Security Governance Lead (Contract)

Sui Foundation

11d•Remote

About The Position

The Sui Foundation is seeking a security-focused individual contributor to support and execute security governance programs across the Foundation and its ecosystem. This is a cybersecurity program manager role requiring hands-on governance execution. This role will be responsible for coordinating and delivering cross-functional technology and security initiatives, maintaining security governance processes and documentation, and supporting DeFi security efforts through structured program execution and partner engagement. The position operates at the intersection of security, technical operations, and program management. The role requires both strategic coordination and tactical security deliverables.

Requirements

5+ years building and operating cybersecurity governance programs.
Comfortable operating as a senior individual contributor with full ownership over scope, execution, and delivery
Translate security priorities into clear, actionable plans, communicating progress, risks, and dependencies to both technical and non-technical audiences
Familiarity with SDLC or delivery methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, or PMI-style frameworks
Experience working closely with security, infrastructure, or platform engineering teams
Strong organizational, documentation, and communication skills
Experience coordinating work across globally distributed teams and stakeholders
Ability to translate security objectives into structured, executable work plans
Background in blockchain, DeFi, or Web3 ecosystems

Nice To Haves

Experience working with external partners, vendors, or auditors
Exposure to security governance, risk management, or compliance-adjacent work

Responsibilities

Own and drive cross-functional security governance programs across Security, TechOps, Legal, Finance, and external partners, with clear accountability for outcomes
Lead end-to-end execution of security initiatives, defining scope, sequencing work, setting timelines, managing dependencies, and proactively mitigating delivery and security risk
Manage senior and cross-functional stakeholders by setting expectations, communicating trade-offs, surfacing risks early, and driving decisions
Support DeFi security programs by defining partner security requirements and managing security artifact collection
Serve as the central point of coordination for security governance initiatives across internal teams and external stakeholders
Translate security priorities into clear, actionable plans and communicate progress, risks, and dependencies to diverse audiences
Identify and resolve cross-functional blockers impacting security program execution
Design and implement scalable workflows and operating rhythms to improve speed, transparency, and consistency across security programs
Draft and maintain security policies, standards, and governance documentation
Own security artifacts, risk tracking, and control implementation workflows