Director of AI-Native AppSec: Lead Secure AI & CI/CD

Sierra Ventures; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 275,000 - 315,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Excellent medical, dental, and vision

Employee Equity

Employee Discounts, Virtual Wellness,宠

Job summary

Zeta Global is seeking a Director of Application Security in San Francisco to architect and lead an AI-native, agent-driven AppSec function. The role emphasizes embedding security into the software development lifecycle and CI/CD pipelines, with a hands-on leadership approach.

The role focuses on shifting security left, building autonomous security capabilities, and protecting AI-powered development workflows at scale. Excellent communication and strategic vision are essential.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years in AppSec, DevSecOps, or secure software development.
• Strong knowledge of OWASP, cloud-native systems, and API security.
• Familiarity with AI/ML security risks.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive an AI-native Application Security vision and roadmap.
• Design the operating model for agentic AppSec, including security copilots and policy-enforcing agents.
• Act as a hands-on technical leader shaping secure architectures.
• Build and mentor a modern Application Security team focused on leverage and automation.
• Embed security agents into IDEs, PRs, and CI workflows.
• Lead AI-specific adversarial testing and continuous validation.

Skills

AppSec

DevSecOps

Secure SDLC

Leadership

AI/ML security

Job description

Zeta Global is seeking a Director of Application Security in San Francisco to architect and lead an AI-native, agent-driven AppSec function. The role emphasizes embedding security into the software development lifecycle and CI/CD pipelines, with a hands-on leadership approach.

The role focuses on shifting security left, building autonomous security capabilities, and protecting AI-powered development workflows at scale. Excellent communication and strategic vision are essential.