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Texas - Dallas; New York - New York and 6 more

Director, Enterprise Security - Business Information Security Officer (BISO)

Posted 4 days ago · closes 28 February

Level
Leadership
Experience
12+ years
Work style
Hybrid
Full-time
Pay
$197.3k to $313.7k

At a glance

The role in plain English

This senior leadership role acts as Business Information Security Officer (BISO) for a major business unit at Salesforce. The Director is responsible for the security posture, risk management, and executive communication for their assigned unit. The position suits experienced security leaders with strong technical, risk, and management skills. Day-to-day work includes leading a small team, engaging with executives, shaping architecture decisions, and driving risk reduction.

What you'll do

  • Own security relationship for assigned business unit
  • Manage and prioritise risk register and risk buy-down plans
  • Lead security input on design reviews and threat models
  • Deliver executive-level security reports and reviews
  • Manage and develop Security Partner team members

What they're looking for

Essential

  • 12+ years in cybersecurity or IT risk
  • Experience as BISO or similar senior security leader
  • Managed and developed security teams
  • Deep knowledge of cloud, identity, application security, and AI/ML risks
  • Familiarity with control frameworks and regulations

Nice to have

  • CISSP, CISA, CISM, or equivalent certification
  • Experience in regulated industries
  • Integrated acquisitions or divestitures into security programs
  • Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Core skills

  • Risk management
  • Cloud security
  • Application security
  • AI/ML security
  • Control frameworks
  • Executive communication
  • Team leadership
  • Threat modelling

Certifications mentioned

  • CISSP
  • CISA
  • CISM

The shape of the job

Technical depth

5/5

FoundationalSpecialist

Pace

4/5

SteadyFast-moving

Ownership

5/5

GuidedSelf-directed

Teamwork

4/5

Heads-downHighly collaborative

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How the pay compares

Pays more than most similar roles

Compared with 21 open leadership roles in the US on Cyberend that state their pay.

This role

$197k to $314k a year

  • This role
  • Typical range ($194k to $249k)

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  1. 01How have you prioritised and managed risk across a large business unit?
  2. 02Describe your approach to influencing architecture decisions for security.
  3. 03How do you communicate complex security risks to executive audiences?
  4. 04Give an example of leading a team through a security incident or major change event.

About Salesforce

Salesforce offers cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) products and services. The company operates in technology and enterprise software.

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Job Details

About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

Applications will be accepted until 02/28/2027.

The Experience

  • Enterprise Security is hiring a Director, Business Information Security Officer (BISO), also called a Security Partner. You are accountable for the security posture of major Enterprise Business Units (BUs) and serve as their primary link to the broader Security organization.
  • This is a senior technical leadership role. You read designs, understand the systems, and take clear positions on architecture, controls, and trade-offs with engineers, product leaders, and executives.
  • You lead a small team of Security Partners and are the trusted security go-to for your BU’s senior technical and business leaders.
  • AI tools help you scale analysis and drafting, so you can focus on judgment and influence.
  • This role is based in NYC, NY; SF, CA; Denver, CO; Indianapolis, IN; Dallas, TX; or McLean, VA and is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement.

What You’ll Actually Be Doing

  • Own the security relationship for your assigned BU. Represent the customer’s voice inside Enterprise Security and security’s voice inside the customer’s leadership.
  • Own the risk register. Set severity, prioritization, and buy-down sequencing, accounting for compensating controls. Route risk-acceptance decisions to the right executive owner.
  • Build resourced risk buy-down plans with named owners and dates, hold teams accountable, and escalate when progress stalls.
  • Lead security input on design reviews, threat models, and architecture decisions. Shape the software development lifecycle (SDLC), secure-by-design patterns, and platform guardrails early.
  • Deliver quarterly reviews, risk narratives, and posture metrics ready for Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Chief Information Officer (CIO), and Board audiences.
  • Bring in security engineers, the Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC), technical program managers, and other specialists at the right time to drive outcomes the enterprise adopts.
  • Track emerging risks in AI and machine learning (ML) systems, such as agentic architectures, prompt injection, and model and training-data governance. Turn them into concrete risk and control decisions.
  • Consider compliance and regulatory requirements (such as FedRAMP, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), and regional data-protection laws) into your risk view to drive security prioritization, partnering with Legal, Privacy, and Compliance.
  • Drive adoption of security tooling, telemetry, and automation so risk decisions rest on data.
  • Manage, coach, and grow Security Partner Leads and Senior Leads. Set the operating cadence and the bar for deliverables, and develop successors.
  • Use approved AI assistants to produce executive-quality analysis and drafts, and help your team do the same.
  • Partner with Enterprise Security leadership on cross-portfolio strategy and enterprise-wide programs.

You’re Our Person If...

  • You have 12+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, IT risk, or a closely related field, including time in a large, complex enterprise.
  • You have served as a BISO, Security Partner, or similar senior security leader accountable for a business unit or product line.
  • You have managed and developed security professionals and built high-performing teams.
  • You have deep technical knowledge of cloud, identity, application security, and AI/ML risks, and can hold a substantive point of view in design reviews and threat models.
  • You know control frameworks such as COSO, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and NIST SP 800-53, and regulations such as FedRAMP, SOX, and regional data protection.
  • You prioritize risk clearly and can explain what is the top risk and what is not worth fixing now, with rationale that holds up to executive scrutiny.
  • You have a record of measurably improving security in a business unit or product organization by closing findings, not just reporting them.
  • You communicate in writing and speaking at an executive level, including to CISO, CIO, and Board audiences.
  • You use sound judgment on when to decide, escalate, or hold the line, and you are comfortable challenging senior leaders.
  • You deliver in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and have experience with change events such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A), reorganizations, and product launches.
  • You turn data into leadership-ready narrative using reporting and analytics tools.
  • You build trust with senior technical and business leaders across distributed, cross-functional teams.
  • You are fluent with current AI coding and productivity tools.

Even Better If...

  • You hold CISSP, CISA, CISM, or an equivalent certification.
  • You have experience in regulated industries such as technology, financial services, public sector, or healthcare.
  • You have integrated acquired entities or divestitures into enterprise security programs.
  • You have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Cyber Security, or a related field, or equivalent experience

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best , and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best . Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non-discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that’s inclusive, and free from discrimination. Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education.

In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions.

The typical base salary range for this position is $197,300 - $313,700 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $237,700 - $344,700 annually.

The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.

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