Listing Description

About Panorama:
Panorama is a fast-growing national technology company focused on radically improving education. More than 1,500 school systems serving 15 million students across all 50 states have adopted our platform to understand students’ academic and social-emotional strengths and identify those needing additional support. School systems turn to our suite of tools to ensure every child gets the support they need, including school climate and social-emotional learning surveys, tiered intervention planning, and professional development.

Panoramians can choose to work fully remote anywhere within the Continental United States, in-person from our Boston office, or a hybrid option.

About the Role:

Every day, teachers, principals, and school district leaders nationwide use Panorama’s platform to improve student outcomes across academics, social-emotional learning, family engagement, attendance, well-being, and college-career readiness. As a result, Panorama is the fastest growing platform in K-12 education, and 1 in 4 American students attends a school that has adopted Panorama.

As the Director of Information Security, you will fill an immediate need for an experienced professional to help guide the growth and maturation of Panorama’s information security program. This position will require a hands-on approach and the ability to learn quickly and hit the ground running. Your immediate top three priorities will be prioritizing initiatives within Information Security, staffing and inspiring a high-performing team, and delivering exceptional results.

Responsibilities:

• Full accountability for the Information Security Program, including security operations, risk and intelligence, data loss prevention, security architecture, identity and access management, program management, incident response, and governance.


• Execute day-to-day operations of all information security operations, managing security incidents, monitoring security alerts, and responding to security threats.


• Immediate assessment of key risk areas and work required to address gaps.


• Develop staffing and hiring plan for Information Security staff.


• Identification and execution of Information Security key performance indicators and strategies for attainment.


• Mentorship and guidance of existing Information Security staff.


• Manage and oversee security vendors and the associated relationships.


• Stay current with emerging security threats and technologies.

Our Ideal Candidate Has:

• 3+ years of experience building information security programs at growth-stage companies.


• 5+ years as a strategic leader and people manager.


• Expertise in at least two of GRC, Security Operations, Platform Security, and Enterprise Security.


• Extensive knowledge of information security, including deep expertise in security policy, risk management, vulnerability management, incident response, and compliance regulations.


• General knowledge of FERPA, PPRA, and COPPA.


• Experience preparing organizations for SOC2.


• The ability to learn quickly and hit the ground running.


• A willingness and ability to play a hands-on role when needed.


• Strong communication skills.


• Demonstrated desire to be a continuous learner.

Base Salary: $171,500 to $228,700