Senior Product Manager, AppSec

Capital One • McLean, VA

34d • $209,000 - $286,200

About The Position

As an Application Security Product Manager, you will drive strategy for Appsec scanning tools with a shift left mindset to improve developer experience. You won't just manage tools; you will define the vision, roadmap, and partnership model that allows our engineering teams to innovate at speed without compromising security. You will serve as the bridge between high-level security strategy and technical execution, ensuring that our security testing service area provides comprehensive coverage while meeting the demands and scale of the customers, without compromising trust and accountability.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification
• At least 6 years of experience in cybersecurity or information technology
• At least 3 years of experience translating cybersecurity strategy and analysis into product requirements
• At least 3 years of application security experience
• A Strategic Mindset: The ability to look past individual vulnerabilities to see systemic patterns and architectural gaps.
• Product Rigor: Experience managing a security product through its entire lifecycle from requirement gathering and vendor bake-offs to enterprise-wide adoption.
• Technical Credibility: Technical breadth and enough depth in DevSecOps and AppSec to partner effectively with senior engineers and architects.
• Customer Obsession: A focus on the Developer Experience, ensuring security tools are seen as enablers rather than blockers. Scan slack channels, meet customers to hold empathy interviews, send surveys and anything needed to ensure customer pain points are evaluated and assessed on a weekly basis and incorporated in the strategy and during planning and prioritization.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
• 4+ years in Application or Product Security or Software Engineering with an emphasis on AppSec and vulnerability management strategy.
• 4+ years of experience managing AppSec products in a large-scale enterprise.
• 2+ years of experience defining standards for AI-augmented development and ethical AI usage.
• Professional certifications (CISSP, CISM, OSCP)
• 2+ years of experience working in cloud-native environments (APIs, Web, Mobile, Containers, IaC, and CI/CD).
• Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and software supply chain security.
• Experience with automated DAST and manual Penetration Testing to develop adversarial-based threat prevention roadmaps

Responsibilities

• Strategy & Roadmap: Own the multi-year product roadmap for Application Security ensuring alignment with enterprise risk appetites and the evolving threat landscape.
• Engineering Partnership: Act as the primary liaison to Security Engineering Enablement and Architecture to translate security requirements into scalable, fix-first developer workflows.
• Vendor & Capability Evaluation: Lead the strategic evaluation of Appsec security tools (e.g., SAST/DAST/SCA), ensuring we maximize ROI and maintain a best-in-class toolset.
• AI Transformation: Define the product strategy for AI-application security, including the secure integration of AI agents into the SDLC, prompt engineering guardrails, and automated remediation pipelines.
• Stakeholder Management: Evangelize the AppSec mission through Office Hours and community forums; simplifying complex technical risks for executive leadership to drive informed decision-making.
• Operational Governance: Establish the governance model for vulnerability disposition (SAST/DAST/OffSec, ensuring clear SLAs, audit trails, and exception workflows that don't hinder velocity.

Benefits

• This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.
• Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED