VP of Product Security

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VP of Product Security | WithMira

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VP of Product Security

Requisitos y responsabilidades

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An overview of this role

Building core security platform capabilities such as authentication and authorization services, secrets management, permission models, and audit instrumentation
Defining security strategy for AI-powered features and agentic platform capabilities, including prompt injection defenses, model and data protections, and governance for AI features

What you’ll do

Set the long-term strategy and operating model for Product Security across GitLab.com, GitLab Dedicated, and self-managed offerings
Lead a global, multi-disciplinary organization spanning:
Application Security
Product Security Engineering / security tooling
Security Architecture and Platforms
Vulnerability Management
Product Security Incident Response (PSIRT)
Infrastructure, Cloud, and Data Security
Partner with the Chief Technology Officer, Chief Product Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Vice President of AI Engineering, and other R&D leaders to embed security into product architecture, planning, and delivery
Own the roadmap for core security services and developer-facing platform capabilities, including authentication, authorization, secrets management, auditability, and security APIs
Drive secure design reviews, threat modeling, and risk-based security practices that help product teams ship securely without adding unnecessary friction
Guide GitLab's approach to AI and agentic security, including security architecture, governance decisions, and risk acceptance for new AI surfaces
Oversee vulnerability management, product security incident response, and bug bounty operations, using trends and root-cause analysis to inform durable product and process improvements
Establish clear security metrics, planning inputs, and risk visibility that support executive decision-making, customer conversations, and engineering prioritization

Details

Application Security
Product Security Engineering / security tooling
Security Architecture and Platforms
Vulnerability Management
Product Security Incident Response (PSIRT)
Infrastructure, Cloud, and Data Security

What you’ll bring

Experience operating as a senior engineering or security leader with strong product engineering credibility and ownership of security-relevant product architecture
Experience building, shipping, and operating services in a high-growth SaaS or AI environment, with a clear understanding of how fast-moving product teams work
Ability to lead multi-disciplinary organizations through Directors, Senior Managers, and senior individual contributors in a distributed, remote-first setting
Knowledge of secure design, threat modeling, web application and API security, and modern authentication and authorization patterns
Familiarity with software supply chain security, continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines, vulnerability management, incident response, and cloud security concepts
Experience partnering closely with Product, Engineering, AI, and Security leaders to turn risk, customer needs, and technical trade-offs into practical roadmaps and decisions
Skill in written and verbal communication, including presenting technical risk and business trade-offs clearly to executives, customers, and other stakeholders
Openness to candidates with different career paths, including product engineering leaders with deep security ownership or security leaders with a strong record of building and shipping products
Nice-to-have: Experience with developer tools, DevOps/DevSecOps platforms, large-scale open-source projects, security standards and frameworks (OWASP, NIST, SLSA), bug bounty and coordinated disclosure programs, or regulated/security-sensitive customer environments (financial services, government, healthcare).