leadership in the field. This is a hands-on, deal-involved role that combines customer engagement, thought leadership, and community building grounded in real operating experience.
Key responsibilities include:
- Represent 7AI's executive leadership in strategic customer, prospect, and partner engagements at the C-suite level
- Engage directly with CISOs and security executives on high-value opportunities from early alignment through decision and renewal
- Advise security leaders as a peer on SOC transformation, operating model design, risk management, and responsible AI adoption in security operations
- Partner with Account Executives and Sales Engineers on executive strategy for strategic deals, including executive mapping, business cases, and deal readouts
- Build and lead CISO community programs such as roundtables, advisory councils, and regional executive events
- Develop and deliver thought leadership through speaking engagements, podcasts, written content, and analyst/media interactions based on field insights
- Bring customer and market intelligence back to Product and Leadership to inform roadmap and positioning
- Enable the sales field on executive-level conversations and strategies to build trust with security leadership
Requirements:
- 15+ years in cybersecurity, including significant time as a CISO, Deputy CISO, or head of security operations at an enterprise organization
- Firsthand experience owning a security program, including building teams, managing budgets, and reporting to boards
- Established network and respected reputation within the CISO community
- Deep fluency in security operations, including detection and response, SOC operating models, MDR, and SIEM/SOAR
- Credible, well-formed point of view on opportunities and risks of AI in security
- Demonstrated ability to influence executive buying decisions in complex enterprise sales cycles
- Executive presence and judgment to speak on behalf of company leadership
- Exceptional communication skills in the boardroom, on stage, and in writing
- Willingness to travel for customer engagements, events, and community programs
