Senior Platform Security & Trust Product Manager

Valarian; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Competitive salary

Employer pension contributions

Private health insurance

Hybrid work setup

Company retreats

Job summary

Valarian Technologies is evolving a security-focused Kubernetes platform (ACRA) and seeks a Platform Operations Lead responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of external engineering dependencies, security testing, and governance. You will bridge engineering leadership and external partners, turning complex security requirements into actionable priorities, metrics, and reliable, compliant delivery.

You will shape the operational product, balance risk and velocity, and drive remediation with

Qualifications

• Experience in secure or regulated environments preferred
• Understanding of zero-trust architecture and policy enforcement
• Experience delivering in a high-growth startup or scale-up environment

Responsibilities

• Own the Platform Security & Trust Roadmap: Define and prioritize capabilities, compliance requirements, and enhancements needed for zero-trust architecture and enterprise readiness.
• Define Technical Requirements & Specifications: Translate pentest findings, compliance mandates, and tech specs into clear user stories and API contracts.
• Lead Backlog Grooming & Vulnerability Prioritization: Prioritize remediation alongside new features based on risk, severity, and SLAs.
• Orchestrate External Security Engagements: Scope and run external pentests and third‑party security audits, track findings to re-testing and delivery.
• Manage External Technical Dependencies: Align third‑party integrations and vendor deliverables with platform release cycles.
• Balance Feature Velocity against Technical Risk: Evaluate trade-offs between delivery speed, effort, costs, and security boundaries.
• Track Security & Product Metrics: Monitor time-to-remediation, security posture, vendor SLAs, and delivery predictability.
• Drive Product-Led Security Value: Act as product owner ensuring security, data sovereignty, and auditability as differentiators.

Job description

Valarian Technologies is evolving a security-focused Kubernetes platform (ACRA) and seeks a Platform Operations Lead responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of external engineering dependencies, security testing, and governance. You will bridge engineering leadership and external partners, turning complex security requirements into actionable priorities, metrics, and reliable, compliant delivery.

You will shape the operational product, balance risk and velocity, and drive remediation with