Head of Security Engineering

📋 Description

• Define and own the security engineering strategy.
• Hire, mentor, and grow the security engineering team.
• Lead identity and access management across systems.
• Direct security monitoring, detection, and incident response.
• Own AI security posture for products and internal tools.
• Own vulnerability management and coordinate with Engineering for audits.

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years in security, with 2+ years in leadership.
• Hands-on software or security engineering background.
• Experience in regulated industries (finance/health/payments).
• Track record of setting security strategy and execution.
• Strong communicator with cross-team collaboration.
• Preferred: understanding of AI/ML risk.

🎁 Benefits

• Collaborative ownership across teams.
• Speed and rapid iteration over perfection.
• Candor and direct feedback culture.
• Root-cause analysis with shared context.