AVP – Product Security

Jobtailor; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior information security leader to establish secure by design standards and drive a formal vulnerability management program across product development and AI initiatives.

The role focuses on embedding security into the SDLC, advancing security architecture across cloud-native and hybrid environments, and providing executive-level leadership and cross-functional alignment with product, engineering, and security teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years information security experience.
• 5+ years leading product security, security architecture, and/or vulnerability management functions.
• Proven experience embedding security into the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Deep security architecture expertise across cloud native and hybrid environments (Azure preferred).
• Hands on experience implementing AI and ML security controls.
• Experience building or maturing enterprise vulnerability management programs.
• Track record influencing executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Establish secure by design standards and target state security architecture across product development.
• Shift security left into product and engineering to reduce risk and cost.
• Build a formal vulnerability management program encompassing traditional vulnerability management and AI.
• Enable secure AI adoption across our products and internal systems.
• Define security architecture patterns that drive clarity with the business.
• Own risk-based prioritization, remediation SLAs, and executive reporting for enterprise vulnerability management.
• Provide senior technical leadership and create clear, consistent standards across Product, Engineering, and Security.
• Build proactive security leadership and trusted partnerships.

Skills

Information security

Security architecture

Vulnerability management

AI security controls

SDLC security

Job description

Responsibilities

• Establish secure by design standards and the target state security architecture across product development.
• Shift security left into product and engineering to reduce risk and cost.
• Build a formal vulnerability management program encompassing both traditional vulnerability management and AI.
• Enable secure AI adoption across our products and internal systems.
• Define security architecture patterns that drive clarity with the business.
• Own risk based prioritization, remediation SLAs, and executive reporting for enterprise vulnerability management.
• Provide senior technical leadership and create clear, consistent standards across Product, Engineering, and Security.
• Build proactive security leadership and trusted partnerships.

Requirements

• 10+ years of information security experience.
• 5+ years leading product security, security architecture, and/or vulnerability management functions.
• Proven experience embedding security into the Software Development Lifecycle SDLC.
• Deep security architecture expertise across cloud native and hybrid environments (Azure preferred).
• Hands on experience implementing AI and ML security controls.
• Experience building or maturing enterprise vulnerability management programs.
• A track record of influencing at the executive level.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive expertise in information security, particularly in security architecture and vulnerability management, with a focus on embedding security into the Software Development Life Cycle. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence executive stakeholders while establishing secure by design standards and proactive security leadership.