Security Technical Program Manager

Themesoft Inc; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Themesoft Inc in North York, ON is seeking a Security Technical Program Manager with deep expertise in AI security, agentic AI, and cybersecurity research to lead initiatives from concept through enterprise deployment.

You will develop program roadmaps, coordinate AI security harnesses and autonomous testing, manage end-to-end lifecycle activities, and collaborate with researchers, engineers, and cloud teams to translate research into practical security solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience leading cybersecurity research and innovation programs.
• Strong expertise in AI security, LLMs, and agentic AI workflows.
• Hands-on knowledge of cloud security, application security, and security automation.
• Proven capability in technical due diligence and product evaluation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity research programs from ideation to enterprise deployment.
• Develop roadmaps, milestones, and success metrics for cybersecurity initiatives.
• Coordinate AI security harnesses and agentic AI workflows.
• Facilitate experiments across AI security, quantum/PQC, blockchain, and emerging tech.
• Manage end-to-end lifecycle including prototyping, testing, and operationalization.
• Drive evaluation of cybersecurity platforms, products, and startups.
• Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and cloud teams to translate concepts into solutions.
• Coordinate AI red teaming, vulnerability research, and security tooling initiatives.
• Identify risks and blockers, ensuring timely resolution.
• Prepare recommendations, reports, and leadership presentations.
• Establish repeatable evaluation methodologies and success criteria.
• Engage with vendors, accelerators, and external stakeholders.

Skills

AI Security

LLMs

AI Agents

Agentic Workflows

Security Automation

Cross-functional Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Job description

Position: Security Technical Program Manager

Location: North York, ON – Hybrid

Summary:

Security Technical Program Manager with expertise in AI Security, Agentic AI, Cybersecurity Research, Product Evaluation, Technical Due Diligence, and Emerging Security Technologies, leading initiatives from concept through enterprise deployment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage cybersecurity research and innovation programs from ideation through enterprise implementation.
• Develop program roadmaps, milestones, success metrics, dependencies, and deliverables for cybersecurity initiatives.
• Coordinate the development of AI security harnesses, agentic AI workflows, and AI-enabled security automation solutions.
• Facilitate research, experimentation, and proof-of-concepts across AI Security, Application Security, Quantum/PQC, Blockchain, and other emerging technologies.
• Manage end-to-end lifecycle activities including research, prototyping, testing, benchmarking, validation, recommendations, and operationalization.
• Drive technical evaluation and benchmarking of cybersecurity platforms, products, vendors, and startup technologies.
• Conduct technical due diligence and independent validation of product capabilities, security effectiveness, scalability, architectural fit, and integration complexity.
• Collaborate with security researchers, software engineers, architects, cloud teams, and stakeholders to translate research concepts into practical security solutions.
• Coordinate AI red teaming, vulnerability research, autonomous penetration testing, and security tooling initiatives.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, blockers, and resource requirements while ensuring timely resolution.
• Develop technical recommendations, research findings, evaluation reports, and executive presentations for leadership review.
• Establish repeatable evaluation methodologies and measurable success criteria for cybersecurity innovations and product assessments.
• Support interactions with technology vendors, cybersecurity startups, accelerators, venture teams, and external stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong expertise in AI Security, LLMs, AI Agents, Agentic Workflows, and AI Security Frameworks.
• Experience managing complex cybersecurity programs and technical initiatives.
• Hands-on knowledge of Application Security, Quantum/PQC, Blockchain Security, Cloud Security, and Security Automation.
• Proven experience in cybersecurity product evaluation, benchmarking, and technical due diligence.
• Familiarity with AI Red Teaming, Autonomous Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Research, and Emerging Security Technologies.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.
• Experience working with cross-functional engineering, architecture, and research teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Research publications, patents, open-source security contributions, startup experience, or technical innovation achievements.
• Experience evaluating advanced AI and cybersecurity technologies.
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, CSSLP, CISM, or equivalent.

Regards

Talent Acquisition Group - Strategic Recruitment Manager