Manager, Offensive Security

Job Description

At General Motors we are building secure software and connected experiences at scale. The Offensive Security function helps strengthen that mission by continuously validating defenses through real-world attack simulation penetration testing responsible disclosure and clear feedback loops that help teams reduce risk before it becomes customer impact.

This team helps uncover exploitable weaknesses verify how well controls are performing and provide actionable insights that improve remediation and prevention. This role is ideal for a leader who can grow a high-performing team turn strategy into execution and raise the security bar across a complex engineering environment.

The Role

As Manager Offensive Security you will lead a distinct Cybersecurity function responsible for validating how well our products platforms and engineering controls stand up to real-world attacks. You will set direction for offensive security programs translate enterprise priorities into team goals and make operational decisions about talent capacity tooling and delivery. You will partner closely with engineering product infrastructure and Cybersecurity leaders to prioritize risk improve remediation outcomes and strengthen preventative controls. You will help shape scalable testing approaches that balance speed depth and business impact. This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who can build talent influence across organizations and lead change through measurable outcomes.

What Youll Do

• Lead and develop a team responsible for penetration testing adversary emulation responsible disclosure triage and verification of security controls across applications platforms and services.
• Own the function roadmap operating model and key performance indicators including coverage remediation velocity validation quality and risk reduction outcomes.
• Translate Cybersecurity strategy into quarterly priorities staffing plans resource allocation decisions and clear execution goals for the team.
• Partner with engineering and platform teams to turn offensive security findings into remediation actions prevention improvements and stronger secure-by-design practices.
• Establish scalable testing approaches for web API cloud identity container and software delivery environments balancing depth speed and business risk.
• Drive stakeholder communication cross-functional alignment and change leadership including escalation of significant risks and recommendations for action.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Cybersecurity Information Systems or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of cybersecurity experience including 5 years in offensive security penetration testing red teaming application security testing or closely related disciplines.
• 5 years of people leadership experience including hiring performance management coaching workforce planning and team development.
• 3 years leading complex cross-functional security programs with measurable outcomes across multiple product software or platform teams.
• Experience assessing or testing modern attack surfaces such as web applications APIs cloud services identity systems containers developer tooling or software delivery pipelines.
• Demonstrated ability to define key performance indicators prioritize competing work communicate risk to technical and business stakeholders and drive remediation to closure.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience building or leading offensive security programs in large-scale software cloud or product engineering environments.
• Familiarity with responsible disclosure vulnerability intake or bug bounty program operations.
• Experience partnering with development teams to improve secure design detection and resilience based on offensive testing results.
• Knowledge of security automation findings workflows and telemetry-driven reporting.
• Relevant industry certifications such as OSCP OSWE GPEN GXPN CISSP or comparable credentials.
• Experience in highly regulated safety-critical or large enterprise environments.

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