Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Our Mission:

ButterflyMX is on a mission to empower people to open and manage doors & gates from a smartphone. Our products are installed in more than 20,000+ multifamily, commercial, gated communities, and student-housing properties worldwide, including properties developed, owned, and managed by the most trusted names in real estate. Our features are designed for developers, owners, property managers, and tenants and our products lower operating costs and improve tenant satisfaction.

Our Solution:

Developers and owners no longer need to run building wiring or install in-unit hardware. Property managers can grant building access, revoke permissions, and review entry logs from an online dashboard. Residents can open doors from their smartphones, issue visitor access, and see who is trying to enter the building.

Our Culture & Values:

Fantastic people are the key to our success. As a distributed, primarily remote workforce, we’re looking for more intelligent, passionate, collaborative, ai-forward, and down-to-earth individuals to join our growing team. We’re driven by a shared commitment to excellence and innovation, grounded in our core values: We delight our customers, We take ownership, We are a community of collaborators, We speak up, We think big and do small, and We are tenacious. 

Role Overview:

As our CISO, you’ll lead and scale a small, talented security team into a world-class organization that protects our customers, employees, and partners across cloud, IoT, and enterprise systems. You’ll be responsible for shaping our security strategy, implementing practical controls that balance risk and innovation, and ensuring that security enables our growth without slowing us down.

You’ll partner closely with Engineering, Product, and Infrastructure leaders to ensure our platforms and connected devices are secure by design. You’ll partner closely with our People team to ensure that our business systems and processes are meeting high security standards. You’ll partner closely with Sales and Support leaders to build confidence in our security posture with our customers. You’ll report to the CTO and engage regularly with the executive team to ensure our strategy aligns with the company’s goals, risk appetite, and compliance obligations.

This is both a strategic and hands-on role. You’ll set direction, manage budgets, lead audits and certifications, but also dive into architecture reviews, incident response, and vendor risk assessments when needed. We’re looking for someone who can move fluidly between the boardroom and the command line. Most importantly, to be successful in this role you’ll need to be passionate about building strong, productive relationships across the organization, and about helping people to understand the real world impact of security-related work: the ‘why’ behind the ‘what’.

About You

You’re a security leader who’s earned your credibility through both technical depth and sound judgment. You thrive in an environment where security must scale without slowing innovation, and you know how to rally people around doing the right thing for the business.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the company’s security and privacy strategy
• Scale and mentor the Security team, developing great security team members as the company grows.
• Build and mature the company’s security framework, balancing pragmatism and rigor across system security, application security, infrastructure security, and device security.
• Lead security operations and incident response, ensuring the company can rapidly detect, respond to, and recover from threats.
• Oversee compliance programs (e.g., SOC 2,  GDPR, CPRA) and maintain a continuous improvement mindset beyond checkbox compliance.
• Partner with Engineering and Product to embed security into the SDLC, CI/CD pipelines, and IoT device lifecycle.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, such as executive leadership, providing actionable metrics and insights into security posture, risk trends, and emerging threats.
• Oversee vendor risk management and ensure robust controls across third-party services and integrations.
• Conduct regular security awareness training and education programs for employees.
• Evaluate and select security technologies and tools to enhance the organization's security posture.
• Build a strong security culture, from awareness and education to clear policies and positive engagement across all teams.
• Optimize the security budget and make pragmatic tradeoffs that balance protection, velocity, and business impact.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in information security, including 3+ in a leadership role at a SaaS or technology company.
• Experience securing cloud-native systems (AWS/GCP) and managing organizational security at a remote-first company.
• Deep understanding of security frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST CSF, CIS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, OWASP).
• Strong background in incident response, threat modeling, and risk management.
• Proven ability to partner with product and engineering teams to design secure, scalable architectures.
• Experience building and mentoring high-performing security teams.
• Excellent communication skills enabling you to distill complex security topics for executives, engineers, and customers alike.
• A balanced, business-first mindset: you make practical, risk-informed decisions rather than striving for theoretical perfection.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CRISC (preferred but not required).

• Comprehensive Medical (ButterflyMX covers 90% of the cost), Dental, and Vision plans (ButterflyMX covers 100% of the cost) starting day 1
• 401(k) plan with a match
• 13 paid holidays and 25 days PTO
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Quarterly self-care stipends
• HealthAdvocacy Program
• Access to optional benefits including pre-tax flexible healthcare spending accounts (FSA and HSA), Dependent Care FSA, and Commuter Benefits, as well as optional Supplemental Life, AD&D, Hospital Indemnity, Disability, Legal, Accident, Critical Illness, Pet, and Personal Liability Insurance 
• Collaborative, dynamic work environment filled with kind, smart people, who are working hard on an industry-defining product

ButterflyMX is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. You must have the authorization to work in the US to become an employee. We strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates and employees. If you need reasonable accommodations during the application or the recruiting process, please let our recruiting team know.