Senior Engineering Manager (Security)

Asana • San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

Our Security organization protects Asana’s employees, users, and customers by proactively addressing threats, enabling secure product development, and embedding security into the fabric of how we operate. We partner closely with Engineering, Product, IT, Legal, and Compliance to build and maintain trust at scale. We are seeking an Engineering Manager, Security to lead and grow our Security Engineering organization as Asana continues to grow globally. This role is pivotal in translating high-level security strategy into technical reality, ensuring our infrastructure is resilient by design and our internal security tooling is world-class.

Requirements

• Leadership role reporting to the Director of Security Engineering
• Accountability for people management, technical mentorship, and the delivery of high-impact security initiatives across a complex, high-growth SaaS environment

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a multi-disciplinary engineering team, fostering a culture of technical excellence, psychological safety, and high accountability
• Own the security engineering roadmap, ensuring high-quality delivery and measurable risk reduction through effective prioritization
• Drive recruiting efforts to attract top-tier talent and establish clear, ambitious career paths for your team
• Champion a high-performance environment where security rigor acts as a catalyst for innovation rather than a bottleneck to velocity
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to embed security requirements directly into system designs and development workflows
• Oversee complex design reviews, providing pragmatic guidance to ensure Asana’s infrastructure and features are inherently secure

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits including mental health programs and coaching
• In-house culinary program
• Supportive parental leave policies
• Opportunity to take on big responsibilities that impact our success as a company and challenge you in new and fulfilling ways
• Resources that support their growth and their team’s growth in the way that works best for their unique needs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed