Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Planet · San Francisco, CA
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Planet's roles stay open a median of 70 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Planet's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Planet
- high 124 stale, 12 reposted of 127 open
- Hiring momentum
- 156 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Planet's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Planet.
About this role
As the Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Planet, you will lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive information security strategy that aligns with business goals and addresses the evolving AI threat landscape. Your role involves overseeing security operations, managing budgets, and empowering teams to enhance security awareness and compliance across the organization. You will also be responsible for architecting risk management processes and incident response plans while collaborating with various stakeholders to safeguard Planet's assets and ensure effective security practices.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Planet as an employer.
What you need
- Typically 10+ years of relevant work experience
- 8+ years of leadership experience
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Deep understanding of networking and web application architecture
- Experience with operations and security facets of cloud environments (AWS and Google Cloud Platform)
- Experience with common attack scenarios across infrastructure layers
Nice to have
- Understanding of a wide range of vulnerability classes including modern adversarial AI attacks
- Track record of architecting a multi-year security roadmap
- Prior or current government security clearance
- Government national security experience
- Red team experience
What you get
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
- Generous Paid Time Off in addition to holidays and company-wide days off
- 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
- Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Home Office Reimbursement
Worth weighing
- Full-time hybrid role requiring 3 days in office
- No specific mention of salary beyond the range provided for San Francisco
- Role involves significant leadership and strategic responsibilities, which may require extensive experience and adaptability
Summarised from Planet's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Planet on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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