Hitch Ignite

(beta)

AI-Driven Security Leadership Hiring

Redefining How CISOs Build Their Teams

Cut Through the Noise

Hiring the right security leader on your team isn’t optional—it’s existential.

Post a role and you’ll get 500+ applicants—99.9998% unqualified. Many are AI-generated, some aren’t who they say they are. Your internal recruiting team doesn’t speak security—so they can’t assess nuanced technical backgrounds.

The result? Wasted time. Prolonged vacancies. Elevated risk.

HITCH IGNITE DELIVERS

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Fast Turnaround
Hitch Ignite delivers a curated list of 25 pre-vetted, high-quality candidates within 1–2 business days

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Curated Quality
Each candidate is hand-selected and aligned with your hiring needs and team structure.

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AI-Powered Matching
Hitch Ignite combines machine intelligence with 10+ years of security hiring expertise.

 Deputy CISO | Product Security | Corporate Security | GRC

How Hitch Ignite Works

We combine advanced AI search with deep domain knowledge.

  1. Intake to Impact (ITI):  We align your team on priorities and success criteria before sourcing begins.

  2. Curated Candidate List:  Within 1–2 business days post-ITI, we deliver a list of 25 pre-vetted, ranked candidates.

  3. Enablement:  Your team can use the list to pattern match and expand outreach.

  4. No-Risk Guarantee:  If you're not satisfied, you don’t pay. Period.

  5. Optional Retained Search Credit:  Apply your $9,750 toward a full search if needed.

Specialized Roles We Support

Hitch Ignite focuses exclusively on Security Leadership positions, including:

  • Deputy CISO

    Succession Planning | Internal Promotions

  • Product Security Director

    Security Engineering Leadership | SDLC Implementation

  • Corporate Security Director

    Identity & Access Management | Data Protection | Incident Response | Security Operations

  • GRC Director

    Governance | Risk | Compliance

Pricing and Guarantee

💰 Flat Rate: $9,750

  • ✅ 25 Pre-Vetted Candidates Delivered in 1–2 Business Days

  • 📌 CISO & Security Role Success Profile + Alignment

  • 📌 Internal Talent Team Enablement

  • 📌 Retained Search Credit if Needed

  • 💯 Pay Only If You're Satisfied

Why Hitch Ignite Works

Hitch Ignite is powered by the same domain expertise that’s made Hitch Partners the go-to search firm for security leadership.

  • 🚀 10+ Years Focused on Security Hiring: We’ve placed 100+ CISOs, Deputy CISOs, and Security Leaders across industries.

  • 🧠 We Know What Great Looks Like: Our team understands the nuances internal teams often miss—credibility, leadership, and technical depth.

  • 🎯 Real-Time, Vetted Results: We pair AI sourcing with human judgment to filter out noise and deliver real, pre-vetted leaders.

  • 🤝 Trusted by the Best: We’re the firm security leaders trust when stakes are high and time is tight.

Early Access to What’s Next

By joining the Hitch Ignite beta, you gain exclusive early access to a new platform developed by the same team that organizations trust for their most critical security leadership hires. Hitch Ignite combines proven executive search experience with AI-driven efficiency—giving you a faster, smarter way to build high-performing security teams.

HitchBase: The Engine Behind Hitch Ignite

HitchBase® is the power source behind Hitch Ignite—our proprietary platform that delivers faster, smarter, and more precise security leadership hiring.

At its core is the finest collection of curated security leadership talent on the planet:

  • 🌍 ~14,000 security leaders across North America, Europe, and APAC

  • 🧠 40+ data points per profile, including career trajectory, industry experience, and technical depth

  • ⏳ 10+ years in the making, built through trusted relationships and targeted executive searches

  • ⚙️ Analytics + ML-enabled, helping us quickly identify ideal matches for any security leadership need

We don’t just manage a database—we have deep knowledge of the full picture. HitchBase® allows us to surface the right talent with speed and precision. As part of Hitch Ignite, we’re now passing this advantage along to you—for a fraction of what a full search would cost.

ROI Analysis

The Business Case for Hitch Ignite

🔐 CISO ROI: Focus on Strategy, Not Resumes

  • ⏳ Reclaim 6–8 weeks of your time by offloading the hiring grind—no more juggling open roles alongside strategic initiatives.

  • 🧹 Skip the noise of 500+ unqualified resumes and time-wasting interviews.

  • 🚀 Get a curated shortlist of high-impact candidates, fast—pre-vetted for both technical depth and org fit.

💰 CFO ROI: High-Value Hiring with Predictable Costs

  • 🤝 We understand that internal recruiting can stretch teams—leading to delays, misalignment, and lost momentum. We're here to ease the load and help you hire the right leader, faster.

  • 🔍 Hitch Ignite offers a faster, more strategic path. Powered by HitchBase—our proprietary network of ~14,000 vetted security leaders—and 10+ years of relationships, we surface top talent that isn’t actively looking.

  • 📈 For a flat $9,750 fee, you get speed, precision, and predictability—without the traditional search overhead.

👥 Talent Team ROI: Scale Smarter, Hire Faster

  • 🧠 Skip the niche research—we bring deep security hiring expertise so your team can stay focused on the 30+ roles already on their plate.

  • 🎯 Access top-tier, passive candidates who won’t show up in your inbound funnel.

  • ⚡ Lighten the load and accelerate time-to-fill by plugging into a ready-to-go pipeline.

Security Hiring ROI, Unlocked

  • Generating a high -quality candidate list internally can take 6–8 weeks. Conservatively, we’ve estimated 1 month of a technical recruiter’s time as follows:

    • Base Salary: $94,641/year

    • Benefits & Overhead (~30%): $28,392

    • Fully Loaded Annual Cost: $123,033

    • Monthly Cost:$10,252

  • Reviewing resumes and interviewing unqualified candidates pulls CISOs away from high-impact security work. Here's the cost of that distraction:

    • CISO Salary: $816,000/year

    • Fully Loaded Cost (+30%): $1,060,800/year

    • Hourly Rate (2,080 hours/year): $510/hour

    • Time Spent Reviewing Resumes (2 hrs): $1,020

    • Time Spent in Interviews (2 hrs): $1,020

    • Total CISO Time Cost: $2,040

  • CISO team members often lose time interviewing candidates who don’t meet the bar. Here’s the cost breakdown:

    • Estimated Salary per Security Team Member: $200,000

    • Fully Loaded Cost (+30%): $260,000/year

    • Hourly Rate (2,080 hours/year): $125/hour

    • Interview Cost (3 team members × 2 hours): $750 per candidate

FAQs

  • They can—but you’ll be inundated with unqualified applicants. Hitch Ignite eliminates wasted time by delivering 25 best-fit candidates within a few business days. Hitch will save your company at least one full month of recruiting time.

  • Hitch has developed a Machine Learning-powered matching system which searches thousands of pre-scored security leaders in Hitch’s proprietary database to evaluate real-world expertise, leadership potential, and industry alignment. By factoring in specific job requirements, our system ensures precise matches tailored to your organization's unique needs.

  • Your Hitch Ignite investment applies toward a retained search. No wasted budget.

  • Within just 1-2 business days of our CISO strategy session.

  • Hitch values ML for its efficiency in research, but our expertise ensures a targeted approach. That’s why we validate the list before sending it to you.

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”

—Albert Einstein

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