Head of Security

About Chamelio

Chamelio is revolutionizing legal tech with an AI-powered Legal Intelligence Platform trusted by some of the world's fastest-growing companies including Wiz, Socure, and Fiverr.

We integrate seamlessly with Salesforce and other systems to help in-house legal teams accelerate negotiations, reduce risk, and unlock institutional knowledge through automated workflows.

We're solving complex problems at the intersection of AI and legal operations. Join us as we scale our impact globally.

About the Role

• We're looking for a Head of Security to own security end-to-end at Chamelio - from the architecture of our product to the systems our own team runs on.
• We handle some of the most sensitive documents our customers have, and our buyers' security teams scrutinize us accordingly.
• You'll be our first dedicated security hire and the sole internal authority on the subject: setting the standards our engineers build against, owning our compliance posture, and sitting across the table from customer CISOs to defend it.
• This is a hands-on role with real strategic weight - if you want to build a security function from scratch at a company where security is a deal-maker, we want to hear from you.

What You'll Do

• Design, architect, and implement security directly into our product and codebase
• Own our internal security posture: corporate IT, access management, endpoint, and employee security practices
• Lead customer-facing security engagements - pre-sales security reviews, CISO-level discussions, security questionnaires, and enterprise assessments - representing Chamelio's posture to buyers who evaluate us seriously
• Own our compliance program end-to-end, including audits, evidence, and vendor risk
• Set security standards and best practices across R&D and product as the internal authority on the subject
• Build the security review process for how we ship AI features - threat modeling around LLMs, agentic workflows, and customer data boundaries
• Partner with DevOps and engineering on cloud security, secure architecture, and incident readiness
• Grow the security function as we scale, from process to headcount

What You'll Bring

• Passion to own and deliver – you take full responsibility for security outcomes and drive initiatives from idea to production
• Curiosity and adoption of AI tools – you actively use tools like Cursor or Claude Code and are excited about how AI is transforming both software development and the threat landscape
• 7+ years of hands-on security experience, with real depth in product or application security
• Experience in customer-facing security roles, representing a company to client CISOs, IT directors, and security teams across enterprise and SMB
• Strong command of cloud security (AWS/GCP/Azure), web application security, and secure architecture design
• Hands-on experience running or building a compliance program (SOC 2, ISO 27001, or equivalent)
• A builder's mindset - comfortable establishing process and structure where none exists
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, balancing deep technical execution with high-level strategic and client conversations
• Strong communication skills, effective in a fast-paced startup environment

Bonus Points

• Experience securing LLM-powered applications, agentic systems, or AI infrastructure
• Background working with legal, financial, or other high-stakes documentheavy domains
• Hands-on coding ability in Python or TypeScript
• Experience building a security function from scratch, especially as a founding or first security hire
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud-native architectures

Chamelio might be a good fit if you

• Are relentlessly resourceful: You find creative solutions and don't let obstacles slow you down.
• Have a strong sense of urgency: You have a bias towards doing things today, rather than tomorrow.
• Thrive in startup environments: Fast-paced, high-impact work energizes you (preferred but not required).
• Are excited about the adventure: Building a company from the ground up excites you!