Explore the highest paying CISO roles across different industries on Ladders. Your next career step into Information Security starts here.
A Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is a senior-level executive responsible for developing and implementing an information security program, which includes procedures and policies designed to protect enterprise communications, systems and assets from both internal and external threats.
With the rise in digital threats, the demand for experienced, skilled CISO personnel is higher than ever – providing fantastic career prospects for those passionate about information security.
Business Development Executive
$190K - $210K *
Shape the future of government business development by cultivating strategic relationships, identifying growth opportunities, and leading teams to secure new contracts in dynamic federal markets, all...
2 weeks ago
$70K - $95K *
Accelerate progress at our organization by defending against security threats, configuring tools, enhancing monitoring programs, and supporting compliance. Collaborate closely with IT and product team...
1 month ago
Principal Advisor, Center of Excellence (AI) | Remote, USA
$130K - $180K *
Partner with us to design and implement advanced security solutions leveraging AI, ensuring robust programs tailored to client needs while driving thought leadership within an evolving landscape...
3 weeks ago
Client Executive - Public Sector Northeast
$95K - $125K *
Champion business development by managing client relationships, executing sales strategies, and driving growth through innovative solutions and collaboration in the technology sector. Emphasis on cons...
3 weeks ago
$165K - $199K *
Innovate the support operating model by leveraging automation and agentic AI to transform customer issue resolution, enhancing efficiency and scalability without proportional headcount growth...
2 weeks ago
Director of Sales Engineering, Majors (EST)
$130K - $180K *
Lead the charge in defining technical sales strategies and mentoring a dynamic team of Sales Engineers, ensuring successful execution of complex sales cycles and delivering impactful, tailored solutio...
3 weeks ago
Lead Engineer, Secure Client Engineering
$168K - $183K *
Contribute to secure software development by leading design and implementation efforts, mentoring engineers and addressing complex challenges in client-side applications across multiple platforms incl...
Reposted yesterday
$87K - $134K *
Contribute to enhancing information security practices across the organization. Collaborate with teams to assess designs, recommend secure solutions, and manage vulnerabilities, ensuring effective gov...
2 weeks ago
$140K - $180K *
Lead the charge in safeguarding AI deployments by assessing risks, monitoring threats, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Drive AI security initiatives and train teams on best practices to prot...
2 weeks ago
Corporate Governance, Risk, and Compliance Analyst
$90K - $120K *
Empower compliance by leading RMF authorizations and integrating security across engineering. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to automate control testing for streamlined audit readiness amidst...
Yesterday
Vice President, ACM Information Security, CISO
$220K - $250K *
Lead and enhance the information security framework ensuring compliance, safeguarding data, and managing cyber risks for a global enterprise while aligning security initiatives with business objective...
3 weeks ago
$200K - $250K *
Transform secure software development practices in a cross-functional role, partnering with Engineering and Security to implement scalable security standards and controls throughout the software lifec...
Reposted 1 week ago
$200K - $250K *
Join a team that's enhancing secure software development practices. Drive DevSecOps initiatives across teams, integrating effective standards and controls from code inception to production while reduc...
Reposted 2 weeks ago
Head of Infrastructure & Security
$130K - $180K *
Shape the future of global infrastructure and security strategy, leading a distributed team to build enterprise-grade systems. Drive cloud architecture, improve reliability, and enhance security compl...
3 weeks ago
Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) Analyst (Remote)
$85K - $120K *
Help us manage third-party risks by assessing vendor security and enhancing our risk policies, collaborating with teams across the organization to streamline processes and provide critical insights th...
Reposted 6 days ago
Sr. Sales Enablement Specialist
$94K - $120K *
Shape the future of sales training with a key role in developing and delivering effective learning programs. Collaborate with sales leaders, enhance skills, and drive performance across the sales orga...
1 week ago
Director of Services - US West
$150K - $200K *
Engage in leading a dynamic team dedicated to delivering top-notch offensive security engagements, ensuring delivery quality and client satisfaction, while collaborating with sales to expand accounts...
2 weeks ago
$160K - $200K *
Lead a multifaceted security research team to develop innovative data collection and analysis methodologies, enhance product features, and address strategic technical challenges in a collaborative env...
Yesterday
Incident Response Engagement-Lead
$90K - $130K *
Lead incident response efforts by guiding organizations through cyber incidents, ensuring effective communication among stakeholders, managing project timelines, and providing clear forensic reporting...
Yesterday
Staff Information Security Engineer - AI First
$170K - $220K *
Drive innovation by safeguarding AI systems while implementing robust security measures. Collaborate with diverse teams to ensure efficient AI integration and risk management, balancing security requi...
2 weeks ago
Senior Research Engineer, Threat Intelligence
$140K - $150K *
Manage the research-to-production pipeline by engineering solutions that transform threat intelligence findings into actionable detection artifacts, collaborating cross-functionally to enhance system...
1 week ago
Senior Research Engineer, Threat Intelligence
$140K - $150K *
Join our dynamic Threat Intelligence team to transform research insights into production-ready artifacts and enhance cybersecurity solutions by building robust platforms and detection capabilities tha...
1 week ago
Senior Research Engineer, Threat Intelligence
$140K - $150K *
Join the Threat Intelligence team to transform research findings into production-ready artifacts, enabling seamless integration into security products while collaborating with cross-functional teams f...
1 week ago
Senior Research Engineer, Threat Intelligence
$140K - $150K *
Lead the charge in transforming research artifacts into production-ready solutions. Collaborate with teams to enhance threat intelligence systems, ensuring clear handoffs and effective signal integrat...
1 week ago
Senior Research Engineer, Threat Intelligence
$140K - $150K *
Tackle the challenge of transforming threat research outputs into actionable production-ready artifacts while spearheading engineering efforts for our threat intelligence platform in a dynamic, collab...
1 week ago
What skills are required for a CISO role?
A successful CISO must possess great communication, leadership, and strategic planning skills, along with a deep understanding of information security and risk management.
What are the responsibilities of a CISO?
Major responsibilities include securing both company and customer information, creating and implementing security strategies, and ensuring compliance with national and international regulations.
What industries employ CISOs?
CISOs are in demand across nearly all industries, with particularly high demand in tech, finance, and healthcare sectors.