Senior Director, Product Security & Privacy (Remote)

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 272,000 - 408,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health benefits including

Generous paid time off

RSU program and retirement matching

Paid volunteer days and Bonusly

Remote-first environment

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Senior Director, Product Security to own strategy and execution of product security programs protecting products, customers, and data at scale. You will partner with engineering, privacy, and executive stakeholders to embed security into development processes and strengthen defenses across the organization.

This remote role offers a generous compensation package and an opportunity to lead a growing security function within a fast-moving technology company.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of progressive experience in security, including 5+ years leading security teams at scale.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/CE or equivalent work experience.
• Deep expertise in application security, privacy, and Secure SDLC programs.
• Experience overseeing security research activities and engaging with the security research community.
• Proven track record embedding security and privacy into engineering processes.
• Experience leading security teams in high-growth tech or security-focused companies.
• Excellent communication skills to convey complex security issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategy and build scalable product security programs
• Oversee application security and ensure secure coding practices are integrated into the SDLC
• Lead data security initiatives, focusing on cryptography and secrets management
• Mature the privacy engineering program to ensure compliance with high privacy standards
• Manage a team of security professionals and foster their growth and accountability
• Engage with the security research community to identify emerging threats and innovative defensive techniques
• Represent product security in executive discussions, providing data-driven insights

Skills

Security leadership

Application security

Secure SDLC

Privacy engineering

Security strategy

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related field

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Senior Director, Product Security to own strategy and execution of product security programs protecting products, customers, and data at scale. You will partner with engineering, privacy, and executive stakeholders to embed security into development processes and strengthen defenses across the organization.

This remote role offers a generous compensation package and an opportunity to lead a growing security function within a fast-moving technology company.