Senior Director, Product Security

The role

Lead Ro's Product Security function, setting its direction and leading senior security engineers. Work covers application, mobile, AI product and identity verification security, reporting to the CISO.

What you will do

• Lead Product Security across application security, mobile security, architecture review, AI product risk and product-facing vulnerability management
• Set long-term priorities, staffing needs, owners and outcome metrics for the function
• Set expectations for secure product development, including architecture review, threat analysis and security testing
• Own security for AI-assisted customer service and internal automations, including prompt injection and data exposure
• Provide senior security leadership for identity verification and KYC with Product and Commerce
• Expand automated security checks within CI/CD and engineering workflows
• Use pen tests, threat analysis, vulnerability data and bug bounty findings to report risk posture to executives
• Build security education and enablement for engineering teams
• Manage and grow a senior technical team

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant experience across security and engineering
• Meaningful experience building or shipping production software
• Leadership in product security for a consumer-facing business with account compromise, abuse, fraud or payments concerns
• Strong technical depth in application security, secure architecture and vulnerability management
• Experience securing web and native mobile applications at consumer scale
• Practical knowledge of identity verification, KYC and fraud risk
• Working familiarity with CI/CD and security tooling such as GitHub and Snyk
• Fluency in Java, Python, Swift, Kotlin and JavaScript/Node.js sufficient to engage in technical decisions
• Ability to explain technical and product risk in business terms and build cross-team alignment
• Demonstrated ability to develop senior engineers and delegate ownership
• Master's degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent practical leadership experience

Benefits

• Full medical, dental and vision insurance plus OneMedical membership
• Healthcare and Dependent Care FSA
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible PTO
• Wellbeing and Learning & Growth stipends
• Paid parental leave and fertility benefits
• Pet insurance
• Student loan refinancing
• Virtual resources for mindfulness, counseling and fitness
• Equity and benefits package as applicable

About the company

Ro is building a patient-controlled healthcare system and a vertically integrated platform connecting telehealth, diagnostics, pharmacy and logistics. The posting says Ro has earned more than 20 workplace honors since 2021.