AI-Forward Security Engineering Director

Iterable; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 220,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Meaningful equity

401(k) plan

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

Community Impact Days

Fertility & Adoption Assistance

Paid Sabbatical

Flexible PTO

Wellness allowance

Professional Development allowance

Commuter benefits

Laptop provided

Job summary

Iterable is seeking a Sr. Director of Security Engineering to define and drive a multi-year security strategy across product, cloud, and platform security.

You will lead managers and senior technical leaders, shaping the security portfolio, and embedding AI-enabled capabilities to improve automation and resilience. You will partner with Engineering, Product, IT, and Legal to enable secure business outcomes, manage budgets, and advise executives on risk, priorities, and investments.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in security engineering or a related technical security discipline.
• 7+ years leading security organizations, including managers and senior technical leaders.
• Experience setting strategy and delivering outcomes across multiple security functions.
• Strong technical grounding in application security, cloud security, detection and response, automation, and vulnerability management.
• Experience leading complex incidents, post-incident remediation, and resilience improvements.
• Experience managing budgets, vendors, organizational design, and strategic investments.
• A track record of developing talent, focus, and delivery in ambiguity and change.
• Exceptional executive communication, judgment, influence, and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a multi-year Security Engineering strategy aligned to business priorities, customer trust, and risk appetite.
• Set a focused portfolio of priorities with clear owners, sequencing, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Lead and develop managers and senior technical leaders across multiple security functions.
• Establish operating mechanisms that improve accountability, execution visibility, and delivery predictability.
• Address missed commitments, unresolved blockers, and priority conflicts directly.
• Build an AI-forward roadmap for security engineering, automation, operations, and decision support.
• Mature application security, cloud and platform security, detection and response, vulnerability management, and incident readiness.
• Lead post-incident improvement and resilience programs that address systemic risk.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, IT, GRC, Legal, Finance, and Customer-facing teams to enable secure business outcomes.
• Own organizational planning, budget, vendor strategy, headcount planning, and investment tradeoffs.
• Advise executives and Board partners on security posture, material risks, priorities, and investments.

Skills

Security engineering

Security leadership

Cloud security

Application security

Automation

Vulnerability management

Incident response

Budget management

Vendor management

Security strategy

Executive communication

Job description

Iterable is seeking a Sr. Director of Security Engineering to define and drive a multi-year security strategy across product, cloud, and platform security.

You will lead managers and senior technical leaders, shaping the security portfolio, and embedding AI-enabled capabilities to improve automation and resilience. You will partner with Engineering, Product, IT, and Legal to enable secure business outcomes, manage budgets, and advise executives on risk, priorities, and investments.