Effortlo
Saint Paul / Global
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Saint Paul / Global
Salary Target $330k - $450k+ (Combined Salary & Incentive Comp, at Plan) + equity/shares
Remote Job
Job Description This is a remote position.
Security Market Leader & Builder — COO Growth, Strategy & Industry Leadership
About effortlo:
effortlo is the world's only marketplace built exclusively for security professionals. We give organizations effortless access to trusted, local, in-country security experts under one agreement and one payment — helping security teams operate faster, leaner, and with greater flexibility.
The model is already validated. Within six months of launch, effortlo was named an OSPA finalist at GSX, the world's largest international security conference. In 2024, effortlo advanced as a semi-finalist in the MN Cup, Minnesota's largest startup competition, selected from a field of over 3,200 companies. Revenue has grown more than 400% over the past year, with a customer base that includes Fortune-grade security teams.
Security leaders who've used the platform don't mince words:
This is the best model I've seen in the last 10 years.
I can't believe this didn't exist — it's a game changer.
With transparent pricing and direct access to experts, effortlo gives companies the ability to expand capabilities, meet critical deadlines, and stay within budget — while giving security professionals a way to showcase their skills and connect with organizations that need them.
This isn't an idea anymore. It's infrastructure the industry is already building around.
Responsibilities:
Help shape and grow effortlo's presence with enterprise customers and the broader security industry. This role blends direct sales relationships, strategic growth, and industry leverage to help effortlo become the standard for how organizations access security expertise.
Business Building & Strategy
Identify where effortlo is moving too slow, and fix it before it becomes a problem
Build the playbook for customer growth as the company scales
Operate at leadership's altitude from day one; if you're waiting to be told what to do, this isn't the seat for you
Build strategic plans for growth and operational efficiencies that align with the marketplace model
Understand and map out personnel needs to support growth
Champion a talent pipeline of known industry leaders - Build the bench before you need it; know who the next five hires are before we ask
Take on other COO-level responsibilities as effortlo grows
Leadership Standard
Set a bar for performance that others rise to meet, not one you spend your time managing down to
Walk into a room with CSOs who've been in the industry for decades and be treated as a peer, because you carry yourself like one
Make the hard call fast, then own what happens next; no hedging, no committee, no waiting to be told it's safe
Hold people accountable, including leadership, without flinching and without needing to be asked twice
Protect the standard (respect, high expectations) while still pushing harder than anyone else in the building
Operate like the business is already yours, because if you're right for this, a piece of it will be.
Customer Growth & Relationships
Own and grow direct relationships with enterprise customers
Convert industry trust into new business and expanded engagements
Sit across from customers and make the case for why speed and transparency matter — and back it up
Work with existing customers to grow the relationship, using your security expertise to advise effortlo's forward strategy
Maximize customer spend and value across the effortlo platform
Leverage your close network to bring in new enterprise customers
Industry & Network Leverage
Bring your existing CSO and senior security relationships to the table
Represent effortlo across the industry — conferences, communities, and one-on-one relationships
Help identify and recruit industry-validated experts into the ERC
The Executive Resource Council includes some of the most respected names in global security: former CSOs, ASIS presidents, and founders who've built and exited major security companies. You can see the team at effortlo.com/team
Own the Executive Resource Council: maintain a regular meeting cadence and keep it running as the sounding board that gives customers real security support
Grow the ERC with key industry players across multiple disciplines
Serve as the point person for effortlo's global partners and experts, continuing to build and promote the effortlo model and brand
Use AI tools and agents to increase efficiency without adding headcount
Identify where manual processes can be automated
Bring your own AI toolkit — we expect it
Advise on tech tools and strategic platform upgrades, focused on automation, customer engagement, and streamlined expert support
Requirements Requirements
Proven senior-level relationships across the security industry - ideally including CSOs
Track record of driving results, not just activity
You've built enough of a reputation that people vouch for you before you walk in the room
You've earned the right to be picky about what you do next - and you're choosing this
Leads with AI, not around it
Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent executive experience preferred
Matched 401k Plan
PTO - in accordance with company policy
12 Paid Holidays
Opportunity to shape a new model in the global security industry
Flexible, fast-moving environment with no corporate friction
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