Vice President, Information Security

Description Uplight is creating a new category of energy. We make software that manages energy resources in homes and businesses—including things like smart thermostats, electric vehicles, solar panels, storage batteries, heat pumps, and even people’s behavior—to generate, shift, or save energy to balance the grid, making it more efficient and reliable. This creates clean energy capacity that can be used by the power grid instead of burning more fossil fuels.

Our solutions accelerate the transition to clean energy and save money for energy customers.

We are looking for a VP, Information Security (CISO) to drive our company forward, and help us lead the clean energy revolution! We are seeking a strategic VP, Information Security (CISO) to lead our enterprise security, privacy, and risk programs. You will serve as a trusted advisor to customers, partners, investors, and other industry stakeholders while scaling our impact across the clean energy ecosystem.

This operational and strategic role requires deep security expertise and executive presence to build trust with utility customers, Boards, and external partners.

How you will make an impact:
Define a cyber security strategy and capability roadmap that keeps pace with cyber threats and Uplight’s growth plans

Develop, implement, and monitor a strategic, comprehensive enterprise risk management program

Provide leadership to security professionals and teams, including recruitment, development, and performance management.

Create a cyber risk strategy that identifies and defines risk tolerance levels and prioritizes mitigation strategies and activities

Identify key metrics to measure enterprise-wide security effectiveness and support program governance

Manage potential security incidents, communicating any suspected or confirmed incidents with business leaders, and performing in depth investigations as required

Assist the sales function as necessary to educate potential and current customers on Uplight’s security posture

Assist sales and legal with customer contractual negotiations in relation to security requirements, including any customer security requests

Implement and oversee procedures and controls to assure compliance with applicable regulatory, legal, and contractual requirements

Own SOC 2 and other external audit programs and manage technical internal audit processes

Manage the 3rd party/vendor risk management process

Facilitate the resilience program to ensure appropriate incident response, business continuity, and disaster recovery programs are in place

Collaborate with Legal on the privacy program and manage privacy operations

Proactive partnership across the organization to ensure security, compliance, risk, and privacy concerns are delivered in a way that strikes balance and works for our customers and the business.

What you bring to Uplight:10+ years of business experience in a combination of IT security, risk management, or Information Security with 7+ years in a leadership role Demonstrated executive level business and technical acumen

Ability to develop and clearly articulate a compelling security strategy to key management stakeholders

Pragmatic mindset, ability to handle difficult problems with partial data and under high pressure

Strong knowledge of current and emerging cyber security risks and innovative risk management methods and solutions

Strong understanding of security concepts and technologies

Experience applying security frameworks such as ISO 2700x, NIST CSF, or NIST 800-53 including compliance and audit strategies for cloud environments (IaaS, SaaS, etc)
Subject matter expertise in developing and executing company-wide program, policies, procedure, and controls

Expertise in domains such as application development, application…