Senior Director, Product Security

We’re looking for a full-time Senior Director, Product Security to join our Security team reporting to the Chief Security Officer. This role is a hybrid role based out of our Hyderabad, India Location. In this role, you'll play a key role in embedding security into Gainsight's cloud-native SaaS platform by defining Product Security strategy and driving Secure by Design principles, threat modeling, and security architecture reviews across the software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Maturing the application security program; Increasing Test Coverage (% of Assets): the percentage of active repositories, microservices, and endpoints monitored by SAST, DAST, SCA, and container scanning tools; Security Gates Passed/Failed: the ratio of builds that are automatically blocked from deployment due to high-severity policy violations; Managing a global team of product security engineers

Requirements

15+ years of experience across Software Engineering, Security Engineering, Application Security, or Product Security, with at least 8 years leading security organizations; Proven experience building or scaling Product Security programs within modern SaaS or cloud-native environments; Deep expertise in Secure SDLC, Secure by Design, threat modeling, security architecture, application security, API security, and modern authentication and authorization frameworks; Demonstrated success partnering with Engineering and Product leadership to influence architecture, design decisions, and security strategy; Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, microservices, Kubernetes, containers, and multi-tenant SaaS platforms; Experience driving organization-wide vulnerability management and product risk remediation programs; Ability to communicate technical risk effectively to executive leadership and drive cross-functional alignment; Experience building, mentoring, and leading high-performing Product Security teams

Nice to have

Experience securing AI/GenAI-powered products and platforms; Hands-on software engineering background with experience building distributed systems; Experience implementing security automation within modern CI/CD environments; Experience leading globally distributed Product Security teams; Security certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, or GIAC certifications

Benefits

Full health coverage (including OPD); Wellness and mental health resources; Flexible remote work options; Childcare assistance; Dedicated Recharge Holidays - one long weekend each quarter to relax and reset; Mentoring and career development opportunities