Senior Security Technical Program Manager

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves live in the moment learn about the world and have fun together.

The Company operates Snapchat a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends family and the world and Specs Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human in addition to Bitmoji Saturn and other digital services.

Were looking for an experienced and driven Senior Security Technical Program Manager to join Snaps Security Programs and Compliance Engineering (SPACE) Team. This pivotal role is focused on establishing a mature enterprise-wide cybersecurity framework essential for protecting our global user base employees and partners. Youll be the instrumental driver of the program for security: metrics governance operating cadence cross-functional execution and leadership accountability for security maturity outcomes.

What youll do:

• Lead the design build and ongoing operation of security operations and risk programs that improve cyber maturity across core security foundations including governance intake prioritization escalation and remediation follow-through.

• Define and operationalize security KRIs KPIs and health metrics across key domains such as vulnerability management incident response detection and response effectiveness control performance remediation timeliness and recurring risk themes.

• Establish a consistent measurement framework dashboarding model and reporting taxonomy so security leaders can review trends identify material gaps and drive accountable action across their teams.

• Prepare and present regular business reviews for security leadership that translate technical signals into clear risk narratives decisions priorities and follow-up actions.

• Build the operating cadence for security team leadership including program reviews metric reviews escalation forums and quarterly planning rhythms that connect strategy to execution.

• Establish a common organizational framework for security team OKRs including goal setting dependency management milestone tracking evidence of progress and end-of-quarter readouts.

• Partner across Security Engineering Product Infrastructure Privacy Legal Compliance and Operations to align program priorities resolve blockers and ensure consistent execution of risk reduction workstreams.

• Drive root-cause analysis and remediation governance for significant operational issues ensuring lessons learned are translated into durable process technology or control improvements.

• Create and maintain a portfolio view of security initiatives risks dependencies and commitments and use that view to support prioritization staffing discussions and leadership tradeoff decisions.

• Define standard methods for risk intake issue tracking exception handling escalation thresholds and verified closure to improve consistency across the security organization.

• Improve the rigor of security operations by identifying opportunities for workflow simplification automation and better decision support reducing toil while increasing transparency and accountability.

• Develop executive-ready briefing materials scorecards and narratives that clearly communicate program status emerging risks mitigation plans and areas requiring leadership intervention.

• Monitor program performance over time and recommend changes to operating models metrics and review mechanisms to continuously raise the maturity of security operations and risk management practices.

Knowledge skills & abilities:

• Depth of security experience and familiarity with a broad range of information security concepts and principles

• Proven experience of running critical programs within a security field

• Experience working with engineers driving large security projects that have had a proven impact

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with mastery in the ability to tailor the message to the audience

• Experience influencing teams and other cross-functional stakeholders to drive security programs

• Proficiency in or a strong aptitude for leveraging AI tools to streamline development paired with the critical judgment to audit generated output for architectural integrity performance bottlenecks and security risks.

• Adaptability in learning and applying evolving AI systems and tools to remain at the forefront of engineering trends and modern development practices.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in computer science or a related technical field or equivalent experience

• 6 years of experience in security advisory space technical program management or security solution delivery

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with with NIST CSF 2.0 NIS2 or ISO 27001

• Experience with CISSP CISM CCSP ISO 27001 Lead Implementer or similar certifications a plus

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Default Together Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster reinforce our values and serve our community customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this we practice a default together approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4 days per week.

At Snap we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race religious creed color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition genetic information marital status sex gender gender identity gender expression pregnancy childbirth and breastfeeding age sexual orientation military or veteran status or any other protected classification in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. EOE including disability/vets.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring where applicable).

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community so weve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave comprehensive medical coverage emotional and mental health support programs and compensation packages that let you share in Snaps long-term success!

Compensation

In the United States work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidates starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills experience qualifications work location and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

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