North America Hybrid

Obsidian Security is hiring a Head of Threat Intelligence

About the Role

Lead the voice of threat research by representing the company’s intelligence capabilities externally while guiding internal strategy. This role connects real-world cyber threats with product innovation, ensuring that intelligence drives both customer value and market positioning.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and sustain trusted relationships across the global threat intelligence community to enable timely, two-way information exchange
  • Translate observed adversary behaviors and customer challenges into clear, strategic inputs for product and engineering roadmaps
  • Collaborate with marketing to produce authoritative, technically sound content—including reports, advisories, and research summaries—that communicates emerging threats
  • Represent the organization as a credible speaker and subject matter expert in public forums, media, and industry events
  • Shape narratives around cyber threats using frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK® to make technical insights accessible to diverse audiences

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 9 years in cybersecurity, with a focus on threat intelligence, adversary tradecraft, or security research
  • Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly, both in writing and public speaking, to technical and executive stakeholders
  • Strong working knowledge of cyber threat frameworks, including MITRE ATT&CK®, and common tactics, techniques, and procedures used by adversaries
  • History of active participation in the security research community through collaboration, publication, or leadership roles

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range of $270,000 – $302,000 USD, with equity, 401k, and performance-based incentives. Comprehensive healthcare coverage includes medical, dental, and vision. Flexible paid time off and 12 weeks of family leave are offered. Ongoing support for personal and professional growth is provided.

Work Environment

This is a hybrid role open to candidates in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. The organization values flexibility, inclusion, and diverse perspectives, and is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer that hires based on talent, passion, and empathy.

Required Skills
Threat IntelligenceMITRE ATT&CK®Cyber Threat Frameworksadversary TTPssecurity researchpublic speakingtechnical writingexecutive communicationcybersecurity community engagement Threat IntelligenceCybersecurityMITRE ATT&CK® frameworkCyber Threat Frameworksadversary TTPssecurity researchadversary tradecraftpublic speakingtechnical writingexecutive communicationsecurity community engagement
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Obsidian Security
Obsidian Security builds a complete SaaS security platform to reduce risk, detect and respond to threats, and prevent breaches at the source, securing platforms like Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and hundreds more. The company focuses on securing SaaS applications in the era of agentic AI and is trusted by global enterprises including Snowflake, T-Mobile, and Pure Storage.
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Category security
Posted 17 days ago