Sourcing a Game-Changing Head of Marketing for SALT

The Client

Company: Salt Security
Website: salt.security
Headquarters: Palo Alto, US

About Salt Security

Salt Security is a cybersecurity company specializing in API security and emerging Agentic AI security. They provide the Salt Illuminate Platform that discovers, monitors, and protects APIs and AI agents across the full lifecycle from code to runtime.

The Challenge

SALT, a Series B API startup, needed a Head of Marketing to lead global teams across the U.S., India, and Israel. The role required tight collaboration with their EVP of Sales in Israel and demanded a high-performing leader trusted at the C-suite level. The brief: aggressive, credible, and globally seasoned. The ask: complex.

Our Approach

Chameleon Collective doesn’t just recruit—we solve. Our embedded recruiters cut through the noise and get to the core of what great looks like. We partnered with SALT’s Head of Talent to define what success meant in this role. This wasn’t about resumes; it was about leadership, alignment, and presence. We targeted a small group of standout candidates with proven marketing chops and boardroom credibility—people already excelling in similar environments. Within weeks, we surfaced two exceptional finalists from top competitors. Both matched the profile. One stood out.

The Impact

The hire exceeded every expectation. “I’ve never seen the CEO this impressed,” the client told us. SALT got the leader they needed. We stepped back—mission complete. That’s what we call sustained success.

Sourcing a Game-Changing Head of Marketing for SALT

The Challenge

Our Approach

The Impact

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