Application Security Product Manager

Job Description:

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Position Summary:

Come join an exciting team within Global Information Security (GIS). Cyber Security Technology (CST) is a globally distributed team responsible for cyber security innovation, architecture, engineering, solutions and capabilities development, cyber resiliency, access management engineering, data strategy, deployment maintenance, technical project management and information technology security control support.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Application Security Product Manager to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for integrating security controls as code within our software development life cycle. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, software engineering, and IT operations, to design, implement, and maintain robust security solutions that enable developers to secure application code against emerging threats.

Key Responsibilities:

• Product Vision and Strategy: Define and communicate a clear product vision that aligns with our Cybersecurity, Line of Business and Customer Goals considering market trends and feedback.
• Prioritization & Backlog Refinement: Capture demand, prioritize mitigation of key risks and maintain a backlog to ensure the development team is working on the right things in the right order.
• Compliance & Governance: Demonstrate that our application development pipelines enable compliance with internal control requirements and regulatory obligations, with robust reporting and dashboards.
• Advocacy: Communicate the efficiencies of building code with security in mind for a Cybersecurity vision and roadmap to stakeholders, and the team, to drive user adoption.
• Collaboration: Work closely with DevOps, engineering, and IT teams to integrate security best practices into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring secure and efficient deployment processes.
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of security controls, policies, and procedures for cloud environments.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Significant experience (5+ years) in Product Management in cybersecurity across multiple domains, with a strong focus on application security testing and integrating controls as code.
• Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of application security testing, threat modeling, and modern application design patterns including Cloud-native and containers, and experience building and operating security tools and services.
• Security Frameworks: Familiarity with security frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST, CIS, ISO) and their application in cloud environments.
• Agile Delivery: Experience working in modern development teams, leveraging agile concepts and frameworks used for planning, refinement, prioritization.
• DevSecOps: Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles and experience integrating security into CI/CD pipelines and operational processes.
• Problem-Solving: Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and adapt to new challenges and communicate insights in simple terms.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability influence at all levels by explain complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working in a highly regulated industry

Desired:

• Certifications: Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, GSEC, GWEB, CEH, AWS Certified Security, Azure Developer Associate & Azure Security Engineer Associate
• 10+ years experience in Product Management/Program Management roles

Skills:

• Planful: Thoughtfully setting, proactively managing, and predi