Job Purpose
Your job is to make sure our SaaS platform is secure, audit-ready, and certifiable without slowing the company down. You’ll design and run our information security and compliance programs end-to-end—turning chaos into controls, and controls into certifications customers actually care about.
In a SaaS startup, security is revenue insurance. This role directly impacts:
• Enterprise deal velocity
• Customer trust & retention
• Long-term company valuation
You won’t be a back-office function. You’ll be a strategic enabler.Duties and Responsibilities
A- Minimum required Accountabilities for this role
1. Security & Compliance Ownership
• Own the InfoSec and compliance roadmap for the company
• Define and maintain policies, standards, and controls (practical, not academic)
• Act as the single point of accountability for audits and certifications
2. Certifications & Frameworks (Core Mandate)
You will lead certification efforts end-to-end, including:
• ISO 27001 (ISMS design, implementation, audits)
• SOC 2 Type I & II
• GDPR, DPDP (India),



and customer-driven security questionnaires
• Prepare evidence, manage auditors, close gaps—no outsourcing responsibility
3. Risk, Controls & Security Governance
• Conduct risk assessments and threat modeling for SaaS architecture
• Translate risks into prioritized, business-aligned controls
• Own vendor risk management and third-party security reviews
4. Engineering & Product Partnership
• Work directly with Engineering, DevOps, and Product teams
• Embed security into SDLC, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and data flows
• Push for automation over manual controls wherever possible
5. Incident & Response Readiness
• Define and maintain incident response, BCP, and DR plans
• Lead tabletop exercises and post-incident reviews
• Ensure real preparedness—not just documented plans
6. Customer & Sales Enablement
• Support enterprise sales with security narratives and compliance evidence
• Respond to customer security assessments and due-d

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