# Head of Detection and Response at Plaid

- Company: Plaid
- What the company does: Plaid helps all companies build fintech solutions by making it easy, safe and reliable for people to connect their financial data to apps and services. Backed by Index, Kleiner Perkins and NEA.
- Company website: http://plaid.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Remote United States
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $192K to $372K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-27
- Apply by: 2026-12-11
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/plaid/ea30ff3f-327b-4030-9283-3d4763a84820?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/plaid-head-of-detection-and-response/

## About the role

Form and set up Plaid’s Detection and Response team from scratch, defining its culture and operational standards. Lead the day-to-day operations for incident response and evaluate the overall effectiveness of the detection and response program. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 8-14 years of overall detection and response or security engineering experience
- Strong technical background in security or detection engineering, with the ability to guide work on SIEMs, EDR, and SOC operations
- Experience managing a team of security analysts and engineers in an operational, platform, or infrastructure context
- Ability to build cross-functional relationships and drive security maturity through influence rather than authority
- High-empathy communication skills with the ability to represent technical work to Staff-level leadership
- Strong AI-first skillset applicable to security operations

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Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/plaid-head-of-detection-and-response/