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title: 'Talent at Method Security'
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# Talent at Method Security

- **Company:** Method Security
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-07-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/method.security/59d95000-941e-4362-aa6a-523f573dd560

## Job description

## ABOUT METHOD SECURITY

Method Security is dedicated to reshaping cybersecurity in an era where AI-driven threats are growing rapidly. Our mission is to defend critical institutions—such as government, defense, and key commercial sectors—against these sophisticated threats by building cutting-edge, autonomous defense solutions. We bring together expertise in AI, cybersecurity, and software to create products that seek to finally shift the advantage in security from offense to defense.

## OUR TEAM AND VALUES

Joining Method means becoming part of an elite, mission-driven team that values innovation, transparency, and high standards. We work with purpose, embracing diverse perspectives and experiences while maintaining a high bar for quality. Our team is built around trust, efficiency, and respect. We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone can contribute meaningfully. We believe in small, focused teams capable of tackling complex challenges and achieving outsized results. At Method, you’ll have the autonomy to drive projects forward, the support to navigate challenges, and the opportunity to shape the future of cybersecurity.

## ROLE OVERVIEW

You would be the first Talent hire at Method responsible for running the full lifecycle of building the best team at the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, and national security. The main responsibility of this role initially is recruitment. Method is experiencing massive growth and needs to significantly expand the team in a short period of time. This role requires a leader who wants to both grind in the weeds to make that happen, but also strategically make the machine in the process. You'll work directly with the Co-Founders, Hiring Managers, and engineers to source, qualify, and close the best candidates.

## KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Own the full recruiting lifecycle, from sourcing through closing and onboarding.
- Build exceptional candidate pipelines across technical and business roles.
- Partner with co-founders and hiring managers to define roles, assess talent, and maintain a high hiring bar.
- Be the tip of the spear for demonstrating what the culture at Method is like.
- Create a fast, rigorous, and compelling candidate experience.
- Build scalable recruiting systems while staying deeply hands-on in critical searches.
- Identify hiring obstacles and take ownership of solving them.

## QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in recruiting or another field requiring strong talent judgment and persuasion.
- High agency, urgency, judgment, and follow-through.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Resourceful, organized, and comfortable operating in ambiguity.
- Willingness to personally execute every part of the recruiting process.
- Motivated by Method’s mission across AI, cybersecurity, and national security

## NICE TO HAVES

- Experience at a fast-growing startup.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity, AI, or defense technology.

## About Method Security

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Method Security builds autonomous cyber systems that fuse offensive and defensive capabilities to deliver cyber resilience for America’s most critical institutions.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed + Series A funded)
- **Headquarters**: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States (also offices in New York, NY and Washington, D.C.)
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Sam Jones (CEO), Sean Hacker (CTO), Daniel Kelly (President)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Cybersecurity (Computer and Network Security)
- **Target customers**: U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Federal agencies, and Fortune 500 enterprises (B2G / B2B, mission-critical)
- **Mission/purpose**: “Secure what matters” – delivering cyber resilience to America’s critical institutions through full-spectrum, autonomous security products.

## Products & Services
- **Method Platform**: A full-spectrum security platform that fuses offensive and defensive capabilities into a single autonomy framework. Uses a digital twin to map, validate, and control resources and attack paths. Provides flexible deployment, open APIs, and data controls.
- **Bastion**: Digital-twin driven exposure management – maps, validates, and controls all resources and possible attack paths in the context of the business.
- **Reaper**: Software-defined red team operations and adversary emulation – enables autonomous attack simulations with precise guardrails for mission-critical environments.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding – conflicting reports: $26M (press release, CB Insights) or $27M (LinkedIn). Breakdown: $5.5M Seed (Dec 2023, led by Andreessen Horowitz) + $21.5M Series A (Nov 2025, led by General Catalyst) [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/method-security) | [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/method-security)
- **Notable Investors & Partners**: Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Blackstone Innovations Investments, Crossbeam Ventures (Michael Ovitz), NFDG, Forward Deployed Ventures, Pax Ventures, Phil Venables (Google), WndrCo, Frederic Kerrest (Okta), Ryan Noon (Material Security), Aaron Levie (Box) [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/method-security)
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 140% YoY to 19 employees (as of mid-2026); already deployed with DoD, U.S. Federal Government, and Fortune 500; founders and team from Palantir, NSA, U.S. Air Force, CIA, AWS, CrowdStrike, Shield AI, Microsoft; engineering team makes up 54% of headcount; recently opened New York office [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/method-security) | [method.security](https://method.security/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Autonomous dual-use platform**: Combines offensive (red team) and defensive (exposure management) in one system, purpose-built for government and critical infrastructure.
- **Digital twin foundation**: Provides an interconnected, real-time map of resources and attack paths, enabling precision autonomy with built-in guardrails.
- **Founding team pedigree**: Deep experience in national security, intelligence, and big-tech (Palantir, NSA, USAF, CIA, AWS, CrowdStrike, Microsoft).
- **Mission-driven & trusted**: Designed for “mission-critical environments” with flexible deployment and the highest security standards.

## Strategic Focus
- Accelerate deployment of its autonomous cyber platform with U.S. Government and critical enterprises.
- Continue to grow the platform’s ability to “operationalize autonomy for cyber defense” at machine speed to counter AI-enabled adversaries.
- Expand the team across engineering, mission operations, and consulting to support a growing customer base.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission**: Build at the frontier of security and AI in support of a mission that matters – defending America’s critical institutions.
- **Culture**: High expectations with high autonomy; flat, collaborative organization where individuals have full creative freedom to execute; earned trust and radical transparency.
- **Compensation & Benefits**: Competitive compensation, 100% premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision for employees and families; growth opportunities and challenging projects.
- **Work Environment**: Offices in Saint Paul (HQ), New York, and Washington, D.C. – remote/hybrid policy not explicitly stated, but emphasis on autonomy and flat structure suggests flexibility; engineering-driven culture (54% of staff in technical roles). [method.security/careers](https://www.method.security/careers)

## Sources
1. [method.security](https://method.security/)
2. [linkedin.com/company/method-security](https://www.linkedin.com/company/method-security)
3. [cbinsights.com/company/method-security](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/method-security)
4. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/method.security](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/method.security)

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