Product Security Lead

Materialise NV; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthy work-life balance

Personal growth and career advancement

Team building activities

Innovation initiatives

Job summary

Materialise NV, located in Barcelona, is seeking a Product Security Lead responsible for overseeing the security posture and regulatory compliance of our software portfolio. This role involves translating complex regulations into clear decisions, enabling teams to deliver securely at scale.

With accountability for security outcomes and collaboration with product management and engineering, the ideal candidate should have over 8 years of experience in software engineering or security leadership, and a strong understanding of product and cloud security in DevOps environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering, product security, or security leadership roles.
• Experience in product-centric, engineering-driven organizations.
• Exposure to regulated environments is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for overall security posture and compliance of products.
• Define product security objectives and non-functional requirements.
• Translate regulatory and risk drivers into a prioritized security roadmap.

Skills

Understanding of product and cloud security in modern DevOps environments

Working with security regulations and frameworks (ISO 27001, NIS2, SOC 2, NIST)

Making and defending risk-based decisions

Credibility with senior engineering and product stakeholders

Clear written and verbal communication

Job description

Asthe ProductSecurity Lead of Materialise Software, you will be accountable for the overall security posture and regulatory compliance of our products.You translate complex security regulations, customer expectations, and risk into clear decisions, priorities, and trade-offs, enabling product and engineering teams to deliver securely at scale.You own the security outcomes and risk decisions, not day-to-day security implementation.

Key accountabilities and core responsibilities

• Overall product security posture across our portfolio(CO-AM Platform,Magics)
• Interpretation of security legislation, standards, and customer requirements
  (e.g.,ISO 27001, NIS2, NIST-based frameworks)
• Definition of product securityobjectivesand non-functional requirements
• Explicit risk acceptance and exception management
• Product security strategy, roadmap, and prioritization
• External security posture towards customers, auditors, and regulators

Regulation and risk

• Assess the applicability of security regulations and standards
• Define pragmatic compliance intent and scopeIdentify, document, and accept residual product securityrisks[
• Ensure risks and exceptions are explicit, time-bounded, and owned

Strategy and alignment

• Define andmaintaina product security strategy aligned with business goals
• Translate regulatory and risk drivers into a prioritized security roadmap
• Align security priorities with product and engineering planning cycles

Cross-functional leadership

• Partnercloselywith the:
  • Product Management Team on roadmap alignment and customer commitments
  • Engineering Management Team on delivery realities and investment trade-offs
  • DevSecOpsLead on platform-level security objectives
  • Security Architect on translating intent into secure designs
  • CISO to align product security decisions with enterprise risk posture and regulatory obligations where applicable
• Act as an escalation point when security, product, and delivery priorities conflict
• Support the Engineering Delivery teams and Security Champions, such asimproving their understanding of the security checklist

Governance and external trust

• Review security metrics and evidence produced by security engineering
• Support audits, certifications, and customer security assessmentsRepresent the company’s product security posture externally whenrequired

What this role does not do

• Review code or manage vulnerabilities day-to-day
• Directlymanagesecurity champions or software engineers

Your profile

Required skills and experience

• Strong understanding of product and cloud security in modern DevOps environments
• Experience working with security regulations and frameworks
  (ISO 27001, NIS2, SOC 2, NIST, FedRAMP, or similar)
• Proven ability to make and defend risk-based decisions
• Credibility with senior engineering and product stakeholders
• Clear written and verbal communication, especially around trade-offs

Experience profile

• 8+ years in software engineering, product security, or security leadership roles
• Experience in product-centric, engineering-driven organizations
• Exposure to regulated environments is strongly preferred

Success looks like

• Security expectations are clear and predictable for product and engineering
• Risk acceptance is explicit, documented, and rarely escalated late
• Engineering teams ship securely by default using platform guardrails
• Audits and customer security reviews are uneventful and well-prepared

What we offer

Healthy life-work balance

When creating a better and healthier world, a good place to start is with yourself. That's why we encourage our employees to prioritize their overall well-being, fostering physical fitness, mental resilience, and social connections through a range of workshops, sports activities, and other events and initiatives that contribute to a balanced and fulfilling work-life harmony.

Hybrid working & flexibility

Personal growth and career advancement

Team building

Innovation is key

Location and type of contract

• Full-time
• Hybrid
• Mid-senior level