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Ancestry

Senior Director, Information Security

Ancestry

. Oversee continuous security operations, incident response readiness, and threat intelligence .

Posted 10/15/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $220,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Oversee continuous security operations, incident response readiness, and threat intelligence
  • Serve as primary Incident Commander during high-stakes events
  • Orchestrate incident response across Legal, PR, Engineering, and Executive leadership
  • Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, Legal, Privacy, and IT
  • Embed enterprise risk frameworks and security-by-design principles into consumer applications, AI/ML pipelines, and data architectures
  • Lead, coach, and scale a multi-tiered organization of security directors, managers, and engineers
  • Foster accountability, succession paths, and operational excellence
  • Drive modernization across the security stack using AI/ML, automation, and cloud-native architectures
  • Serve as primary delegate for the CISO
  • Carry enterprise-level accountability and engage with executive committees, board dynamics, and ownership groups
  • Exercise operational authority across Security Engineering, Incident Response, Cloud Security, IAM, and Risk Management
  • Translate complex security paradigms into quantifiable business risk metrics informing enterprise strategy and customer trust

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 10+ years of progressive leadership in information security
  • Proven track record managing multi-disciplinary security functions through subordinate managers/directors
  • Extensive experience driving security strategy within cloud-native AWS, GCP, or Azure environments
  • Experience in high-scale, consumer-facing technology organizations managing sensitive or regulated data
  • Demonstrated authority commanding enterprise-level critical incidents
  • Ability to orchestrate legal, regulatory, and executive alignment under high pressure
  • Proven capability to negotiate SLAs, drive vulnerability remediation, and align risk priorities across engineering teams without direct line authority
  • Proven track record designing executive-level KRIs and KPIs
  • Deep understanding of global privacy, security, and compliance frameworks relevant to sensitive consumer and biometric data
  • Strategic oversight of AI-driven threat detection, securing machine learning pipelines, and governing safe enterprise LLM adoption
  • Exceptional discipline in business planning, quarterly strategic reviews, headcount planning, and roadmap execution
  • Commitment to enterprise automation, architectural scalability, and continuous process optimization
  • Successful completion of a background check

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Bonus eligibility
  • Equity
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Dental benefits
  • Vision benefits
  • Collaborative workplace
  • Location-flexible work approach: nearest office, home, or hybrid, subject to location restrictions and role requirements
  • Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities