Remote-First Senior Tech Security Program Manager

Affirm, Inc.; Portland (OR); Remote; USD 165,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for employees and DEP

Monthly tech stipend

Generous time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead security programs protecting products, systems, and data. You will partner with Information Security, IT, and Engineering to turn complex priorities into clear plans and drive delivery across teams.

You will engage in threat modeling and architecture reviews, coordinate remediation activities, and establish scalable processes to improve security program execution across a distributed organization.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience leading complex technical programs.
• Experience in security domains (product/platform security, IAM, vulnerability management, or risk assessment).
• Ability to turn ambiguous goals into actionable plans with milestones, dependencies, owners, and success measures.
• Proven improvement of program delivery through metrics and feedback.
• Strong cross-organizational communication and influence.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical security programs from planning through delivery across Information Security, IT, Engineering, Infrastructure, and Product.
• Translate priorities and risk assessments into executable roadmaps balancing risk reduction with capacity and business needs.
• Engage in architecture reviews and threat modeling; clarify tradeoffs and translate security requirements into engineering deliverables.
• Manage dependencies, risks, and delivery commitments; resolve blockers and accelerate decisions with clear options.
• Coordinate remediation of vulnerabilities and security findings; help teams meet service levels and plan long-term fixes.
• Establish planning, review, and decision-making processes to clarify accountability and scale security programs.

Skills

Program leadership

Security domain knowledge

Translating priorities into roadmaps

Metrics & process improvement

Influence without authority

Job description

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead security programs protecting products, systems, and data. You will partner with Information Security, IT, and Engineering to turn complex priorities into clear plans and drive delivery across teams.

You will engage in threat modeling and architecture reviews, coordinate remediation activities, and establish scalable processes to improve security program execution across a distributed organization.