Staff Technical Program Manager, Security

Pinterest

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Work type
Remote
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$145,747–$300,067 / yr
Posted
21 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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TL;DR · Staff Technical Program Manager, Security

The Staff Technical Program Manager, Security joins the Engineering, Product, and Design Compliance Technical Program Management team to deliver strategic technical compliance outcomes. This role involves leading complex, multi-organizational security programs by directing engineering effort across functional boundaries. You will own the operating cadence for high-priority initiatives, including vulnerability management, business continuity, disaster recovery, and separation of development and production management. Key responsibilities include translating priorities into executable roadmaps, managing dependencies, and defining success metrics. You must demonstrate technical fluency in big data, cloud environments, and information security. The role requires an AI-first execution mindset, utilizing GenAI for intake triage, status synthesis, and risk tracking while ensuring safety-by-design. You will partner with Security, Product, and Engineering leads to solve critical platform health and trust problems.

What does a Technical Program Manager earn in California?

Median $200000 from 105 postings across 25 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead complex, multi-organizational security programs by managing planning, dependencies, decision-making, and outcomes.
  • Translate security priorities into executable roadmaps and define success metrics for leadership reporting.
  • Drive program coordination across Security, Product, Engineering, Platforms, Trust & Safety, and Growth teams.
  • Manage the operating cadence for high-priority initiatives, including risk management, governance, and escalation paths.
  • Deliver improvements in vulnerability management, business continuity, disaster recovery, and production management.
  • Develop mechanisms for program health, status reporting, and cross-functional accountability to provide leadership with reliable progress views.
  • Use GenAI to automate program artifacts, triage intake, synthesize status updates, and track risks or dependencies.
  • Ensure all AI-assisted workflows comply with safety-by-design principles, data handling policies, and governance expectations.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of technical program management or closely related experience leading large-scale technical programs across multiple teams and stakeholders.
  • 5+ years of information security, risk and/or compliance experience.
  • 5+ years of big data and/or cloud experience.
  • B.S. Degree in a technical field or equivalent work experience.
  • Proven success leading strategic, cross-functional programs in security, infrastructure, platform, or other technically complex domains.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate at Staff level by owning ambiguous programs, shaping roadmaps, and influencing senior leaders.
  • Strong technical fluency and judgment to understand system tradeoffs and identify technical risks early.
  • Experience in security programs, abuse/anti-automation, fraud, PCI/compliance, vulnerability management, business continuity, disaster recovery, or access/control governance (preferred).

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