About Tabs

Tabs is building the first AI-native revenue platform, enabling GTM teams to plan smarter, grow faster, and spend better. Our platform integrates and enriches sales and marketing data, delivers intelligence and recommendations, and helps teams make better decisions, all in one place. We’re backed by world-class investors including General Catalyst, Lightspeed, and Primary, and trusted by forward-thinking teams like Cognition, Cursor, Statsig, and Ramp.

We're headquartered in NYC at 3 Park Ave and operate in person. We believe in the power of teams and speed of iteration that comes from building together, face-to-face.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Director of IT & Security to take ownership of our internal IT infrastructure and security operations. You’ll step in as the first dedicated hire in this function, taking the baton from our CTO and engineering team. You’ll be hands-on in shaping our security posture, driving cross-functional compliance efforts, and building the foundation for our long-term IT strategy.

This is a highly visible role with significant autonomy, reporting directly to the CTO and working across every part of the business to ensure we scale safely and securely.

What You’ll Build & Own

• Build and execute a long-term IT and security roadmap aligned with company objectives

• Lead the implementation and management of security systems, tools, and processes

• Own incident response planning and investigations, as well as ongoing vulnerability assessments

• Work with legal to ensure compliance with all relevant data privacy regulations (e.g. GDPR, CCPA)

• Create, maintain, and roll out internal IT and security policies across the company including onboarding and offboarding. We are a GSuite/Slack company.

• Partner with department leads to maintain security protocols and employee education

• Manage third-party IT vendors and evaluate new tools for scalability and efficiency

• Monitor and optimize our infrastructure, network, and cloud environments

About you

• 5+ years of experience in IT operations, security, or related roles

• Proven track record developing and executing IT/security strategy at a high-growth company

• Rigorous understanding of our mandated security frameworks (SOC1 and SOC2)

• Experience with cloud security architecture and service providers (e.g. AWS, GCP)

• Strong background in network architecture and secure system design

• Hands-on experience conducting audits, risk assessments, and incident response

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent

• CISSP certification (or equivalent) strongly preferred

Perks and Benefits

• Competitive compensation + equity

• 100% coverage for healthcare (Medical, Dental and Vision)

• 401(k) plan

• Daily meal and coffee stipend for in-office days

• Tax free contribution to commuter benefits

Compensation Range: $200K - $225K