Senior Director, Product Security

Nielseniq; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

LinkedIn Learning

Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

Job summary

NIQ is seeking a senior Product Security leader in London to define and drive strategy, and oversee a large team of engineers across multiple workstreams. This role works with the cybersecurity leadership to deliver strategic initiatives and ensure secure product delivery, implementing advanced security capabilities and KPIs to improve the security posture of engineering teams.

The role emphasizes a Secure-by-Design culture, ethical hacker mindset, and a track record of moving security from

Qualifications

• Proven track record of leading security initiatives from concept to production.
• Experience moving security from gatekeeper to business enabler.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive strategy for Product Security across multiple workstreams.
• Lead a large team of product security engineers in an agile setting.
• Collaborate with Cybersecurity leadership to deliver strategic initiatives.
• Ensure secure delivery of products and implement security capabilities.
• Report on security KPIs to improve engineering security posture.
• Educate peers and advocate for a Secure-by-Design culture.

Skills

Security leadership

Product security

Agile processes

Team management

Secure-by-design

Tools

DevSecOps tools

Job description

Define and drive the implementation of the strategy in line with the Product Security Mission & Vision.

Manage a large team of product security engineers across multiple workstreams, following agile/lean processes.

Collaborate with Cybersecurity leadership team to support delivery of its strategic initiatives.

Work with and influence product and engineering leaders to ensure that products are secure on delivery and implement provided security capabilities.

Proactively manage the delivery of enhancements to Product Security services / capabilities.

Report on security key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive improvements across engineering teams' security posture.

Educate peers and be an advocate for a Secure-by-Design product engineering culture.

Experience moving security function from a gatekeeper to a business enabler capacity.

Proven track record with leading security initiatives from concept to production

Experience leading product/application security team

Working experience in application security in either a \"builder\", \"defender\" or \"breaker\" capacity

Working experience of modern DevSecOps tools and processes.

Self-starter, technology and security hobbyist, enthusiast

Lifelong learner with endless curiosity

Bonus Points if you:

• Leadership style that blends constructive change with collaboration.
• Ability to combine ideas/concepts into value-add propositions
• Ability to translate technical details into clear, actionable guidance for any audience.
• Ability to think like a hacker.
• Demonstrated engagement in security conferences, training, learning, associations is highly desired and fully supported.

Enjoy a flexible and rewarding work environment with peer-to-peer recognition platforms.

Recharge and revitalize with help of wellness plans made for you and your family.

Plan your future with financial wellness tools.

Stay relevant and upskill yourself with career development opportunities.

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

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About NIQ

NIQ is the world's leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms-NIQ delivers the Full View. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world's population.

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