[Hiring] Senior Director, Product Security @1Password

Role Description

We’re looking for an experienced security leader to lead and mature the Product Security function here at 1Password. You will be responsible for:

• Application Security, overseeing our SDLC program.
• Data and Device Security, ensuring that 1Password continues to deliver secure solutions that meet our customers' needs.
• Privacy Engineering, building systems and controls to ensure that our data management practices meet the highest privacy standards.
• Security Research, enriching conversations in the security industry with credible and novel research and publications.

As the Sr. Director of Product Security, you will set the strategy, build and scale programs, and partner with engineering, product, and security leadership to reduce risk while enabling innovation. You’ll manage a team of highly skilled security professionals, serve as a trusted advisor to the CISO, and act as a thought leader both inside and outside the organization. As a member of the security leadership team, you will also partner with other leaders across security and the company to drive great security outcomes for our customers. You will report directly to the CISO.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of progressive experience in security, with at least 5+ years leading security teams/programs at scale.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related fields; or equivalent work experience.
• Deep expertise in Application Security, Privacy, and Secure SDLC programs.
• Experience overseeing Security Research activities and engaging the security research community.
• Strong track record of embedding security and privacy into engineering processes and influencing product development.
• Proven experience leading security teams in high-growth technology or security-focused companies.
• Passion for fostering psychological safety and stability in high stress environments.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to convey complex security issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executives and boards.
• Thought leader with visibility in the security community (public speaking, open-source contributions, bug bounty engagement, etc.) a strong plus.
• Experience leading security initiatives that support and/or incorporate AI capabilities.
• Demonstrated software development experience with Go, Ruby on Rails, shell scripting, python, or other languages.
• Experience collaborating across departments such as with internal business or engineering units, external incident response teams, and research teams.

Requirements

• Serve as a great people leader, managing managers, providing regular 1-1s, performance feedback, and career development.
• Define and drive the company-wide Product Security strategy, with a focus on proactive risk reduction and enabling secure AI innovation.
• Develop and oversee secure coding practices with an emphasis on AI adoption, threat modeling, security reviews, and code analysis practices.
• Lead data security program, responsible for our underlying cryptography and cryptographic libraries across product offerings as well as codebase secrets management.
• Lead and mature the privacy engineering program, ensuring robust data management practices, controls, and compliance with high privacy standards across multiple product lines.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and other teams to balance security with business and product priorities.
• Oversee a Security Research team focused on identifying emerging threats, new attack vectors, and innovative defensive techniques that support 1Password’s products and customers.

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing: Maternity and parental leave top-up programs, competitive health benefits, generous PTO policy.
• Growth and future: RSU program for most employees, retirement matching program, free 1Password account.
• Community: Paid volunteer days, peer-to-peer recognition through Bonusly, remote-first work environment.