Senior Security Risk & Compliance Program Manager

Confluent

10d

About The Position

As a Security Technical Program Manager in the Trust & Security organization, you will play a critical role in fulfilling the vision to secure Confluent’s platform and cloud offerings through a combination of technical expertise, security experience, and excellent program management skills. You should be comfortable and experienced in driving and delivering highly complex projects on time, running significant security programs that span the entire company, and participating in operational security exercises, such as incident response and vulnerability management.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience
• Strong foundational knowledge in security domains with expertise in at least one
• Experience in running long-term security programs that deliver iterative improvements and risk reduction over time
• Experience in operational security work, such as incident response and vulnerability management
• Experience driving complex and large programs across organizations
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills to work with both engineering and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience managing end-to-end lifecycle of technical projects
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience in areas such as release management, cost modeling, and capacity planning is a plus
• Strong technical skills. Experience in actual design and development of software programs is a plus
• Experience in leveraging artificial intelligence to manage programs at scale is a plus

Responsibilities

• Mentor other Security Program Managers on execution and delivery, both from a security subject matter expert perspective as well as program management
• Work with stakeholders to drive critical security initiatives for the company
• Manage and scale security programs by defining milestones and success criteria, resource allocation, and successful on-time delivery
• Proactively identify and resolve roadblocks/challenges affecting projects
• Drive automation and process improvements for security programs
• Explain technical architecture, decisions, and tradeoffs to both engineering and other functions
• Work with Engineering, Product, and Security leadership to streamline and drive our projects on a predictable schedule
• Participate in operational security work, including incident response and vulnerability management

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level