Look for complexity signals
Customer questionnaires, audit preparation, board requests, product launches, and multi-cloud growth are all signs that security decisions need more structure.
Leadership is not just policy
A strong leadership engagement helps prioritize investments, communicate with customers, guide engineering, and make risk tradeoffs visible to the business.
Use the role to create momentum
The best engagements do not only document problems. They create cadence, accountability, and a practical roadmap that teams can execute against.