Head of Research

About the position

We are looking for a strategic leader to evolve our Threat team into a comprehensive Deep Research Group. As the Head of Research, you will lead innovation across AI Security, Threat Intelligence, and Upwind Intelligence, transforming raw research into core platform differentiators. This is a pivotal leadership position responsible for delivering high-signal content and product-impacting discoveries that will directly influence our expansion into the enterprise market.

What You Will Build

● Deep Research Strategy: You will oversee the creation of next-generation security modules derived from Upwind's unique runtime data, transforming raw telemetry into actionable defense mechanisms and automated workflows

● Premium Intelligence: You will drive the development of unique intellectual property and detection capabilities that allow us to launch differentiated, premium service offerings.

● Market Impact: Your group's research will serve as a growth engine, powering our PR, community credibility, and enterprise readiness for high-stakes environments.

Responsibilities

● Organizational Leadership: Lead, mentor, and scale a diverse group, including the Threat Research Team, Offensive Research Team, AI Research & Innovation Team, and OSINT/Vulnerability squads

● Strategic Delivery: Oversee the lifecycle of major research initiatives, from initial discovery to full productization, ensuring deep technical findings are translated into user-facing value.

● Proactive Hunting: Drive a proactive hunting strategy, utilizing external scanning and internal signals to uncover emerging campaigns and validate novel threats before they become widespread.

● Cross-Functional AI Integration: Collaborate with the AI Lead and Engineering to integrate proprietary intel into our detection models and strengthen our AI-driven security architecture.

● +2 years of group management experience or 4+ years at team leadership (non-military or major rank), and at least 3 years of hands-on (bare minimum of 8+ years total)

● Proven experience leading advanced research groups (Threat, Offensive, or Cyber Intelligence).

● Ability to bridge the gap between deep technical research and business value(ARR impact).

● Deep understanding of Cloud, Forensics, Incident Response (IR), AI, and modern Threat Landscapes.