VP – Product and Engineering Security @ GeoComply

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Salary Range: 228000 to 313500 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

About GeoComply

We’re GeoComply! We are at the forefront of geolocation, cybersecurity, and anti-fraud innovation, developing and delivering cutting-edge technologies to help ensure regulatory compliance, combat bad online actors, alleviate user friction, and protect businesses from fraud.

Achieving significant business and revenue growth over the past three years and dubbed a tech “Unicorn,” GeoComply has been trusted by leading global brands and regulators for over ten years. Our compliance-grade geolocation technology solutions are installed on over 400 million devices and analyze over 12 billion transactions a year.

At the heart of it all is the people, united by a deep commitment to problem-solving and revolutionizing how people and businesses use the internet to instill confidence in every online interaction. With teams across five countries, three continents, and a global customer base, we have no plans to slow down.

The Role

As the VP, Product and Engineering Security at GeoComply, you will be a pivotal leader responsible for shaping and executing a comprehensive security strategy that deeply integrates with our product development lifecycle and corporate infrastructure. This role demands a strong technical foundation in application and product security and extensive experience in managing corporate IT and security risks, including incident management, to safeguard our innovative technologies, intellectual property, and customer data while meeting regulatory requirements. You will collaborate closely with engineering, product, and executive teams, as well as external stakeholders, to navigate the evolving digital security landscape.

This role offers the opportunity to lead a best-in-class security organization that supports GeoComply’s growth while positioning us as a leader in security and compliance across the industries we serve.

Key Leadership Responsibilities

Define and champion a global security vision that prioritizes secure development practices, application security, and enterprise-wide IT infrastructure protection, aligning these initiatives with GeoComply’s business objectives and growth strategy.
Own the comprehensive security roadmap, specifically focusing on integrating security into the SDLC and ensuring the resilience of our products and platforms against evolving threats.
Partner closely with engineering and product leadership to embed security by design principles and influence key technical decisions, ensuring cybersecurity is a fundamental aspect of our innovation and future planning, including our IPO preparations.
Build internal security capabilities with an eye toward future productization.
Oversee and, when necessary, directly project manage critical security initiatives and the implementation of security technologies and processes.
Lead the development and implementation of security strategies for emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, establishing guardrails, ensuring data protection, and upholding privacy principles within AI systems.
Digital Transformation: Driving initiatives to modernize processes and enhance efficiency through technology, often collaborating with other departments.

Risk & Compliance Oversight

Develop and oversee a proactive threat detection and intelligence program to identify and mitigate potential attacks against GeoComply’s products and infrastructure.
Champion regulatory compliance efforts by leading key initiatives such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, and GDPR, ensuring full readiness for audits and certifications, focusing on how these apply to our product offerings.
Lead GeoComply’s global risk management program, ensuring proactive identification, assessment, and mitigation of security risks across all facets of the business, including those inherent in our technology and development processes.
Incident Management: Lead all aspects of the company’s incident management program and processes, including incident response and breach notification, regulatory communications, and resolution. Partner with internal stakeholders to drive root cause assessment and corrective action.
Establish and maintain comprehensive data security and privacy programs, working with relevant teams to implement best practices, provide recommendations, and ensure compliance with global data protection regulations.
IT: Lead all aspects of the company’s IT team, including controls, procurement, and operationalizing all of GeoComply’s core systems to ensure technology empowers the business, minimizes risk, and drives future growth.

Executive Engagement & External Relations

Serve as the primary representative for GeoComply’s security strategy, engaging with board members, investors, regulators, and key industry partners to articulate the company’s overall security posture, including the security architecture and measures embedded within our products and technology.
Foster strong relationships with regulatory bodies and law enforcement, ensuring alignment with current and future legal and regulatory landscapes.
Represent GeoComply globally, shaping industry standards, influencing cybersecurity policy, and positioning the company as a leader in secure digital transactions and technological innovation.

Culture & Organizational Leadership

Cultivate a security-first culture by empowering teams across the organization, especially within engineering and product, to prioritize security, providing targeted education on secure coding practices and application security.
Lead, mentor, and inspire the global information security team, including application security engineers and other security functions. Develop future leaders and foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and accountability.
Shape the organization’s future cybersecurity talent strategy, ensuring the right capabilities are in place to support the company’s ambitious growth and technological advancements, with a strong emphasis on recruiting top-tier technical security expertise.

