Chief Information Security Officer

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Full-time Regular Senior Management Santa Clara, CA, US

30+ days ago Requisition

About Si Time

SiTime is the Precision Timing company.

Timing is the heartbeat of all electronics, ensuring performance, resilience and scalability. For decades, quartz devices, non-silicon technology, have kept systems in sync, but they struggle in harsher, more demanding environments. MEMS-based Precision Timing delivers greater accuracy, smaller size and resilience. Today, MEMS timing powers over 400 applications, including high-growth ones in AI datacenters, automated driving, industrial and humanoid robots, wearables and IoT.

Our semiconductor MEMS programmable solutions offer a rich feature set that enables customers to differentiate their products with higher performance, smaller size, lower power, and better reliability. With more than 4 billion devices shipped, SiTime is changing the timing industry. For more information, visit: .

Job Summary

SiTime is seeking a seasoned and hands‑on Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to lead the company’s global cybersecurity and information security strategy. Reporting to the Chief Digital Officer, the CISO will be accountable for protecting SiTime’s digital assets, intellectual property, customer data, and operational resilience while enabling business growth, digital transformation, manufacturing operations, and M&A activities.

Responsibilities:

• Define and execute SiTime’s enterprise cybersecurity strategy aligned with business objectives, digital transformation initiatives, and manufacturing operations.
• Own cybersecurity governance, policies, standards, and risk management practices across the enterprise.
• Ensure alignment with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and evolving regulatory and customer security expectations.
• Embed security‑by‑design principles across systems, applications, cloud platforms, and engineering workflows.
• Lead security diligence and integration planning for the Renesas timing business acquisition and any future M&A activity.
• Identify, assess, prioritize, and mitigate cybersecurity risks across IT, cloud, engineering, manufacturing, and third‑party ecosystems.
• Own customer cybersecurity audits and reviews, partnering with Sales, Legal, and Engineering to support customer due diligence, address findings, and enable revenue‑critical engagements.
• Manage supply chain and third‑party security risk across SiTime’s fabless model, including TSMC and other manufacturing partners, EDA vendors, and contract partners.
• Oversee compliance with applicable regulations and frameworks (e.g. GDPR, CCPA, SOC, and customer contractual obligations).
• Partner with Legal and Finance on cyber risk disclosures and audit readiness.

• Own the cybersecurity incident response program, including detection, escalation, communication, and remediation processes.
• Lead cross‑functional incident response efforts involving Legal, Finance, Engineering, Operations, and executive leadership.
• Ensure continuous monitoring, threat intelligence integration, penetration testing, and vulnerability management.
• Define and manage cybersecurity strategies for manufacturing and lab environments, including legacy or ageing equipment, constrained upgrade paths, and operational continuity requirements.
• Drive post‑incident reviews and continuous improvement.

• Serve as the primary cybersecurity advisor to the Chief Digital Officer and executive leadership team.
• Provide regular cybersecurity risk and program maturity updates to the Audit Committee and Board of Directors.
• Translate technical risk into clear business impact and actionable recommendations for senior leadership.

Qualifications & Requirements :

• 15+ years of progressive experience in information security, cybersecurity, or risk management roles, including 5+ years in senior leadership positions.
• Prior experience as a CISO or senior security leader in a technology,…