Head of Detection and Response

📋 Description

• Form and set up Plaid’s Detection and Response team from scratch.
• Lead day-to-day incident response operations and evaluate program effectiveness.
• Manage and mentor a technical team for detection infra, AI triage, tooling.
• Oversee Fraud Operations and Red Team activities for proactive security.
• Partner with CISO, CTO, COO to communicate security risks and maturity gains.
• Define and track metrics to evaluate the D&R program.

🎯 Requirements

• Must haves:
• 8-14 years of detection and response or security engineering experience
• Strong technical background in security or detection engineering; SIEM, EDR, SOC
• Experience leading security analysts and engineers in operational contexts
• Ability to drive security maturity through influence and cross-functional work
• High-empathy communication to staff-level leadership
• Strong AI-first skillset for security operations
• Nice to have:
• Fintech or payments-adjacent experience
• Background in fraud investigation or software engineering

🎁 Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Reasonable accommodations in recruiting process