Director of Product Security & Secure SDLC

thrively; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Thrively is seeking a Director of Product Security in the Playa Vista area near Santa Monica to lead a modern Product Security program embedded in engineering. You will shape security strategy, build and mentor a team, and partner with Engineering, Product, and DevOps to secure the software development lifecycle.

You will dive into complex findings, guide remediation with engineering teams, and help scale secure software development across the organization while maintaining speed and innovation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8+ years of Information Security experience.
• 2+ years focused on Product Security or Application Security.
• 3+ years leading technical security teams.
• Demonstrated success building or maturing Product Security programs.
• Deep understanding of secure software development practices.
• Experience partnering with software engineering to integrate security.
• Ability to influence cross-functional leaders and drive change.
• Strong technical depth with leadership and hands-on execution.
• Excellent communication for technical and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute the organization's Product Security strategy, roadmap, and long-term vision.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing Product Security team.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and DevOps to embed security in the SDLC.
• Build scalable, automated security capabilities within CI/CD.
• Establish security architecture standards and secure-by-design principles.
• Evaluate emerging security technologies, tools, and vendors.
• Prioritize security initiatives based on business impact and risk.
• Perform deep technical reviews of security findings and guide remediation.
• Develop security policies, standards, and best practices.
• Identify product security risks and drive strategic improvements.

Skills

Information Security

Product Security

Application Security

Leadership

Cross-functional Collaboration

Security Strategy

Threat Modeling

SAST/DAST/SCA

CI/CD Security

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAST

DAST

SCA

DevSecOps tooling

Job description

Thrively is seeking a Director of Product Security in the Playa Vista area near Santa Monica to lead a modern Product Security program embedded in engineering. You will shape security strategy, build and mentor a team, and partner with Engineering, Product, and DevOps to secure the software development lifecycle.

You will dive into complex findings, guide remediation with engineering teams, and help scale secure software development across the organization while maintaining speed and innovation.