Head of IT

About the company

Aspire Software operates and manages wholly owned software companies, providing mission-critical solutions across multiple verticals. By implementing industry best practices, Aspire delivers a time sensitive integration process, and the operation of a decentralized model has allowed it to become a hub for creating rapid growth by reinvesting in its portfolio.

Key responsibilities

Translate HQ’s baseline standards into a tailored security roadmap

Develop and maintain a security maturity model scaled to the subsidiaries’ size and complexity

Define tiers of subsidiaries by risk, industry, and data sensitivity to drive differentiated strategies

Create and maintain a library of group-level policies, templates, and standards (e.g., IR plan, password policy)

Facilitate adoption of policies across subsidiaries with appropriate localization

Establish and manage a policy update cadence with version control

Provide or recommend shared tooling across the group

Negotiate contracts with preferred security vendors and manage licensing agreements

Build lightweight security engineering support, whether internal or outsourced

Participate in M&A evaluations to assess the cybersecurity posture of targets

Advise investment teams on cyber risk exposure and hidden liabilities

Conduct annual or biannual security self-assessments across subsidiaries

Consolidate results into quarterly dashboards for group leadership and HQ

Publish and maintain a group-wide incident response playbook

Serve as the first escalation point for incidents at the subsidiary level

Coordinate post-incident reviews and group-level communication

Help subsidiaries pursue and maintain compliance (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA)

Maintain a centralized view of compliance status across the group

Assist with customer/vendor security questionnaires and audits

Triage critical vulnerabilities and incidents across subsidiaries

Escalate material risks to HQ or Group X executives as needed

Maintain a group-wide risk register and coordinate prioritization