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The CISO role has changed. Riviera Partners explains what a modern CISO actually does in 2026, how the mandate shifts by company stage, and when…
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The skills that make a great CTO and the skills that make a great CPO overlap, but they aren’t the same job.
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How to evaluate a technology executive search firm: retained vs. contingency, generalist vs. specialist, and the questions to ask before you hire one.
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The differences between the two investor models matter more than most hiring teams account for when they open a search.
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The CTO search is usually the highest-stakes technical hire a startup makes. It’s also the one where companies most reliably get in their own way.…
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Companies are hiring across all three of these titles right now, often without a clear sense of what distinguishes them. The result is searches that…
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There’s still a version of cybersecurity that lives in the IT department, run by people with technical titles, surfaced to the board only when something…
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Security functions tend to grow one incident at a time. A breach happens, headcount gets added. A compliance auditor finds something, a role is created…
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The most consistent mistake Riviera sees in a CISO search is importing a mandate from a different company type. The CISO who built security from…
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Demand for CISOs and cybersecurity leadership has surged to the busiest level seen in years, and compensation is following. Companies that historically delayed or avoided…
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Hiring a CISO in 2026 is not the same exercise it was three years ago. The mandate has widened, the reporting line has moved closer…
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Hiring looks simple from the outside. Write a job description, interview candidates, extend an offer, and repeat as the company grows. But according to Nolan…