Halcyon
Our Mission: Defeat Ransomware
Director, Strategic Partners – Incident Response
Location
United States
Posted
8 days ago
Salary
$150K - $200K / year
7 yrs expEnglishCyber Security
Job Description
• Own the Incident Response Partner Ecosystem
• Identify, recruit, onboard, and manage partnerships with top-tier IR, DFIR, MDR-with-IR, and breach response firms
• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned IR firms
• Build working relationships with IR engagement leads, practice managers, and technical responders
• Execute and Optimize the IR Sell-Through Motion
• Create repeatable workflows enabling product deployment during live incidents and recovery phases
• Convert emergency and short-term usage into downstream enterprise contracts
• Partner closely with Sales, Legal, Sales Engineering, and Partner Success teams to navigate post-breach procurement and contracting
• Drive Co-Sell and Field Execution
• Collaborate with Sales on co-sell opportunities initiated or accelerated by incidents
• Engage directly in critical customer moments alongside IR partners (if required) during containment and recovery
• Support executive briefings for CISOs, boards, insurers, and outside counsel
• Pipeline Ownership & Reporting
• Own partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline targets
• Track incident-driven deployments, conversion outcomes, and expansion opportunities
• Provide regular performance reporting and forecasts to partnership and sales leadership
Job Requirements
- 7-10 years in cybersecurity partnerships, enterprise sales, or strategic alliances
- Direct experience working with or selling through IR, DFIR, MDR, or breach response organizations
- Proven ability to drive revenue through partners rather than direct selling alone
- Comfort operating in high-stakes, time-sensitive customer environments
- Executive presence and credibility with CISOs, IR firm leaders, legal, and insurance stakeholders
- Ability to translate technical incident response value into board-level business outcomes
- Strong cross-functional leadership across Sales, Legal, Product, and Partner Success
- High judgment, discretion, and professionalism in breach-related situations
- Bonus Skills and Qualifications:
- Background selling detection, response, containment, or recovery-oriented security platforms
- Familiarity with cyber insurance workflows or breach counsel dynamics
- Experience helping build a partner motion from an early or scaling stage
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents.
- 401k plan with a generous employer contribution.
- Short and long-term disability coverage, basic life and AD&D insurance plans.
- Medical and dependent care FSA options.
- Flexible PTO policy.
- Parental leave.
- Generous equity offering.
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