Director, Security Engineering - i3E

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 271,000 - 347,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Director of Security Engineering for the i3E group in Menlo Park to lead a multi-pod investigations organization spanning several harm domains. You will own the strategy and roadmap, build leadership depth, and drive an AI-native transformation to improve investigative throughput and quality.

You will partner with product, engineering, data science, policy, legal, communications, and public affairs to translate findings into enforcement, product changes, and external

Qualifications

• 12+ years in security, intelligence, investigations, or related domain
• 8+ years of people management across distributed teams
• Track record of attracting and developing high-performing teams and leaders
• Strategic thinker with experience transforming organizational work and delivery
• Data-driven decision making with clarity in ambiguous problems
• Experience influencing cross-functional leaders in engineering, product, policy, legal, and public affairs
• Experience developing multi-source, evidence-based findings for senior audiences

Responsibilities

• Provide organizational leadership to a multi-pod investigations organization across harm domains
• Own strategy and roadmap for investigations with prioritization and delivery in a changing environment
• Scale management bench by hiring, coaching, and growing managers and leads
• Drive AI-native transformation by redesigning investigations workflows
• Define and own metrics and operating cadence for the org
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to turn findings into enforcement and product changes
• Represent i3E to senior leadership and external stakeholders
• Lead response posture for high-severity escalations
• Engage on cross-cutting strategic, operational, and people initiatives

Skills

Security leadership

Strategic thinking

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

People management

Crisis management

Incident response

AI-native transformation

Leadership development

Education

MS or equivalent in a technical discipline, intelligence studies, or related field

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Are you interested in solving complex problems that lead to safer experiences for people using Meta’s products? Do you have an adversarial mindset and are excited about leading the pods that investigate and disrupt the most serious threats to our community? Come join us at Meta!Meta is seeking an experienced security engineering leader to lead the Integrity Investigations, Intelligence, and Events organization (i3E). i3E protects the people who use Meta’s products from the worst-of-the-worst threat actors that cause real-world harm. The organization investigates complex adversarial behavior, scales investigative insight into durable defenses, and works across product, engineering, policy, legal, and public affairs to deter that activity. The range of threats is vast: fraud and scams, human exploitation and youth safety, dangerous organizations, nation-state threats, compromise, and the emerging abuse of generative AI; while the impact of this work is substantial. In this role you will lead an organization of security engineer and security analyst investigators operating as a set of pods, each grouped under a manager and a technical lead, spanning several distinct harm domains. You will own the strategy for how Meta investigates adversarial threats at scale: what we investigate, how we convert investigative findings into enforcement and product defenses, and how we measure whether the work is reducing harm. You will be accountable for the capability and resilience of the organization — including growing the leadership bench and developing the next generation of investigative experts.We are looking for a leader who is credible with investigators and engineers alike, who can set direction in a domain where the adversary adapts continuously, and who is deliberate about building an organization that outlasts any individual. This person will be a thought leader on investigative practice at Meta, will influence cross-functional roadmaps and strategic investments well beyond their own teams, and will be a driving force in making investigative work AI-native by redesigning how investigations are done rather than adding tools to existing workflows.Director, Security Engineering - i3E Responsibilities:Provide organizational leadership to a multi-pod investigations organization spanning several harm domainsset and communicate a vision that connects investigative work to measurable reduction in harm.Own the strategy and roadmap for investigations across the organization, and ensure prioritization, resourcing, and delivery against it in a continuously changing threat and business environment.Develop and scale the management and technical-leadership bench by hiring, coaching and growing managers and leads, building succession depth so that critical scope is never dependent on a single person.Continue driving the organization’s AI-native transformation: redesign investigative workflows around AI capability, set the bar for responsible use, and hold the organization accountable for measurable gains in investigative throughput and quality.Define and own the metrics and operating cadence for the organizationensure leaders are measuring the right things and that team health is tracked alongside output.Partner with and influence cross-functional leaders across product, engineering, data science, policy, legal, communications, and public affairs to turn investigative findings into enforcement, product change, and external communication.Represent i3E and its work to senior leadership and as needed to external stakeholdersadvocate for the organization’s priorities on partner roadmaps.Lead the organization’s response posture for high-severity, time-compressed escalations.Actively engage as a member of the leadership team on cross-cutting strategic, operational, and people initiatives.Handling exposure to graphic and/or objectionable content including but not limited to graphic images, videos and writings, offensive or derogatory language, and other potential objectionable material, i.e. child exploitation, graphic violence, self-injury, animal abuse, and other content which may be considered offensive or disturbing.Minimum Qualifications:12+ years of experience in security, intelligence, investigations, or a closely related technical domain, including hands-on technical depth8+ years of people management experience, including managing and developing managers, and leading distributed teams across sites and time zonesDemonstrated track record of attracting talent and of scaling and developing high-performing teams and leadersStrategic thinker with a track record of transforming both how an organization works and what it deliversExperience making data-driven decisions, and bringing clarity to problems that are ambiguous and where established principles do not fully applyExperience collaborating with and influencing cross-functional leaders in engineering, product, policy, legal, and public affairsExperience developing multi-source, evidence-based findings and communicating them to senior and executive audiencesPreferred Qualifications:Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize and redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g. efficiency gains, quality improvements)Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g. risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g. prompt and context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologiesKnowledge of or experience across several of: fraud and financial threats, human exploitation, youth safety, terrorist and hate organizations, transnational criminal organizations, state-sponsored threat actors, influence operations, account compromise, or GenAI abuseExperience building or leading intelligence or investigative capabilities, including tradecraft development and investigative toolingExperience in crisis management or incident response environmentsExperience working with diverse communities and global teamsMS or equivalent experience in a technical discipline, intelligence studies, or a related fieldAbout Meta:Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [e-mail].$271,000/year to $347,000/year + bonus + equity + benefitsIndividual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.