Cyber Go-To-Market Girl Talk - Season Three, Episode 4
Posted on 24 March 2026
Hosted by Elle Zoma, Cybersecurity & AI Go-To Market Recruiter. Exploring the people side of cybersecurity, AI, and developer-first startups.
Season Three of Cyber Go-To-Market Girl Talk is here - and this time, we’re shifting the spotlight to the heart of every fast-growing tech business: its people.
Across this season, Elle sits down with Chief People Officers, Talent Partners, HR Leaders and COOs from some of the most exciting cybersecurity and AI startups to uncover:
What it’s really like to work inside these companies - the culture, the energy, the challenges.
How the most innovative firms are attracting and retaining exceptional Go-To-Market talent in a noisy AI era.
What advice they’d give to sales, marketing, and customer success professionals who want to build long-term careers in high-growth cyber and AI environments.
Whether you’re a GTM professional looking to make your next move or a leader building teams in tech, this season is packed with insight, candour, and a dose of inspiration.
Episode 4: Scaling a global cybersecurity company at Cyberhaven
In this episode, Elle Zoma sits down with Shathiya Rengalwar, who leads Global Talent Acquisition at Cyberhaven, a Series D data security company redefining how organizations protect sensitive information in the age of AI.
With AI accelerating how data moves across cloud apps, endpoints, and AI systems, Cyberhaven is taking a fundamentally different approach to data protection, focusing on full data lineage and unified visibility, rather than layering features onto legacy models.
Shathiya shares what it really looks like to scale a global cybersecurity company at a pivotal growth stage while building a culture rooted in ownership, resilience, and meaningful impact.
In this episode, they discuss:
How Cyberhaven positions itself in a crowded AI and data security market
Why building foundational technology (not incremental features) attracts top-tier talent
What makes Cyberhaven different in the evolving DSPM and data security space
2026 hiring plans across R&D, Go-To-Market, and global expansion.
The type of talent that thrives in a fast-moving, high-ownership startup
A transparent, candidate-first interview process (including “no-update updates”)
Building intentional culture in a fully distributed global team
Advice for anyone considering a career in a startup environment
Cyberhaven is in a rare stage of growth: proven product, real customers, strong momentum. But it’s still early enough for individuals to make a visible impact on product direction, culture, and scale.
If you're interested in cybersecurity, AI-driven data protection, global startup growth, or building a career where ownership truly matters, this episode offers practical insight from inside one of the industry's most exciting scaling companies.