Who You Are:

A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Software Engineering, or a closely related technical field or equivalent demonstrable experience, and a strong portfolio showcasing significant achievements in application and product security leadership.
Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, OSCP, CEH, or cloud security certifications are highly desirable.
A visionary leader with deep and demonstrable technical expertise in product and application security, coupled with strategic foresight and proven experience in corporate security.
Extensive experience leading and building security programs that are deeply integrated with the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and cloud-native applications.
Possesses a strong engineering mindset, capable of earning the trust and respect of software and infrastructure engineers, acting as a trusted advisor and engaging proactively and effectively on technical security matters.
Proven track record as a Security Leader or equivalent leadership role within a fast-paced, high-growth technology environment, ideally in gaming and/or financial services and in highly regulated industries.
Demonstrates a deep understanding of common application vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10, etc.) and effective mitigation strategies.
Exceptional leadership capabilities, with a demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence senior executives, and drive cultural change.
Comprehensive understanding of risk management and compliance frameworks such as ISO27001 and SOC2, with a practical understanding of their application to software development and deployment.
Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with executive leadership, board members, customers, regulators, and other external stakeholders, as well as internal employees, team members, and peers.

Apply Now!

Interested in joining our team? Send us your resume and a cover letter. We can’t wait to meet you!

Commitment to Diversity and Equity.

If you don't tick every box in this job description, please don't rule yourself out. Research suggests that women and other people in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who value inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage, and integrity rather than ticking boxes, so if this resonates with you, please apply.

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Why GeoComply?

Joining the GeoComply team means you’ll be part of an award-winning company to work, learn and grow. We are fast-paced, high-impact, and have a can-do team culture.

To be successful in our organization, you need an eager attitude, professionalism, and the confidence to willingly work to prove yourself and your ideas, and earn the trust of the organization.

Here’s why we think you’d love working with us.

We’re working towards something big

We’ve built a reputation as the global market leader for geolocation compliance solutions for over 10 years. We’re trusted by customers from all over the world, and the next few years will be particularly exciting as we continue to scale across new markets.

Our values aren’t just a buzzword

Our values are the foundation for what we as a company care about most. They signify the commitment we make to each other around how we act and what we stand for. They are our north star as we work together to build a company we’re all proud to be a part of. Learn more, here.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of who we are

In collaboration with our team and external partners, we promote DEI in our recruitment and hiring practices; scholarships and financial aid; training and mentorship programs; employee benefits, and more.

Learning is at the heart of our employee experience

At GeoComply, we foster an environment that empowers every employee to gain the knowledge and abilities needed to perform at their very best and help our organization grow. From a professional development budget to local training opportunities, knowledge-sharing sessions and more, we are continually investing in employee career growth and development.

We believe in being a force for good

We profoundly care about our impact on the world and strive to make meaningful contributions to the communities we work and live in. Our Impact division focuses on philanthropic and social responsibility initiatives, including supporting our local communities, advancing equality, and harnessing our technology to protect vulnerable groups. Learn more, here.

We care about our team

Our GeoComply team is talented, driven and hard-working, and is known for its positive attitude and energy. At GeoComply, we take care of our employees with the total package. Team members are generously rewarded with competitive salaries, incentives, and a comprehensive benefits program.

We value in-person collaboration

GeoComply culture thrives on a dynamic mix of in-person energy and independent focus and we champion a hybrid work model that blends the energy of in-person collaboration with the flexibility to work from home. Our 3-day in-office policy fosters teamwork and innovation, while also recognizing the importance of individual work styles and needs.

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At GeoComply, we live our value of Act with Integrity. Our workplace is built on mutual respect and inclusion, and we welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, beliefs, and identities. Creating an accessible interview experience for all candidates is important to us. If you have any requests (big or small) throughout our hiring process, please don’t hesitate to let us know so we can do our best to prioritize your needs.

We care about your privacy and want you to be informed about your rights. Please read our Applicant Privacy Notice before applying for the position.

VP – Product and Engineering Security

Seattle, WA

GeoComply

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