Head of Engineering, AI Security (Zürich)

Check Point Software; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 180.000 - 260.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Check Point Software in Zurich is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead and scale our Red Teaming and Agentic Security products (including AI Guardrails). You will report to the VP R&D and set technical direction, run delivery, and grow the engineering organization while collaborating with product leadership on strategy and roadmap.

You will define architecture and drive the technical direction, shape product strategy, and ensure quality and performance across development and deployment.

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of engineering leadership experience including managing managers and scaling teams.
• Experience building enterprise-grade AI and cybersecurity products.
• Strong track record elevating engineering output, culture and technical bar.

Aufgaben

• Define and drive architecture and technical direction for Red Teaming and Agentic Security products.
• Shape product strategy and roadmap with a strong engineering perspective.
• Ensure high quality and performance, partnering with product through development and deployment.
• Collaborate with sales, customer success, and product to meet support and SRE SLAs.
• Build and scale a world-class engineering organization with HR support and career development.
• Align engineering with product and business goals and drive customer feedback loops.

Kenntnisse

Engineering leadership

People management

Strategy & roadmap

Security & AI concepts

Zurich hiring market knowledge

Jobbeschreibung

As Head of Engineering, you will lead and scale engineering for our Red Teaming and Agentic Security products (including AI Guardrails), reporting to the VP R&D. You’ll set technical direction for the team, run delivery, and grow the engineering organization, while working closely with the VP R&D and product leadership on overall strategy and roadmap.

Key Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

• Define and drive the architecture and technical direction for Red Teaming and Agentic Security products.
• Actively shape product strategy and roadmap, bringing a strong engineering perspective to business and product decisions.
• Set and hold a high bar for quality and performance, working closely with product throughout development and deployment.
• Work with sales, customer success, and product to define and meet support and SRE SLAs.

Build and Scale a World-Class Engineering Organization

• Build and scale an engineering team that’s recognized as world-leading in its field, with support from HR.
• Develop engineers and engineering managers, growing their skills, impact, and career trajectory.Build a culture defined by impact, autonomy, and innovation.

Align Engineering with Product and Business Goals

• Partner with the VP R&D and leadership to make engineering a driver of business outcomes, not just a delivery function.
• Ensure strong feedback loops between customers and engineering, partnering with product management and sales leadership.

Qualifications

What You’ll Bring

• 10+ years of engineering leadership experience, including at least 3 years leading managers and scaling teams.
• Experience leading engineering teams in both startup and large‑corporate environments.
• Experience building enterprise‑grade AI and/or cybersecurity products, ideally both, with a strong grasp of the full development lifecycle.
• A track record of elevating an existing engineering team’s output, culture, and technical bar, not just building one from scratch.
• Fluency in security and AI concepts, enough to earn credibility with senior engineers in this space quickly. You don’t need to be a deep expert.
• Experience operating in a shared‑ownership model, contributing strongly to strategy without sole authority.
• Strong communication and people leadership: build real relationships with customers, partners, and your own team.
• Familiarity with the Zurich tech market: hiring and compensation norms, local talent networks, and working culture.
• Strong advantage: experience navigating the tension between startup‑style autonomy and large‑company process, ideally through an acquisition, integration, or similar structural change.