- Elastic Security is hiring a VP of Threat Research to own the research agenda for what our platform detects, prevents, and publishes, and to serve as the public voice of that work

- This role reports directly to the GM of Elastic Security

- It is a senior individual contributor leadership role for someone with deep technical credibility who wants to shape direction through expertise, judgment, and influence

- You will decide what the team builds and why: setting priorities across detection engineering, threat research, endpoint protections, and security ML, while partnering closely with delivery leaders who own execution and people management

- This is also a highly visible, outbound role

- You will represent Elastic with customers, at industry conferences, with press and analysts, and in the broader security research community

- We are looking for someone who wants to elevate Elastic’s research brand, guide the technical agenda, and help define how the industry thinks about modern threat detection and prevention

- Define the research and detection agenda across SIEM, endpoint, threat research, and security ML

- Set the quality bar for what Elastic detects, prevents, and publishes

- Decide where the team should invest next across malware detection, ransomware and memory protections, and AI-driven security capabilities

- Shape the publishing strategy for Elastic Security Labs, including original research, malware analysis, and conference content

- Act as the external face of the organization with customers, analysts, press, and the security community

- Partner with engineering, product, and delivery leadership to turn research priorities into shipped protections

- Help advance Elastic’s point of view on open and transparent security, including public detections and explainable AI-driven protections

- Lead thinking on how AI changes both threat research and attacker behavior, and how Elastic should respond

Advantages





- Toast to your health: Fully paid health coverage for you and your family, in many locations.

- Craft your calendar: Flexible location and schedule for most roles.

- Create space for you: Distributed by design workforce, plus generous number of vacation days each year.

- Embrace parenthood: Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave, plus generous family formation benefits.

- Give back your time: 40 hours each year to use toward volunteering with organizations and causes you’re passionate about.

- Amplify your impact: Double your charitable giving — we match donations up to $1500 USD (or local currency equivalent).

- Deep credibility in threat research, detection engineering, endpoint security, or security ML
- The ability to operate as a senior IC leader who sets direction through technical depth and strong judgment

- Experience setting strategy across technical security domains and translating that into clear priorities
- A thoughtful point of view on AI in security, including both its promise and its risks
- A clear belief in open, transparent security and the value of publishing detections and research openly

- Strong public communication skills and enthusiasm for customer engagement, speaking, and industry visibility

- Willingness to travel regularly for customer meetings, conferences, and external engagements

- Strong judgment and the ability to lead through influence, expertise, and vision

- Hands-on technical experience doing the work yourself, not only leading teams

- Experience leading or contributing to publicly recognized threat research or detection content

- Experience spanning both endpoint protections and SIEM detections

- Familiarity with open detection ecosystems, GitHub-based research workflows, or community-driven security programs

- Existing presence in the security community through talks, publications, or media engagement

- Background working with malware models, behavioral detections, or small language models in security use cases

📌 Vice President of Threat Research (Security Intelligence) (Ottawa)
🏢 Elastic
📍 Ottawa