Senior Director, Product Security

Gainsight; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 7,000,000 - 13,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full health coverage

Remote work options

Childcare assistance

Recharge Holidays

Job summary

Gainsight in Hyderabad, India, seeks a Senior Director, Product Security to lead security across the cloud-native SaaS platform. You’ll embed Secure by Design, define strategy, conduct threat modeling, and drive security reviews with Engineering, Product, and Infrastructure teams.

You’ll manage a global team of product security engineers, advance the security program, and partner with leadership to reduce risk while enabling fast, secure product development in a fast-paced, innovative

Qualifications

• 15+ years in Software/Security/Product Security
• 8+ years leading security teams
• Strong expertise in Secure SDLC, threat modeling, and security architecture
• Experience building or scaling product security programs in SaaS/cloud-native environments
• Ability to influence architecture and security strategy with engineering leadership
• Understanding of cloud-native architectures, microservices, Kubernetes, containers, and multi-tenant SaaS

Responsibilities

• Mature the application security program.
• Increase coverage with SAST/DAST/SCA and container scanning.
• Monitor security gates and improve deployment-blocking policies.
• Lead and mentor a global team of product security engineers.

Skills

Secure SDLC

Threat modeling

Security architecture

Cloud-native SaaS

Kubernetes/containers

Security leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Tools

SAST

DAST

SCA

CI/CD security automation

Job description

We’re building the AI-driven future of customer success, from retention to growth!

About This Role:

We’re looking for a full-time Senior Director, Product Security to join our Security team reporting to the Chief Security Officer. This role is a hybrid role based out of our Hyderabad, India Location.

In this role, you’ll play a key role in embedding security into Gainsight’s cloud-native SaaS platform by defining Product Security strategy and driving Secure by Design principles, threat modeling, and security architecture reviews across the software development lifecycle. This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, innovation-focused environment and enjoys working cross-functionally with teams like Engineering, Product, and Infrastructure. The ideal candidate brings strong skills in Secure SDLC, application and API security, and security leadership.

What You’ll Do:

• Maturing the application security program.
• Increasing Test Coverage (% of Assets): The percentage of active repositories, microservices, and endpoints monitored by SAST, DAST, SCA, and container scanning tools.
• Security Gates Passed/Failed: The ratio of builds that are automatically blocked from deployment due to high-severity policy violations.
• Managing a global team of product security engineers.

This role may require occasional travel (up to 10-25%) for team meetings, training, or company events. This is not a complete list of responsibilities, and the scope of the role may evolve with the needs of the team and business.

What We’re Looking For:

• 15+ years of experience across Software Engineering, Security Engineering, Application Security, or Product Security, with at least 8 years leading security organizations.
• Proven experience building or scaling Product Security programs within modern SaaS or cloud-native environments.
• Deep expertise in Secure SDLC, Secure by Design, threat modeling, security architecture, application security, API security, and modern authentication and authorization frameworks.
• Demonstrated success partnering with Engineering and Product leadership to influence architecture, design decisions, and security strategy.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, microservices, Kubernetes, containers, and multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
• Experience driving organization-wide vulnerability management and product risk remediation programs.
• Ability to communicate technical risk effectively to executive leadership and drive cross-functional alignment.
• Experience building, mentoring, and leading high-performing Product Security teams.

Nice-to-have skills or experience:

• Experience securing AI/GenAI-powered products and platforms.
• Hands-on software engineering background with experience building distributed systems.
• Experience implementing security automation within modern CI/CD environments.
• Experience leading globally distributed Product Security teams.
• Security certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, or GIAC certifications.

Why You’ll Love It Here:

Gainsight is a place where innovation is shaped through collaboration, curiosity, and a shared focus on solving real-world problems. With a growing suite of products across customer success, product experience, community, education, and AI-powered relationship intelligence, we continue to evolve with the needs of our customers. When people with diverse strengths, a strong sense of community, and true passion for our mission come together, they drive greater impact and create lasting value. What underpins it all is a culture that offers the stability, trust, and support that people need - not just to do the job, but to show up as themselves and feel connected to the work they do. Gainsters love working here for several reasons. Here are a few:

Our Compensation and Benefits:

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package including full health coverage (including OPD), wellness and mental health resources, flexible remote work options, and childcare assistance. You’ll also enjoy dedicated Recharge Holidays - one long weekend each quarter to relax and reset.

Our Core Values:

We are guided by our values and our mission to be living proof you can win in business while being Human-First. Learn more here.

Our Growth Opportunities:

From mentoring to career development opportunities, we’re passionate about helping our teammates learn, grow, and thrive.

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Additional Information:

We’re committed to creating an inclusive, fair, and transparent hiring process. As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a welcoming experience for all candidates.