Director of Product Security

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Vacation Time

Stock Options

Bonus

RRSP matching

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC in Toronto, Canada, is seeking a Director of Product Security to shape security architecture across cloud-based products and AI-enabled solutions. This full-time leadership role partners with engineering teams to build secure, scalable systems from the ground up.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years in security, strong hands-on experience with cloud-native apps, threat modeling, and secure-by-design practices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, application security, product security, or security architecture roles
• Strong hands-on background reviewing and securing modern software architectures and cloud-native applications
• Experience building or leading secure-by-design initiatives within software development organizations
• Proven expertise conducting threat modeling, architecture assessments, and application security reviews
• Experience collaborating closely with software engineering, product, and infrastructure teams
• Strong understanding of cloud security principles across enterprise-scale environments
• Knowledge of secure development practices, DevSecOps methodologies, and risk-based security decision making
• Experience identifying architectural weaknesses and translating findings into actionable remediation plans
• Ability to communicate technical risks and recommendations to both engineering teams and executive stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Lead product security architecture and secure design initiatives.
• Conduct threat modeling, risk analysis, and security reviews.
• Oversee cloud security, AI security, and governance activities.
• Collaborate with engineering/product teams to improve security.
• Lead architecture reviews and risk assessments.
• Develop standards and provide technical guidance on security strategy.

Skills

10+ years experience

Hands-on security

Secure-by-design initiatives

Threat modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Cloud security principles

DevSecOps

Remediation planning

Risk communication

Job description

Director, Product Security - Full-Time / Canada

A fast-growing SaaS organization is seeking a Director, Product Security to help shape and mature security architecture across its cloud-based products, applications, and emerging AI-driven solutions. Based in Toronto, this full-time leadership opportunity is ideal for a highly technical security professional who enjoys partnering directly with engineering teams to build secure, scalable systems from the ground up.

This role sits at the intersection of security, software engineering, cloud architecture, and product development. You'll have the opportunity to influence how security is embedded throughout the development lifecycle, helping teams design resilient platforms while proactively reducing risk before products reach production. The ideal candidate is a hands-on security leader who can balance technical depth with strategic influence, driving secure-by-design practices across a growing technology organization.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, application security, product security, or security architecture roles
• Strong hands-on background reviewing and securing modern software architectures and cloud-native applications
• Experience building or leading secure-by-design initiatives within software development organizations
• Proven expertise conducting threat modeling, architecture assessments, and application security reviews
• Experience collaborating closely with software engineering, product, and infrastructure teams
• Strong understanding of cloud security principles across enterprise-scale environments
• Knowledge of secure development practices, DevSecOps methodologies, and risk-based security decision making
• Experience identifying architectural weaknesses and translating findings into actionable remediation plans
• Ability to communicate technical risks and recommendations to both engineering teams and executive stakeholders

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience securing distributed applications, microservices, APIs, and mobile platforms
• Familiarity with modern threat modeling frameworks and attack simulation methodologies
• Exposure to containerized, Kubernetes-based, or serverless environments
• Experience supporting security initiatives related to AI-enabled products and machine learning systems
• Knowledge of application security testing, penetration testing results analysis, and vulnerability management
• Experience establishing engineering security standards, reusable design patterns, and governance frameworks
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, OSCP, ISSAP, or cloud security certifications are considered assets
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles and modern engineering practices

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• 40% Product Security Architecture & Secure Design
• 35% Threat Modeling, Risk Analysis & Security Review
• 25% Cloud Security, AI Security & Governance

Daily Responsibilities

• 40% Working directly with engineering and product teams to improve application and platform security
• 30% Leading architecture reviews, threat assessments, and security design initiatives
• 30% Developing standards, providing technical guidance, and influencing security strategy across the organization

  The Offer

  • Up to $200,000 per year

  You will receive the following benefits:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Vacation Time
  • Stock Options
  • Bonus
  • RRSP matching

  Current Vacancy: Yes

  Use of AI in Hiring: Yes

  Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada on a full-time basis now and in the future.