Director, Information Security

Etsy, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Annual bonus

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Etsy, Inc. is hiring a Director of Security to protect our marketplace, products, data, and enterprise technology.

This leader will set the security strategy, guide investment decisions, and help teams build and operate secure services. The role oversees application and product security; cloud and infrastructure security; identity, endpoint, and corporate platform security; security operations and incident response; and security governance, risk, and compliance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of information security experience including 6+ years in security leadership roles.
• Experience leading security operations and significant incident response efforts, including preparedness, exercises, executive communications, remediation, and lessons learned.
• Experience evaluating or securing AI-enabled systems, agentic workflows, or automated security operations.

Responsibilities

• Set the security strategy and roadmap for the organization.
• Manage organizational design, staffing, budgets, tools, and service providers with priorities based on risk.
• Develop security engineers, analysts, architects, and managers and guide professional growth.
• Oversee vulnerability management, incident response, and security testing across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Report metrics on security coverage, remediation progress, and investment decisions to executives.

Skills

Security leadership

Cloud security

Application security

Threat intelligence

Incident response

AI security

Security governance

Communication with execs

Leadership development

Tools

GCP

Job description

Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy employee, you will tackle unique, meaningful, and large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human. We believe exceptional companies are built by exceptional teams, and we're intentional about it. That means hiring great people, setting them up for success from day one, and giving them real reasons to grow their careers here. We invest in development that goes beyond promotions, and we foster the trust and relationships that help people do their best work together.

What’s the Role?

Etsy is hiring a Director of Security to protect our marketplace, products, data, and enterprise technology. This leader will set the security strategy, guide investment decisions, and help teams build and operate secure services. The role oversees application and product security; cloud and infrastructure security; identity, endpoint, and corporate platform security; security operations and incident response; and security governance, risk, and compliance. This is a full-time position reporting to the VP of Engineering, CISO.

What’s this team like at Etsy?

Etsy’s security teams build tools, operate defenses, advise colleagues, and respond to incidents. They work with engineering and business teams to identify risks and make secure decisions easier. The team tests and measures its work, uses continuous deployment, and learns from incidents through a blameless approach. Leaders support clear ownership, shared learning, and career development.

What does the day-to-day look like?

Set the security strategy and roadmap. Manage organizational design, staffing, budgets, tools, and service providers, with priorities based on business needs and security risk. Develop security engineers, analysts, architects, and managers. Establish clear responsibilities and support professional growth. Guide vulnerability management, detection, threat intelligence, and incident response. Maintain tested response plans, coordinate communications, and partner on business continuity and recovery exercises. Integrate security into product development and enterprise technology. Partner on architecture reviews, threat modeling, security testing, and controls for cloud services, identity, endpoints, and corporate systems. Oversee security policies, risk assessments, audit readiness, and supplier security. Report metrics that show security coverage, remediation progress, and incident trends, and explain risks and investment decisions to executives and business partners. The Director will also guide employee security education and assess emerging threats and technologies, including AI-enabled systems and security automation. Of course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law.

Qualities that will help you thrive in this role are:

• 10+ years of experience in information security including 6+ years in security leadership roles.
• An experienced security leader who combines technical depth, operational judgment, and strong organizational leadership.
• You are comfortable setting direction, engaging deeply in technical decisions, and helping teams execute through ambiguity.
• A track record of running or scaling a sizeable security organization that includes software engineering, security operations, architecture, or risk and compliance capabilities.
• A strong technical foundation in software engineering, cloud security, infrastructure, application security, identity and access management, or security architecture.
• Experience evaluating or securing AI-enabled systems, agentic workflows, or automated security operations.
• Experience leading security operations and significant incident response efforts, including preparedness, exercises, executive communications, remediation, and lessons learned.
• The ability to define meaningful security metrics and communicate technical risk, tradeoffs, and investment recommendations to executives and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, sound judgment under pressure, and the ability to influence outcomes without relying on hierarchy.
• An instinct to be collaborative, pragmatic, and customer-minded while maintaining a high bar for security outcomes.
• A leadership style that develops people, creates clarity, empowers teams, and holds leaders accountable for results.
• Nice to have Experience securing a large-scale consumer marketplace, online service, or similarly complex technology environment.
• Nice to have Experience with GCP and modern cloud-native security architectures.

Compensation & Benefits

In addition to salary, you'll be eligible for an equity package, an annual performance bonus, and our competitive benefits that support you and your family. Base salary is determined by your location, skills, and experience. Etsy uses two geographic pay zones to reflect the labor markets where we compete for talent: one called Geo-1, covering the New York City metropolitan area, San Francisco Bay Area, and Seattle metropolitan area, and one called Geo-2, covering all other U.S. locations. Salary ranges for this role vary by zone and are listed below.

Location

We prioritize candidates based within commutable distance of Etsy’s Brooklyn Office. Depending on proximity, we ask team members to come in once or twice per week. Remote candidates outside commutable distance may be considered on a case-by-case basis, with the expectation of occasional travel to the office. Learn more details about our work modes and workplace safety policies here.

Salary Range:

• Geo-