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Hitch Partners is a retained executive search firm that specializes in all things Information Security, with additional expertise in Business Technology, Cloud Infrastructure Engineering & Product Management.
We provide leadership search and advisory services as well as actionable data on trends in the Information Security domain.
The Most Expensive Hire is the One You Haven’t Made
For CEOs, CFOs, CTOs, GCs, CIOs — and the Board — a vacant CISO seat isn’t just a staffing issue. It’s a quantifiable increase in financial exposure every day it remains open.
Leaving the CISO seat vacant isn’t just a hiring challenge—it’s potentially an existential business risk. Every day without a security leader compounds exposure, drains executive bandwidth, and slows strategic progress. Yet these risks often remain opaque, making it difficult for boards and executives to fully grasp the urgency.
Hitch Partners has developed a CISO Vacancy Risk Calculator (CVR) by combining industry data and risk modeling algorithms to estimate the potential dollar impact of operating without a security leader.
The Hitch Partners CVR Calculator estimates the financial risk exposure your company takes on each day the CISO seat remains vacant — expressed as a daily cost-equivalent to make the risk visible and actionable.
Sample CISO Vacancy Risk Calculation
What’s Your Risk Tolerance?
⬇️ Follow the link below to calculate your company’s risk exposure.
Introducing
Hitch Ignite
&
Hitch Ignite Compass
Finding top security talent just got smarter.
Our AI-powered service helps companies build elite security teams faster, leveraging our executive search expertise to deliver the right hires with precision.
Click on the link below for more information on Hitch Ignite & Hitch Ignite Compass.
2025 Annual CISO Compensation Survey Results
Hitch Partners would like to thank all of the CISOs and Security Leaders who participated in this year’s CISO Survey. We appreciate your time in helping us to continue to serve the community.
Security Leadership Search
CISO | CSO | AI Security | Product Security | Privacy | GRC | Incident Response | Governance OT
Business and Information Technology Leadership Search
Business Technology | IT | CIO - AI
Cloud and AI Infrastructure Engineering Search
InfraOps | SRE | DevOps
Product Leadership Search
VP Product | CPO
At Hitch, we strive to be a trusted advocate, connecting extraordinary opportunities with exceptional talent.
Driven by our unwavering passion for all things security and guided by our deep industry expertise, we specialize in identifying and attracting top-tier executive professionals who will drive growth, innovation, and success
