Senior Manager, Security

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead the Product Security team at LaunchDarkly and collaborate closely with the Director of Security.

• Develop a risk-based Security operating model that empowers engineering teams to take ownership of their security posture while Security provides guidance, validation, and support.

• Oversee the team's workload, prioritize tasks, and allocate time effectively to address the most critical initiatives.

• Streamline ownership of security-related tasks, automate processes, and enhance workflows throughout the engineering organization.

• Assist product engineering teams in managing their security health and categorize findings according to severity levels.

• Take charge of the processing and management of security findings and requests, minimizing noise and human intervention in intake, triage, and review stages.

• Act as the primary incident manager for security incidents and the first point of escalation for service-level commitments.

• Approve vendor and access-related decisions on a delegated basis.

• Assume the Director's operational responsibilities during audits, board meetings, or periods of absence.

• Report on monthly service-level achievements, quarterly executive posture, and maintain a risk register to prioritize initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a formal security or engineering management position, including leadership of senior engineering professionals.

• Proven track record in transitioning a security function from a gatekeeper role to one of team ownership, demonstrating measurable outcomes.

• Experience acting as an incident manager for security incidents within a SaaS environment, including managing external communications.

• Expertise in guiding teams through technical decision-making and fostering the career development of senior engineers.

• Capability to monitor and influence metrics while understanding their implications and limitations.

• Knowledge of AWS security practices at scale and experience with external audits (SOC 2, ISO 27001, or FedRAMP) as a participant or control owner.

• Exceptional communication skills for engaging with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• A thoughtful and empathetic leadership style that promotes collaboration.

• Experience in leading a security team and functioning beyond a gatekeeper model.

• Background as a secondary leader to a director or CISO.

• Proficiency in managing security incidents from start to finish, including communications and post-incident evaluations.

• Strong background in Senior or Staff security engineering, with the ability to review pull requests, threat models, and cloud security findings.

🏝️ Benefits

• 15% Bonus Target

• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

• Health insurance

• Vision insurance

• Dental insurance

• Mental health benefits