Director, Information Security & Technology - GameChanger

About GameChanger

We believe in the life-changing impact youth sports have on and off the field. Sports encourage leadership, teamwork, responsibility, and confidence – important life lessons that have the power to propel our youth toward meaningful futures. We recognize that without coaches, parents, and volunteers, organized youth sports could not exist. By building the first and best place to experience the youth sports moments important to our community, we are helping families elevate the next generation through youth sports.

GameChanger is a remote-first, dynamic tech company based in New York City, and we are solving some of the biggest challenges in youth sports today. We are a subsidiary of DICK’S Sporting Goods (DSG).

The Position

As Director of Information Security & Technology, you will own the strategy, team, and multi-year roadmap across Information Security and IT Operations. Information Security is the primary focus of this role. We’re looking for a well-rounded security leader with the technical credibility to lead across Product and Application Security, cloud security, security operations and incident response, vulnerability management, GRC, and emerging areas like AI security, while overseeing our internal Technology function.

You will operate in a Business Information Security Officer (BISO) capacity, partnering with the DSG CISO and enterprise security organization to align tooling and processes while retaining ownership and autonomy of Security and Operations for GameChanger’s environment. You will report to the Senior Director of Engineering at GameChanger.

What You'll Do

• Strategy & Roadmap: Own and evolve GameChanger’s multi-year Information Security and Technology strategy, including priorities, investments, tooling, resourcing, and risk, aligned to business and parent-company goals.
• Product & App Security: Set the direction for Product and Application Security, partnering closely with Engineering and Product to embed security throughout architecture, development, and the software development lifecycle.
• Leadership: Lead and develop managers, senior engineers, and technology professionals, setting clear expectations and accountability while empowering your team to own execution and grow their impact.
• Security Operations: Own our security operations and incident response program, including detection, on-call, escalation, and coordination with our parent-company security function.
• GRC: Lead our governance, risk, and compliance program, including internal assessments such as NIST CSF 2.0, external assessments, risk management, and clear reporting to leadership.
• AI Security: Set direction for AI security and governance, including the secure adoption of AI tooling, security of AI-enabled product features, and responsible AI usage.
• IT Operations: Oversee internal Technology operations, including identity and access, endpoints, employee technology, and support for our remote-first workforce.
• BISO Partnership: Serve as GameChanger’s BISO and primary partner to the DSG CISO and enterprise security organization, establishing clear decision rights and aligning on shared tooling.
• Advocacy & Culture: Lead the cross-functional security steering committee and represent Security and Technology in executive forums. Educate and influence the broader organization on security principles.

What You Bring

• Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience in Information Security, including meaningful people-management experience leading managers, senior technical leaders, or multidisciplinary security teams.
• Domain Depth: Broad Information Security leadership experience, with meaningful depth in Product and Application Security and experience partnering directly with software Engineering teams.
• Strategic Track Record: A track record of building, scaling, or significantly evolving an Information Security program and translating organizational risk into a clear strategy and multi-year roadmap.
• Technical Breadth: Broad knowledge across cloud security, security operations and incident response, vulnerability management, and GRC.
• Risk Judgment: Strong security judgment and the ability to evaluate technical risk in business context, navigate tradeoffs, and make clear recommendations.
• Partnership & Communication: A track record of building durable partnerships across Engineering, Product, Legal, and executives. Excellent communication skills and executive presence.
• IT Oversight: Experience leading or closely partnering with internal IT / Technology Operations (identity and access, endpoint management, employee technology).

Nice to Have

• Experience operating within a matrixed, parent-company, or shared-services security model.
• Experience with AWS and cloud-native software environments.
• Experience with security and risk frameworks such as NIST CSF 2.0 and/or the NIST AI RMF.
• Experience with AI security or AI governance.
• Experience securing consumer-facing products, particularly products serving minors, and familiarity with associated privacy and youth-safety considerations.
• Experience leading distributed or remote-first teams.

Perks & Benefits

• Remote Work: Work remotely throughout the US (excluding AK, DE, HI, IA, LA, MS, MT, OK, and SC) or from our Manhattan, NY office.
• Stipends: $4,000 technology stipend every 2 years, $500 annual WFH stipend, and monthly wellness, learning, and lifestyle stipends.
• Time Off: Unlimited vacation policy and paid volunteer opportunities.
• Healthcare: Full health benefits (medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA, HRA, HSA) with coverage for family/dependents.
• Retirement: Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans through Vanguard with immediate company match.
• Parental Leave: Up to 20 weeks for birthing parents and up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, plus family building benefits through Progyny.
• Discounts: DICK'S Sporting Goods and family of brands teammate discount.