Manager of Security

Hi, We're Centerfield!

Supercharged customer acquisition. Centerfield delivers outcome-based digital marketing solutions and personalized omnichannel experiences for the world's leading brands. Powered by our proprietary Dugout platform, Centerfield acquires customers at scale for leading residential service, insurance, e-commerce, and B2B brands. Centerfield's digital experiences and digital brands, such as  and , reach more than 150 million in-market shoppers annually. Centerfield is headquartered in Silicon Beach and is proud to be recognized by Built in LA as a Best Place to Work in Los Angeles.

The Opportunity...

The Security Manager is responsible for the day-to-day leadership, execution, and continuous improvement of the organization's cybersecurity program. This individual plays a hands-on role in protecting the enterprise's digital assets, information, and systems against an evolving threat landscape. The Security Manager reports to the SVP of IT.

As organizations become increasingly reliant on digital technology, data, and AI-driven tools, this role ensures that security operations run effectively day to day and that emerging technologies - including AI platforms and AI-powered security tooling - are deployed, monitored, and governed responsibly. The Security Manager works closely with IT, engineering, compliance, and business unit stakeholders to translate security strategy into operational reality, while also escalating significant risks and incidents to senior leadership.

The Security Manager partners regularly with IT and engineering teams, compliance and legal, external vendors, and auditors. They may support senior leadership during major security incidents or regulatory inquiries, but are not typically the primary executive spokesperson for the organization.

How You'll Contribute...

* Operational Leadership:
Manage day-to-day security operations, ensuring policies and strategies set by senior leadership are implemented effectively across teams and systems.

* Risk Management:

Identify, assess, and track cyber risks; recommend and implement mitigations through technology, process, and policy changes.

* Policy Implementation:
Maintain and enforce information security policies, standards, and procedures; recommend updates based on operational realities.

* Security Operations:
Manage security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, and threat intelligence functions, including coordinating with SOC/MSSP resources as applicable.

* AI Governance and Tooling:
Own the security review, deployment, and ongoing monitoring of AI tools used across the organization. Manage platforms such as Harmonic (for AI/data risk visibility and shadow AI detection) and Weave (for AI-related threat and behavior monitoring), including configuration, alert tuning, and reporting on findings. Develop and maintain guidelines for safe employee use of generative AI and third-party AI tools, and evaluate new AI tools/vendors for security and data-handling risk before adoption.

* Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Support:
Support compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and frameworks (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST). Coordinate evidence gathering and remediation for internal and external audits.

* Team Leadership:
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of security analysts/engineers; manage workload, performance, and skill development.

* Incident Response:
Lead execution of incident response plans for day-to-day and moderate-severity incidents; escalate and support leadership during major incidents.

* Stakeholder Communication:
Communicate security status, risks, and AI tooling findings clearly to IT leadership and relevant business stakeholders.

* Technology Management:
Manage and optimize the organization's security tool stack (SIEM, EDR/endpoint protection, IAM, vulnerability scanners, and AI monitoring platforms like Harmonic and Weave), including licensing, integration, and vendor relationships.

* Vendor and Third-Party Risk:
Conduct security assessments of third-party vendors, partners, and AI tool providers; track remediation of identified issues.

* Budget Support:
Assist in developing and managing the security budget for tools, staffing, and training within the team's scope.

* Awareness and Training:
Run organization-wide security awareness programs, including training on safe and compliant use of AI tools.

* Continuous Improvement:
Stay current on cyber threats, AI-specific risks (e.g., prompt injection, data leakage via AI tools, shadow AI usage), and industry best practices; recommend program improvements.

What We're Looking For...

* Education:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cyber Security, or a related field required.

* Professional

Certifications:

CISSP, CISM, Security+, GIAC, or other relevant certifications preferred.

* Experience:

Minimum 5-7 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity or information security, including at least 2 years in a team lead or management capacity.

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