Senior Manager, Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting

Huntress Labs; United States; Remote; USD 220,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote work environment

Generous paid time off

12 weeks parental leave

Medical/dental/vision benefits

401(k) with 5% match

Life and disability insurance

Stock options for full-time employees

$500 home office reimbursement

Education and professional development

BetterUp coaching access

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Huntress Labs is seeking a Senior Manager, Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting to lead North America DE&TH operations. The role focuses on strategy, execution, and scaling of a regional team, collaborating with Product and Engineering to mature the detection portfolio in line with platform growth.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years leading security teams, a strategic mindset, and strong advocacy for proactive hunting. This is a remote, US-based position with executive visibility and impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading technical security teams (Detection Engineering, Hunting, or IR) including distributed/remote teams.
• Ability to balance local autonomy with global alignment and run a region as a business unit.

Responsibilities

• Own the execution of the North America DE&TH mission and translate global goals into regional roadmaps.
• Scale and manage a regional team, oversee hiring, capacity planning, and performance.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Security; coordinate with EMEA/APAC regional managers.
• Serve as the senior leadership contact for DE&TH during NA business hours during incidents.
• Track KPIs and drive improvements when metrics deviate.

Skills

People management

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Advocacy for security

Job description

Senior Manager, Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting

United States of America

What We Do:

Cybercrime is growing, and more businesses are getting hit by threats that used to target only the biggest organizations. That pushes defenders like us to operate at the highest level, and it deepens our need for good people who want to make a meaningful impact.

Founded in 2015 by former NSA cyber operators, Huntress is a remote-first team working to make enterprise-grade cybersecurity accessible to businesses of all sizes. We work closely with security teams and service providers protecting complex environments, often without the time or headcount to handle it all. That’s why we build our technology in-house and back it with a 24/7 human-led Security Operations Center (SOC). As a result, our platform is never disconnected from the experts who manage it, ensuring our customers' protection.

Huntress now secures more than 6M endpoints and 16M identities worldwide. Those numbers keep growing because more businesses rely on us to help carry the load and operate with more confidence. Every day, you can see that commitment in how we stand with our customers and how we show up for each other.

Reports to: Director of Detection Engineering and Threat Hunting

Location: Remote, US

Compensation: $220,000 to $240,000 base plus bonus and equity

What You’ll Do:

We are seeking an experienced leader to own the strategy, execution, and growth of our North American Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting (DE&TH) operations.

While you will align with the DE&TH Director on the overarching 18-month vision, you will have autonomy to drive the operational tempo and outcomes for your region. You will provide weekly supervision to focus on scaling the team, managing regional hiring/budgeting, and serving as a strategic partner to Product and Engineering.

You will manage a team of technical practitioners. Your mission is to operationalize our "hunt-to-detect" feedback loop at scale, ensuring that our detection portfolio matures in lock-step with our platform's growth, while collaborating with your counterparts in other regions to ensure a seamless, 24/7 global defense.

Responsibilities:

• Regional Operational Leadership: Own the execution of the DE&TH mission for the North America region. You will translate global strategic goals into actionable regional roadmaps, ensuring that our NA-based hunters and engineers are focused on the highest-value threats.
• Team Scaling & Talent Strategy: Manage and grow a team of practitioners. You are responsible for the region's hiring strategy, capacity modeling, and performance management. You will mentor up to Staff and Principal practitioners, helping them navigate technical leadership paths.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Strategize with leaders in Product, Engineering, and Security.
• Global Collaboration: Partner closely with regional managers in EMEA/APAC to ensure consistent standards, seamless handoffs, and shared knowledge. You will ensure that "how we hunt" in North America contributes to and benefits from our global ecosystem, preventing regional silos.
• Incident Command: Serve as the senior leadership point of contact for DE&TH during North American business hours. During high-impact security incidents or mass exploitation events, you will provide calm, strategic direction to the team and effective communication to executive stakeholders.
• Efficacy & Accountability: You are responsible for the results of the NA region. You will track and report on key performance indicators and drive systemic improvements when metrics deviate from our standards.

What You Bring To The Team:

• Proven Management Experience: 5+ years of experience leading technical security teams (Detection Engineering, Hunting, or IR), with specific experience managing distributed or remote teams.
• Strategic Mindset: You can balance local autonomy with global alignment. You know how to run your region as a business unit—managing resources and priorities—while adhering to global standards.
• Technical Gravity: While you are less involved in day-to-day coding than a Team Lead, you possess the technical depth to guide Staff/Principal Engineers. You understand "Detection-as-Code" principles, adversary tradecraft, and can adjudicate complex technical disagreements.
• Advocacy & Communication: You are a skilled advocate for your team. You can effectively communicate the value of proactive hunting to non-technical stakeholders and negotiate with Product/Engineering for the tooling and telemetry your team needs to succeed.

What We Offer:

• 100% remote work environment - since our founding in 2015
• Generous paid time off policy, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Highly competitive and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits plans
• 401(k) with a 5% contribution regardless of employee contribution
• Life and Disability insurance plans
• Stock options for all full-time employees
• One-time $500 reimbursement for building/upgrading home office
• Annual allowance for education and professional development assistance
• Access to the BetterUp platform for coaching, personal, and professional growth

Huntress is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where every single member of our team is valued, has a voice, and is empowered to come to work every day just as they are.

We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other legally protected status.

We do discriminate against hackers who try to exploit businesses of all sizes.

Accommodations:

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