VP Security, IT & AI Enablement

Inspiren•New York, NY

1d•$250,000 - $285,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As our VP Security, IT & AI Enablement, you will own Inspiren’s security posture end to end and build the function that ensures our internal systems, tools, and workflows scale safely with the company. This is a senior leadership role for a security leader who understands modern technology organizations and can balance risk, velocity, and pragmatism. You will define security strategy, own risk management and compliance, and represent security and trust at the executive level. You will also build the structure around internal IT and AI enablement by hiring strong leaders and building effective partnerships with IT vendors. While this is an executive role, it is not oversight-only. You are expected to stay close to the work and will have space to build and ship internal tools, workflows, and systems where that is the highest-leverage way to drive change. Your initial priorities will include establishing clear security ownership and roadmap, strengthening our credibility with enterprise customers and partners, hiring and developing the leader who will own internal IT and AI automation, and overseeing the security and IT foundations for our New York office. You will report to the CTO and be accountable for security posture and internal systems across Inspiren, enabling every function to operate securely, efficiently, and at scale.

Requirements

Owned security outcomes at a growth-stage tech company, with real accountability for decisions and results
Defined security direction across cloud, product, data, and corporate environments
Led compliance and trust work in regulated environments, including HIPAA and SOC 2
Uses AI daily in their own work and has driven meaningful AI adoption across a company, with clear examples of tools, workflows, or integrations they introduced that improved how teams operated
Owned security incident response, risk management, and executive-level security decision making
Built or evolved a security function in a scaling company, and ideally had exposure to IT as part of that scope
Built and led teams, including hiring senior ICs and directors
Solid judgment and pragmatism, with the ability to balance risk, speed, and business outcomes
Clear, direct communication with technical and non-technical audiences

Nice To Haves

Experience in health tech, enterprise SaaS, or dual hardware/software environments
Familiarity with device security, IoT, or embedded systems

Responsibilities

Own security strategy and outcomes: Define security posture across product, data, devices, infrastructure, and corporate systems. Set priorities based on business risk and growth needs.
Lead security incident readiness and response: Own incident response planning and execution. Run tabletop exercises. Establish escalation paths and lead during real incidents.
Be the executive owner for trust externally: Lead security conversations with enterprise customers, partners, auditors, and the board. Strengthen external confidence in our posture.
Own compliance pragmatically: Lead efforts such as SOC 2, HIPAA, vendor risk management, and audit readiness. Build practices that hold up over time.
Set direction for internal AI usage: Define how AI is used inside Inspiren. Ensure tools and workflows improve how teams work while maintaining clear boundaries around data and risk.
Build and shape the function: Hire and develop the team who owns internal IT and AI automation. Design the structure so the function scales with the company.
Build where it matters: When it is the most effective path, personally design and ship internal tools, automations, or workflows that materially improve how the organization operates.
Use vendors deliberately: Decide when to build internally versus leverage vendors. Select, manage, and hold vendors accountable for outcomes across security testing, audits, and IT operations.
Own security and IT foundations for the New York office: Lead decisions related to access controls, network standards, device policies, and physical security.
Cross-functional partnership: Ensure security and internal systems allow teams to move quickly without creating unmanaged risk.