Senior Director, Product Security

1Password; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

1Password is seeking a Sr. Director of Product Security to set the company’s security strategy and scale programs across Application Security, Data and Device Security, Privacy Engineering, and Security Research.

You will mentor security professionals, partner with engineering leadership, and drive risk reduction while enabling innovation. You will report to the CISO and help shape security outcomes for customers in a fast-paced, remote-enabled environment.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of security teams at scale.
• Deep expertise in application security and privacy.
• Experience embedding security into engineering processes.

Responsibilities

• Set and lead the Product Security strategy across teams.
• Build and scale programs for Application Security, Data/Device Security, Privacy Engineering, and Security Research.
• Oversee Secure SDLC practices and AI-enabled security initiatives.
• Partner with Product/Engineering leadership to reduce risk while enabling innovation.
• Mentor and develop a high-performing security team and interact with executives.
• Publish credible security research and contribute to the security community.

Skills

Security leadership

Application Security

AI security

Secure SDLC

Threat modeling

Go/Ruby/Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/CS Engineering

Equivalent work experience

Job description

1Password is growing. We’ve surpassed $500M in ARR and we’re continuing to accelerate, earning a spot on the Forbes Cloud 100 for four years in a row and teaming up with iconic partners like Oracle Red Bull Racing.

About 1Password

At 1Password, we’re building the foundation for a safe, productive digital future. Our mission is to unleash employee productivity without compromising security by ensuring every identity is authentic, every application sign-in is secure, and every device is trusted. We innovated the market‑leading enterprise password manager and pioneered Unified Access Management, a new cybersecurity category built for the way people and AI agents work today. As one of the most loved brands in cybersecurity, we take a human‑centric approach in everything from product strategy to user experience. Over 180,000 businesses, from Fortune 100 leaders to the world’s most innovative AI companies, trust 1Password to help their teams securely adopt the SaaS and AI tools they need to do their best work.

If you're excited about the opportunity to contribute to the digital safety of millions, to work alongside a team of curious, driven individuals, and to solve hard problems in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment, then we want to hear from you. Come join us and help shape a safer, simpler digital future.

We’re looking for an experienced security leader to lead and mature the Product Security function here at 1Password. You will be responsible for:

• Application Security, overseeing our SDLC program.
• Data and Device Security, ensuring that 1Password continues to deliver secure solutions that meet our customers needs.
• Privacy Engineering, building systems and controls to ensure that our data management practices meet the highest privacy standards.
• Security Research, enriching conversations in the security industry with credible and novel research and publications.

As the Sr. Director of Product Security, you will set the strategy, build and scale programs, and partner with engineering, product, and security leadership to reduce risk while enabling innovation. You’ll manage a team of highly skilled security professionals, serve as a trusted advisor to the CISO, and act as a thought leader both inside and outside the organization. As a member of the security leadership team, you will also partner with other leaders across security and the company to drive great security outcomes for our customers

You will report directly to the CISO.

How we’re using AI today

Our Engineering, Product, and Design teams are thoughtfully integrating AI across the full software and product development lifecycle to move faster without sacrificing quality or security. In practice, that looks like engineers using AI‑assisted coding tools to accelerate reviews and catch bugs earlier, product managers synthesizing user research at scale, and designers rapidly prototyping and iterating with AI‑generated mockups. We approach AI the same way we approach security: with clear principles, human accountability at every consequential decision point, and rigorous evaluation before anything ships to customers.

This is a remote opportunity within Canada and the US.

What we’re looking for:

• 9+ years of progressive experience in security, with at least 5+ years leading security teams/programs at scale.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related fields; or equivalent work experience
• Deep expertise in Application Security, Privacy, and Secure SDLC programs.
• Experience overseeing Security Research activities and engaging the security research community.
• Strong track record of embedding security and privacy into engineering processes and influencing product development.
• Proven experience leading security teams in high‑growth technology or security‑focused companies.
• Passion for fostering psychological safety and stability in high stress environments.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to convey complex security issues to technical and non‑technical stakeholders, including executives and boards.
• Thought leader with visibility in the security community (public speaking, open-source contributions, bug bounty engagement, etc.) a strong plus.
• Experience leading security initiatives that support and/or incorporate AI capabilities.
• Demonstrated software development experience with Go, Ruby on Rails, shell scripting, python, or other languages.
• Experience collaborating across departments such as with internal business or engineering units, external incident response teams, and research teams.

What you can expect:

• People Leadership: Serve as a great people leader, managing managers, providing regular 1-1s, performance feedback, and career development. Hire security engineers and analysts who complement the team and bring new perspectives.

• Program Leadership & Partnerships: Define and drive the company‑wide Product Security strategy, with a focus on proactive risk reduction and enabling secure AI innovation. Build and scale world‑class programs for Application Security, Data and Device Security, Privacy Engineering, Security Research and a Secure SDLC. Establish metrics, reporting, and dashboards to measure program success and risk reduction.

• Application Security & Secure SDLC: Develop and oversee secure coding practices with an emphasis on AI adoption, threat modeling, security reviews, and code analysis practices. Partner with engineering leadership to embed security into the SDLC and CI/CD pipelines, ensuring security is integrated from design to deployment. Enable

• Data & Device Security. Lead data security program, responsible for our underlying cryptography and cryptographic libraries across product offerings as well as codebase secrets management. Lead device security program, responsible for the development of security libraries and frameworks to support product feature development, security vulnerability remediation and minimization. Oversee security standards initiatives and critical security product features.

• Privacy Engineering. Lead and mature the privacy engineering program, ensuring robust data management practices, controls, and compliance with high privacy standards across multiple product lines.

• Cross‑Functional Collaboration & Leadership. Partner with Product, Engineering, and other teams to balance security with business and product priorities. Represent Product Security in executive and board‑level discussions, providing data‑driven insights and recommendations. Mentor and develop a high‑performing security team, fostering growth and accountability.

• Security Research. Oversee a Security Research team focused on identifying emerging threats, new attack vectors, and innovative defensive techniques that support 1Password’s products and customers. Drive original research into product, application, and ecosystem‑level vulnerabilities, publishing findings responsibly where appropriate. Engage with the