VP, Product Security: Scale Secure Cloud & SaaS

Qualys; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualys is seeking a senior leader to helm Product Security & Secure Engineering, guiding multi-cloud security across large-scale SaaS platforms. You will shape strategy, lead global security teams, and align security with business outcomes.

You will engage with Boards and executives, drive security budgets and roadmaps, and partner across Engineering, PM, Cloud, Legal, and Compliance to mitigate risk and protect critical assets.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, application security, product security, cloud security, or security architecture.
• Proven experience building, scaling, and leading Product Security organizations for large SaaS/cloud platforms.
• Experience owning multi-million-dollar security budgets and strategic planning.
• Strong executive presence with ability to communicate risk and strategy to boards and executives.
• Ability to influence roadmaps across Engineering, Product, Cloud, Legal, Compliance, and Sales.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale Qualys Product Security & Secure Engineering orgs across globally distributed teams.
• Communicate security risk, business impact, and strategy to Boards and Executive leadership.
• Drive security program execution, budgets, headcount, and vendor relationships.
• Collaborate with Engineering, PM, Cloud Ops, Legal, Compliance, Customer Success, and Sales.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Product security leadership

Strategic planning

Budget management

Executive communication

M&A due diligence

Cross-functional influence

Governance & compliance

Education

Advanced degree in CS/Engineering/Security

Certifications (CISSP/CCSP)

Tools

FedRAMP & regulatory tooling

Cloud security platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI)

Job description

Qualys is seeking a senior leader to helm Product Security & Secure Engineering, guiding multi-cloud security across large-scale SaaS platforms. You will shape strategy, lead global security teams, and align security with business outcomes.

You will engage with Boards and executives, drive security budgets and roadmaps, and partner across Engineering, PM, Cloud, Legal, and Compliance to mitigate risk and protect critical assets.