Vice President, Information Security

About Procare

For over 30 years, Procare Solutions has been dedicated to empowering early childhood educators by providing products and services that enable them to focus on the care, safety and education of children. We recognize the responsibility that comes with nurturing and educating children, which is why our child care management solutions are designed to automate business processes, help ensure safety and compliance, communicate with families and provide educational resources and training to help teachers and children thrive.

Over 40,000 satisfied customers have chosen Procare Solutions as their trusted partner in providing exceptional care for young minds.

A Little About the Role

The VP Information Security is a senior leader responsible for establishing and executing Procare’s enterprise-wide information security strategy, program, and culture. Reporting to the CTO this role will serve as the company's top security leader — translating complex cyber risk into business language, protecting customer data, enabling compliant product growth, and building a world-class security organization.

This is an operationally engaged, high-visibility role that blends strategic vision with operational execution. The ideal candidate is a proven security leader who thrives in a fast-moving SaaS environment, understands how security is changing in an AI first world, and can operate confidently in the boardroom while remaining deeply trusted by engineering and product teams.

Procare's security organization protects 40,000+ childcare centers and millions of families who depend on our platform daily. Our program includes:

Mature compliance posture: SOC 2 Type II certified across all products; PCI DSS v4.0.1 Level 1 Service Provider; TX-RAMP authorized

Enterprise security tooling: CrowdStrike NextGen-SIEM, Contrast Security/Veracode for application security, Automox for patch management, Barracuda/Abnormal.ai for email security

Proactive security culture: Monthly product security meetings, CSIRT incident response team, public trust center (SafeBase), quarterly Security Steering Committee with C-suite participation

Parent company support: Member of Roper Technologies family with access to shared security resources, threat intelligence, and enterprise tooling

What you’ll do:

Security Strategy & Leadership

Define, own, and continuously evolve a multi-year enterprise security roadmap aligned to business objectives, growth stage, and risk appetite

Serve as the primary security advisor to the executive leadership team, present security posture, risk metrics, and investment cases with clarity

Lead a high-performing security organization including Security Operations, GRC, AppSec, and Cloud Security functions

Champion a security-first culture across the company through education, executive sponsorship, and accountability

Translate technical risk into business impact using quantitative risk frameworks (e.g., FAIR) to influence budget and strategic decisions

Navigate Roper Technologies cybersecurity framework, maintaining compliance with mandatory foundational controls and implementing selected optional controls to achieve maturity targets; serve as primary security liaison to parent company

Establish AI security governance program to evaluate, approve, and manage AI tool adoption across the organization; implement controls for AI-specific risks including data leakage, prompt injection, and model security

Manage security across diverse product portfolio (5+ applications) with varying technology stacks, customer bases, and compliance requirements; ensure consistent security standards while accommodating product-specific needs

Build and maintain executive cybersecurity dashboards providing real-time visibility into security posture, risk metrics, and program progress for board, parent company, and executive leadership

Cloud & Product Security

Secure the company's SaaS platform and cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP) by driving secure SDLC, vulnerability management, remediation SLAs, and penetration testing programs

Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to embed security by design — shifting security left into development workflows without impeding velocity

Oversee Identity and Access Management (IAM), Zero Trust architecture, data encryption, and cloud security posture management (CSPM/CNAPP)

Define and maintain security standards for APIs, microservices, container security, and third-party integrations

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

Own and maintain the company's Information Security Management System (ISMS), risk register, and policy framework

Lead and maintain Type II and PCI DSS v4.0.1 certifications; oversee ISO 27001, TX-RAMP, GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable regulatory frameworks

Manage customer security questionnaires, enterprise security reviews, and security-related RFP/procurement processes in partnership with Sales and Legal

Develop and enforce vendor and third-party risk management programs to minimize supply chain exposure

Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and international data privacy and security regulations

Manage state-specific compliance programs including TX-RAMP certification with quarterly vulnerability reporting and evidence submission requirements

Implement and maintain customer trust center and security documentation portal to streamline enterprise security reviews and RFP processes

Lead supply chain security and vendor breach response program; assess impact of third-party compromises and coordinate remediation across affected systems

Ensure compliance with child data protection requirements and education sector-specific regulations; implement specialized controls for sensitive family and student information

Security Operations & Incident Response

Lead a 24/7-capable security operations capability including SIEM, EDR, XDR, and threat intelligence platforms

Own the cyber incident response program: detection, investigation, containment, communication, and post-incident review (PIR) processes

Test business continuity and disaster recovery plans with cross-functional stakeholders

Monitor emerging threat intelligence; proactively brief leadership on ransomware, social engineering, supply chain, and AI-driven threat vectors

Lead Zero Trust architecture planning and implementation across corporate and product environments as multi-year strategic initiative: coordinate with infrastructure, network, and identity teams

Corporate Security & IT Risk Management

Oversee corporate IT security including endpoint protection, patch management, and corporate network security controls

Implement enterprise patch management programs using automated tools to ensure timely remediation of vulnerabilities across workstations and servers

Direct Active Directory security assessments and identity hygiene programs across all domain instances

Ensure MFA enforcement for all privileged accounts and coordinate rollout of authentication requirements for staff and customers

People & Organizational Leadership

Recruit, develop, and retain a diverse security team including Security Engineers, Analysts, GRC Specialists, and an AppSec function

Define team structure, career ladders, OKRs, and budget for the security organization

Manage external security vendors, MSSPs, auditors, and counsel relationships

Our ideal candidate will have:

12+ years' of progressive experience in information security, with at least 4 years' in a CISO, Deputy CISO, or VP of Security role

Proven track record leading security at a B2B SaaS or cloud-native technology company; experience scaling security programs from growth stage to enterprise maturity

Deep expertise in cloud security architecture (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP), secure SDLC, and modern threat detection and response

Hands-on leadership of SOC 2 Type II and PCI audi