About the job

Join the Cybersecurity Marketplace Redefining How Startups Access Security Leadership

Fractional CISO - Independent Consultant

Remote · Flexible Engagement · Multiple Positions Available

The opportunity

We're building the first dedicated marketplace connecting startups with world-class fractional CISOs and we're looking for experienced security leaders to be part of it from day one.

Startups are scaling fast and facing real security challenges. They need senior guidance, but not a full-time hire. That's where you come in.

As a fractional CISO on our platform, you set your terms, choose your clients, and deliver the strategic security leadership that early-stage companies desperately need on a schedule that works for you.

What you'll do

Depending on client engagements, your work will typically include developing security strategies and roadmaps aligned to startup growth stages, advising on compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR), leading risk assessments and security architecture decisions, preparing startups for investor due diligence and enterprise sales security reviews, and building security culture from the ground up in fast-moving teams.

Who you are

You have 10+ years in cybersecurity with at least 3 years in a CISO or senior security leadership role. You've worked with or inside startups and understand their speed, constraints, and priorities. You can translate complex security risk into plain business language and you're comfortable owning the security conversation at board and executive level. You're looking for variety, autonomy, and the ability to make real impact across multiple companies simultaneously.

What we offer

Early access to a curated pipeline of vetted startup clients, a platform built specifically for security professionals (not a generic freelance marketplace), full control over your rate, availability, and engagement terms, a community of peers at the same level, and visibility to hundreds of businesses actively looking for fractional security leadership.

This is not a job. It's a practice.

We're not hiring employees, we're partnering with independent security leaders who want to build something on their own terms. If you've been thinking about going fractional, or you're already doing it and want better client access, this is your platform.

Apply to join the marketplace

We're onboarding our founding cohort of fractional CISOs now. Spots are limited to maintain quality on both sides of the marketplace.

Apply today and shape the future of startup security.

• Developing security strategies and roadmaps aligned to startup growth stages
• Advising on compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR)
• Leading risk assessments and security architecture decisions
• Preparing startups for investor due diligence and enterprise sales security reviews
• Building security culture from the ground up in fast-moving teams

• Cybersecurity
• CISO
• Security Leadership
• Compliance Frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR)
• Risk Assessments
• Security Architecture
• Investor Due Diligence
• Enterprise Sales Security Reviews
• Security Culture Building
• Business Language Translation
• Board and Executive Level Communication

• 10+ years in cybersecurity
• At least 3 years in a CISO or senior security leadership role
• Experience with or within startups
• Understanding of startup speed, constraints, and priorities
• Ability to translate complex security risk into plain business language
• Comfortable owning the security conversation at board and executive level
• Looking for variety, autonomy, and the ability to make real impact across multiple companies simultaneously