Red Canary’s hiring philosophy

Red Canary’s purpose is to create a world where every organization makes their greatest impact without fear of damage from cyber attack. We do this through our niche of security operations: the people, processes and technology that continuously monitor and improve our organization’s security posture while preventing, detecting, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity incidents.

Our core values are the lifeblood of our business and drive our decision making. But we care about more than just making money or growing a business. We also want our current and future employees to feel empowered and inspired. As our Senior Vice President of Talent Melanie Kruger wrote earlier this year:

“Creating and nurturing a positive culture that makes a startup a destination for talented people to grow and thrive doesn’t happen by accident. It’s a combination of a clear vision, mission, and company values, plus talent management and employee development best practices.”

As Red Canary’s Director of Talent Acquisition, I wanted to give insight into the “why” choices we make in hiring and compensation to help you better evaluate our open roles and know what to expect once you apply.

What we value in the hiring process

The Talent team focuses on what you can do, how you will do the job and if it is done in a way that is in alignment with our values. Canaries are mission-driven, self aware, customer-focused, and above all, kind.

We also want to understand what you can add to our Flock. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn’t exactly match the position description. We look for people who have a sincere passion and interest in cybersecurity and in our mission. At Red Canary we welcome diverse perspectives and people who relentlessly pursue quality for our customers.

Pay transparency

We are transparent with pay and compensation in our job postings. Our compensation is listed on every posted role at Red Canary. As you move through the interview process, our recruiters can share the details of our fantastic benefits and our level set system compensation philosophy, which is essentially that every job title we have three levels of pay, with clear criteria to define success for each level. This eliminates disparity in pay for people who simply negotiate better, everyone doing the same job at the same career level has the exact same compensation. We reward scope of impact, contribution to team, customers and cross functional work, developing expertise and leveling up everyone around you. We don’t negotiate, and it leads to pay equity.

Our goal is to give you as much information as possible prior to the interview for you to make the best decision on whether you would like to pursue the interview process. While compensation is typically one of the biggest motivators for a candidate to take on a new position, I would encourage anyone evaluating a move to consider the whole package, such as work-life balance, career growth, culture, and company mission. Personally, I have found more work-life balance at Red Canary than any other company I’ve worked for. Our founders take pride in setting aside designated time for their families and have encouraged me to do the same.