Field CISO

The Role

The Field CISO for North America is a senior executive-facing role responsible for bridging customer security strategy, market insight, and revenue growth. Reporting directly to the CRO, this leader will partner closely with Sales, Product, Marketing, Customer Success, and Alliances to accelerate enterprise adoption and deepen executive relationships with CISOs, CIOs, and security leaders.

The Field CISO serves as a trusted advisor to customers and prospects, translating emerging security challenges into business outcomes enabled by Torq’s platform.

What You’ll Do

• Build trusted relationships with enterprise CISOs, CIOs, Boards, and security executives across North America.
• Partner with account teams on strategic enterprise opportunities and key customer engagements.
• Advise customers on security operations modernization, AI-driven security workflows, threat response, and operational resilience.
• Represent customer perspectives internally to influence product strategy and go-to-market priorities.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CRO and sales leadership team on enterprise market trends and competitive positioning.
• Support complex sales cycles through executive briefings, workshops, architecture discussions, and strategic advisory sessions.
• Help develop differentiated messaging for Fortune 500 and large enterprise accounts.
• Collaborate with marketing on thought leadership campaigns, webinars, analyst engagements, and industry events.
• Act as a visible external voice for Torq at conferences, executive roundtables, podcasts, and customer events.
• Publish and present perspectives on SecOps automation, AI in cybersecurity, SOC transformation, and operational efficiency.
• Build relationships with analysts, strategic partners, and cybersecurity communities.
• Provide structured feedback to Product and Engineering teams based on field engagement and customer requirements.
• Track competitive dynamics, emerging threats, regulatory developments, and enterprise security priorities.
• Help shape roadmap alignment with evolving market demands.

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years of cybersecurity leadership experience, including experience as a CISO, Deputy CISO, or senior security executive.
• Strong understanding of:
• Security Operations (SOC)
• SIEM/XDR ecosystems
• SOAR and automation platforms
• Incident response and threat detection
• Cloud and identity security
• AI-driven security operations
• Proven success engaging executive stakeholders in large enterprise environments.
• Experience supporting enterprise sales or customer-facing strategic engagements.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts for executive audiences.
• Ability to travel across North America as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in high-growth SaaS or cybersecurity startups.
• Familiarity with enterprise buying motions and cybersecurity procurement processes.
• Existing relationships within the North American CISO community.
• Experience working with analysts such as Gartner, Forrester, or IDC.
• Background in automation, orchestration, or operational transformation initiatives.