Lead Security Program Manager - Cross-Functional Delivery

Appfolio; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 152,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AppFolio is seeking a Lean Lead Technical Program Manager for Risk & Security to drive cross-functional execution of critical security initiatives across Engineering, SRE, IT, and Business Systems. By unifying application security, infrastructure security, vulnerability management, and adversarial testing under a single roadmap, you will help scale AppFolio's security posture with growth.

Your impact includes establishing roadmaps, coordinating with engineering teams, and implementing

Qualifications

• Proven track record in technical program or project management within an information security or engineering organization.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional technical projects that intersect with software development lifecycles, CI/CD pipelines, or SRE/IT operational workflows.
• Hands-on experience utilizing project management and issue-tracking platforms (such as Jira) to manage complex backlogs, dependencies, and delivery timelines.
• Strong communication skills, including executive-level reporting capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Establish, maintain, and execute strategic roadmaps for core internal security initiatives across application security, infrastructure security, vulnerability management, and threat operations.
• Partner directly with Engineering, SRE, IT, and Business Systems teams to scope requirements, track critical project milestones, and ensure operational deliverables remain on schedule.
• Implement structured intake and prioritization processes to make security project handoffs transparent, well-resourced, and aligned with overall business goals.
• Proactively identify cross-departmental blockers, resource gaps, and dependency conflicts, escalating issues with actionable options and strategic trade-offs.
• Serve as the single point of contact and primary cross-functional liaison for security-driven initiatives, streamlining communications with internal engineering partners and external third-party vendors.
• Deliver clear, executive-ready reporting on program health, project progress, resource needs, and technical outcomes framed around business risk reduction and resilience.

Skills

Technical program management

Cross-functional leadership

Information security

Jira

Executive communication

Risk management

CI/CD

SRE collaboration

Tools

Jira

Job description

AppFolio is seeking a Lean Lead Technical Program Manager for Risk & Security to drive cross-functional execution of critical security initiatives across Engineering, SRE, IT, and Business Systems. By unifying application security, infrastructure security, vulnerability management, and adversarial testing under a single roadmap, you will help scale AppFolio's security posture with growth.

Your impact includes establishing roadmaps, coordinating with engineering teams, and implementing