Director, Security Operations

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LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC) is the parent company of LendingClub Bank, National Association, Member FDIC. We are the leading digital marketplace bank in the U.S., having helped our nearly 5 million members secure over $90 billion in loans to refinance high-cost debt and achieve their financial goals. Members today have mobile-first access to a growing range of products and services designed to work seamlessly together to deliver value in new ways. Everyone deserves a better financial future, and our team is committed to making that a reality. Join the Club!

About the Role

LendingClub is looking for a hands-on, technical leader to join our Infrastructure organization as Director of Security Operations (SecOps). In this role, you will lead a talented team of Security Operations and Identity & Access Management (IAM) Engineers who protect LendingClub’s critical infrastructure and ensure a secure environment for our customers and employees.

Our Infrastructure team is made up of passionate, experienced professionals who excel at running, managing and scaling of large-scale web operations and systems administration. The team works closely with the InfoSec organization and other Engineering teams to ensure that the platform powering LendingClub remains reliable, performant and secure, 24x7.

Specifically, the Security Operations (SecOps) team plays a critical role by bridging operations and security. You will be the deep technical resource guiding the SecOps team and influencing security best practices across our Technical Operations organization. You’ll set the vision for Infrastructure Security and IAM, deliver scalable solutions across cloud and enterprise environments, and act as a trusted partner to teams company-wide. If you thrive on solving complex security challenges, building high-performing teams, and driving impact at scale — we’d love to talk.

What You'll Do

• Define and execute the vision for Infrastructure Security, IAM, PAM, vulnerability management, asset management, and red team efforts
• Lead and grow a high-performing team of Security Operations & IAM Engineers
• Foster a culture of security-by-design thinking, enabling Engineering teams to build secure solutions and to identify security issues
• Provide technical expertise in designing, implementing, and operating security solutions that scale with our business
• Engage with Infosec and Compliance Stakeholders to constructively debate and challenge technical requirements and risk assessments, ensuring that the scope is well-defined, measurable, and executable
• Evaluate, implement, and operate enterprise vulnerability management solutions, integrating them into CI/CD pipelines, asset inventories, and patching programs
• Establish and operate a comprehensive asset management program leveraging tools such as Axonius and BigID
• Partner across the company to embed security, compliance, and privacy into products, infrastructure, and operations
• Stay ahead of emerging threats and technology trends, aligning the security program with evolving regulations and industry best-practices 

About You

• 10+ years of experience, including 7+ years in security leadership roles, driving enterprise-wide initiatives
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; or equivalent work experience
• Direct experience working in fintech or highly regulated financial services environments
• Hands-on experience implementing NIST Cybersecurity Framework and related best practices
• 5+ years of hands-on AWS Infrastructure and Security experience, including: AWS Identity & Access Management (IAM), Organizations, Control Tower, and SCP governance; VPC security design, security groups, and network segmentation; security monitoring and threat detection (GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail, CloudWatch); key management and data protection (KMS, Secrets Manager, Certificate Manager); and i<