Head of Application Security Program & Governance, Director

About Citi:

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.

As a bank with a brain and a soul, Citi creates economic value that is systemically responsible and in our clients’ best interests. As a financial institution that touches every region of the world and every sector that shapes your daily life, our Operations & Technology teams are charged with a mission that rivals any large tech company. Our technology solutions are the foundations of everything we do from keeping the bank safe, managing global resources, and providing the technical tools our workers need to be successful to designing our digital architecture and ensuring our platforms provide a first-class customer experience. We reimagine client and partner experiences to deliver excellence through secure, reliable, and efficient services.

Our commitment to diversity includes a workforce that represents the clients we serve from all walks of life, backgrounds, and origins. We foster an environment where the best people want to work. We value and demand respect for others, promote individuals based on merit, and ensure opportunities for personal development are widely available to all. Ideal candidates are innovators with well-rounded backgrounds who bring their authentic selves to work and complement our culture of delivering results with pride. If you are a problem solver who seeks passion in your work, come join us. We’ll enable growth and progress together.

The Role:

This Head of Application Security Program & Governance role sits at the center of Citi's Application Security Management (ASM) function, a specialized capability within the Offensive Security and Vulnerability Management (OSVM) organization reporting directly to the Global Head of OSVM. The position carries enterprise-wide accountability for the strategic direction, governance, and operational performance of five critical AppSec pillars: Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Component Vulnerability Management (CVM), Malicious Code Detection (MCD), Automated Release Vulnerability Assessment (ARVA), and Application Secrets Detection (ASD). This is a rare opportunity for a seasoned application security leader to shape how one of the world's largest financial institutions secures its software development ecosystem at scale. The role demands both deep technical credibility across secure SDLC practices and the executive-level communication skills needed to influence development organizations, senior leadership, and regulatory stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the multi-year strategic roadmap for ASM program pillars (SAST, CVM, MCD, ARVA, ASD), aligning with Citi's broader OSVM and enterprise cybersecurity strategy.
• Lead the integration of AI and ML capabilities into ASM operations, including AI-assisted vulnerability triage, intelligent false-positive suppression, and automated remediation workflows.
• Develop and deploy AI-enhanced developer guidance tools that improve security posture across engineering teams at scale.
• Continuously assess the adversarial AI threat landscape, including AI-accelerated exploit development and vulnerability chaining techniques.
• Drive corresponding enhancements to ASM detection, response capabilities, and overall program strategy in response to emerging AI-enabled threats.
• Own and evolve AppSec governance standards, including exemption management, policy compliance, and regulatory alignment across Citi's software estate.
• Define Application Security Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and lead program performance insights, including root cause analysis, trend identification, and continuous improvement reporting.
• Serve as the primary ASM interface for development organizations, product delivery teams, Information Security partners, enterprise architecture, and senior leadership.
• Oversee developer and App Manager security training programs, ensuring engineering teams understand their security obligations and are equipped to meet them.
• Mentor ASM pillar leads, drive cross-pillar coordination, manage program resources, and maintain delivery timelines across ASM initiatives.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in application security, DevSecOps, or secure SDLC program leadership at enterprise sca