About GitGuardian
GitGuardian is a global post-Series B cybersecurity scale-up, with team members in France, Europe and in the USA.
Among our early investors who saw our market value proposition, are the co-founder of GitHub, Scott Chacon, along with Solomon Hykes, Docker's co-founder. American and European top-tier VC firms have also invested in GitGuardian.
GitGuardian leads the way in Non-Human Identity security, offering end-to-end solutions from secrets detection in code, productivity tools and environments to strong remediation, observability and proactive prevention of leaks. Our solutions are already used by more than 600K developers worldwide!
About your team and your mission
This is a newly created role, previously held by the CMO, which means you’ll be building and scaling the function with a high degree of ownership. You’ll report directly to the CMO and manage a team responsible for written content, SEO/AEO, video and podcast content, press relations, community and social media management and Web.
You’ll work cross-functionally with Design, Product, Sales, and the broader Marketing team to ensure our brand and content are consistent, technically credible, and deeply resonant with our developer and security practitioner audience.
Brand Strategy & Vision
Own and evolve GitGuardian’s brand strategy, ensuring consistency, technical credibility, and differentiation in the cybersecurity market
Challenge and pressure-test the brand vision and messaging with the CMO, bringing fresh market perspective and competitive intelligence
Define and maintain GitGuardian’s brand guidelines, tone of voice, and visual identity standards across all channels and formats
Content Strategy & Production
Lead the full-funnel content strategy across all formats: long-form articles, whitepapers, research reports, blogs, videos, and social content
Build and manage a network of external authors and subject matter experts to scale content production without sacrificing technical depth and quality
Collaborate closely with Product, Sales, and the CMO to ensure content is accurate, timely, business-relevant, and strategically aligned with pipeline goals
Press & Media Relations
Manage the relationship with PR agencies to drive earned media coverage in top-tier cybersecurity, tech, and business outlets
Build and maintain strong media relationships, position GitGuardian executives as credible voices in the cybersecurity industry
Monitor and grow share of voice across key media channels, tracking mentions volume, sentiment, and quality of coverage
SEO/AEO
Define the SEO and AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) strategy and oversee its execution through the Content & SEO/AEO Manager and external agencies
Team Leadership & Operations
Manage and develop the team
Orchestrate internal resources, external authors, and agencies to deliver high-quality output at scale while maintaining editorial standards
Define and manage the content and PR budgets
Define processes, editorial calendars, and workflows to ensure consistent and predictable content output
About you
If you think you match at least 70% of these criteria, please apply!
Here's what we consider essential for success in this role:
6+ years of experience in Brand and/or Content Marketing (B2B)
Background in the cybersecurity industry to understand the market, the buyers, and the technical landscape
Proven experience managing a team of 5 or more, as well as external partners & PR agencies
Strong editorial judgment: you can shape complex technical topics into compelling narratives
Demonstrated ability to build and execute a full-funnel content strategy across multiple formats (long-form, whitepapers, reports, video, blog)
High agency and hands-on mindset: you’re comfortable rolling up your sleeves while also thinking strategically and challenging leadership
The following skills would strengthen your application but aren't required:
Experience in an adjacent industry with a technical brand DNA: AI, DevOps, developer tooling, or cloud infrastructure
Familiarity with developer-first communities, open-source ecosystems, or DevSecOps workflows
Prior experience as a brand or content lead at a company with a developer or security practitioner audience
The interview process
At GitGuardian, we are committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce.
We will ask for your gender identity on the application page to help us understand the diversity of our applicant pool and to track our progress in attracting and hiring a diverse workforce. The information is optional and will not be disclosed to the hiring manager or the interview team and will not be considered in the hiring process. We appreciate your willingness to share this with us so that we can continue to improve our diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
1. First Screening Video Call
To discover your professional project and evaluate if there could be a mutual match.
2. Interview with the CMO
To know more about yourself and your achievements, and present to you the team.
3. Technical test / Business case
To evaluate your skills for the position and project yourself into the role.
4.1 Final interview with an Executive Manager
To detail our company’s vision and ambitions for the next couple of years.
4.2 References check
You can start thinking about two contacts who can attest to your previous or current professional experiences. These contacts should be as recent as possible, and we will call them at the end of the process.
Benefits
🌴 25 days of PTO (employees are strongly encouraged to use all of it!)
đź—“ 8 public holidays
🧑‍⚕️ Health, Dental & Vision insurance (80% coverage), for individuals and their families
🦽 Short term & long term disability insurance (100% paid)
🌎 Travel policy including to our annual off-sites
đź–Ą Up to $300 towards your home office set-up
🔌 Monthly remote work stipend of up to $70
🤝 Complimentary access to Talk Space
đź’Ś Referral bonus of $4000 for any new Guardians we might hire thanks to you
🚇 Pre-tax commuter plan access
đź’° 401(k) with Slavic
And also…
🚀 Becoming an early joiner of GitGuardian US team, with many opportunities for career development in the long term
👏 Working on a meaningful product; we’ve already helped more than 400k developers across the globe
🙌 Trust & autonomy on your perimeter with a very transparent internal communication and a strong impact on the company development
More about GitGuardian!
Products
Understand how GitGuardian works in this short video!
Want to go even further? Check out our public roadmap!
Check out the State of Secrets Sprawl Report to understand our mission and the industry.
Our solutions are already used by hundreds of thousands of developers in all industries and GitGuardian platform is the n°1 app on the GitHub marketplace 🔥
Clients
GitGuardian helps organizations find exposed sensitive information that could often lead to tens of millions of dollars in potential damage.
More than 70% of our customers are in the United States.
Many F500 companies use GitGuardian's platform.
People
The Guardians are knowledgeable, committed, serious, aligned with the company’s mission, and true team players: always willing to help each other grow our skill sets!
The team is diverse and we hail from more than 20 different countries.
We are also agile, remote-friendly, and fun people to work with.
You will get trust & autonomy on your perimeter with a very transparent internal communication and a strong impact on the company development.
