Senior Director, Product Security

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Reporting to the Chief Security Officer in a hybrid Poland-based role, this leader drives Secure-by-Design principles, threat modeling, and architecture reviews across the software development lifecycle while partnering closely with Engineering, Product, and Infrastructure teams.

Responsibilities • Define and mature the end-to-end application security program across SaaS products and services • Expand automated test coverage of repositories, microservices, and endpoints through SAST, DAST, SCA, and container scanning • Operate and refine security gates within CI/CD pipelines, measuring deployment-blocking policy violations • Lead threat modeling, security architecture reviews, and Secure-by-Design initiatives across product teams • Drive organization-wide vulnerability management and product risk remediation programs • Build, mentor, and manage a globally distributed team of product security engineers Requirements • 15+ years across software engineering, security engineering, application security, or product security, including 8+ years leading security organizations • Proven track record building or scaling product security programs within modern SaaS or cloud-native environments • Deep expertise in Secure SDLC, threat modeling, security architecture, application security, API security, and modern authentication and authorization frameworks • Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, microservices, Kubernetes, containers, and multi-tenant SaaS platforms • Demonstrated ability to partner with Engineering and Product leadership to influence architecture and strategy • Excellent communication skills for conveying technical risk to executive leadership Nice to have • Experience securing AI or generative-AI-powered products and platforms • Hands-on software engineering background building distributed systems • Experience implementing security automation in modern CI/CD environments • Security certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, or GIAC Benefits and work setup • Hybrid work arrangement based in Poland, with occasional travel (up to 10-25%) for team meetings or company events • Base salary range of PLN 31,000-34,000 per month, plus an annual bonus and equity program participation • Premium private medical care with priority appointments and partner coverage • Multisport Cards to support physical well-being • Flexible remote work options and one dedicated recharge long weekend per quarter Role overview The Senior Director of Product Security sets the strategy for embedding security throughout a cloud-native SaaS platform.

The position suits a seasoned security executive who thrives in a fast-paced, innovation-focused environment and can balance hands-on technical depth with cross-functional leadership.