Data Security & Privacy Recruiters
Data security and privacy vendors discover, classify and protect sensitive data and manage consent and privacy requests. SPG recruits the sales, technical and executive talent they need to grow.
Proven Results and ROI
Proven success
Since 1994, our hires have contributed over $3 billion in sales revenue across more than 1,000 searches with leading software and SaaS companies.
Culture fit
86% of our presented candidates are interviewed, because we recruit for your culture and buyers as much as the job description.
Long tenure, fast fill
Placements stay an average of 34 months, and we fill roles in 24 days on average.
What we screen for in Data Security & Privacy
The right candidate already knows how to sell to and work with CISOs, privacy officers and data protection leads. Beyond the core skills of the role, we look for:
- Understands GDPR, CCPA and sector privacy rules
- Can sell to both security and legal/privacy buyers
- Has positioned DSPM and DLP against platform vendors
- Verified results: quota attainment, deal sizes or delivery record, confirmed through references
Roles we fill for Data Security & Privacy companies
How a search works
- Week 1Briefing. Your product, buyers, culture and the profile you need.
- Weeks 1-2Sourcing. Our 200,000+ candidate pool and direct outreach to passive talent in Data Security & Privacy.
- Weeks 2-3Screening. In-depth interviews against your requirements and the niche experience above.
- Weeks 3-4Shortlist and interviews. We present finalists and manage the process on both sides.
- Week 4References and offer. We check references and help close the hire.
Engage us on a retained basis for executive and confidential searches, on contingency where you pay only when you hire, or with prepaid volume credits when you are hiring several roles.
Frequently asked questions
Do you recruit for Data Security & Privacy companies specifically?
Yes. SPG recruits sales, solutions, customer success and executive talent for Data Security & Privacy companies, and we screen for experience selling to CISOs, privacy officers and data protection leads, not just general software experience.
How quickly can you fill a role?
We fill roles in 24 days on average, and 86% of the candidates we present are interviewed. Executive and confidential searches follow a defined retained process.
Can you find candidates who are not actively looking?
Most of the people we place were not on job boards. We reach passive candidates directly, including people working at competitors and adjacent Data Security & Privacy vendors, confidentially.
How do your fees work?
You can engage us on a retained basis for executive searches, on contingency where you pay only when you hire, or with prepaid volume credits when you are hiring several roles.
Start your search
Tell us about the role. A recruiter will follow up confidentially.