Head of Product Security
$272k - $408k • Remote • New York • FullTime
Posted 6h ago
Job Location
New York
Remote Work Policy
Fully remote
Employment Type
FullTime
Categories
Applied AI Engineer
About the job
Harvey is seeking a leader for its Product Security team to embed security into its engineering organization, enabling teams to build quickly and securely as the company scales. Reporting to the Senior Director of Product Security, this role will shape the product security roadmap and lead a team of engineers. The team will own defined areas of Harvey's production surface, collaborating with product and platform engineers on architecture, design decisions, and security tooling. This position combines people leadership with technical judgment to protect customers and simplify secure development across Harvey.
Responsibilities
- Translate the broader security strategy into focused priorities and measurable outcomes for the team.
- Hire, develop, and lead Product Security Engineers, establishing clear ownership and fostering partnerships with engineering counterparts.
- Align security investments with business priorities and platform realities in collaboration with Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, and Security teams.
- Own the team's planning, prioritization, and delivery.
- Provide technical direction on architecture reviews, threat modeling, and remediation.
- Scale the team's impact through automation, developer tooling, and secure-by-default patterns.
- Improve security standards and engineering practices based on team learnings.
- Communicate risks and progress to engineering leaders, build alignment on priorities, and ensure accountability for security improvements.
Requirements
- Experience managing Product Security or Application Security engineers at a growing technology company.
- Strong engineering background with deep expertise in modern application security and cloud-native architectures.
- Proven track record of delivering security improvements through engineering, automation, and close partnership with development teams.
- Experience hiring, mentoring, and developing security engineers, focusing on technical growth and clear ownership.
- Ability to translate broader security goals into actionable plans.