Lead Technical Program Manager
About The Position
The Lead Technical Program Manager, Risk & Security drives cross-functional execution and operational alignment of critical security initiatives across Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), IT, Business Systems, Marketing Operations, and other stakeholder groups. Reporting within the Information Security organization, this role serves as the primary bridge between technical security functions and partner engineering teams. It unifies application security, infrastructure security, vulnerability management, and adversarial testing under a single roadmap so the security posture can scale with the company’s growth and support safe development, early risk mitigation, and customer trust. The role establishes and executes strategic roadmaps, coordinates requirements and delivery milestones, and creates transparent intake and prioritization processes. It identifies blockers, resource gaps, and dependency conflicts, escalates issues with actionable options and trade-offs, and provides executive-ready reporting on program health, progress, resource needs, and technical outcomes framed around business risk reduction and resilience. The expected base pay range is $152,000–$190,000. Actual compensation depends on factors including skills, education, experience, and internal equity. The stated range excludes additional benefits and any discretionary bonuses for which the employee may be eligible. Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits. AppFolio describes its work environment as hybrid and emphasizes growth, learning, impact, and connection.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical technical leadership experience.
- Proven track record in technical program or project management within an information security or engineering organization.
- Experience managing cross-functional technical projects intersecting with software development lifecycles, CI/CD pipelines, or SRE/IT operational workflows.
- Hands-on experience with project management and issue-tracking platforms such as Jira to manage complex backlogs, dependencies, and delivery timelines.
- Experience coordinating deliverables across multiple security disciplines or managing vendor engagements aligned with internal project schedules.
- Strong communication skills, including executive-level reporting capabilities.
- Ability to translate complex, multi-domain security initiatives into structured project roadmaps and clear operational deliverables.
- Skill in facilitating cross-functional alignment between security, software engineering, site reliability, and IT operations teams.
- Ability to evaluate technical dependencies, identify emerging risks early, and present clear options and trade-offs to senior leadership.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication, with the ability to tailor messages for software engineers, security practitioners, and executive leadership.
Responsibilities
- Establish, maintain, and execute strategic roadmaps for internal security initiatives across application security, infrastructure security, vulnerability management, and threat operations.
- Partner with Engineering, SRE, IT, and Business Systems teams to scope requirements, track critical milestones, and keep operational deliverables on schedule.
- Implement structured intake and prioritization processes that make security project handoffs transparent, well-resourced, and aligned with business goals.
- Identify cross-departmental blockers, resource gaps, and dependency conflicts, and escalate issues with actionable options and strategic trade-offs.
- Act as the single point of contact and primary cross-functional liaison for security initiatives, streamlining communications with internal engineering partners and external third-party vendors.
- Deliver executive-ready reporting on program health, project progress, resource needs, and technical outcomes, framed around business risk reduction and resilience.
Benefits
- Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits; specific benefits are not listed.
- The company describes total rewards and opportunities for growth, but does not specify particular benefit programs in the posting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
