Senior Manager, Security Engineering

About Upstart

Upstart is a leading AI lending marketplace partnering with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit. By leveraging Upstart's AI marketplace, Upstart-powered banks and credit unions can have higher approval rates and lower loss rates across races, ages, and genders, while simultaneously delivering the exceptional digital-first lending experience their customers demand. More than two-thirds of Upstart loans are approved instantly and are fully automated.

Upstart is a digital-first company, which means that most Upstarters live and work anywhere in the United States. However, we also have offices in San Mateo, California; Columbus, Ohio; and Austin, Texas.

Most Upstarters join us because they connect with our mission of enabling access to effortless credit based on true risk. If you are energized by the impact you can make at Upstart, we’d love to hear from you!

The Team

Upstart's Application Security team has a mix of professionals with different areas of deep expertise - from Application Security, to Cloud Security, Incident Response, Detection Engineering, and more. The team is responsible for ensuring we have a good understanding of the security gaps in our environment, and works to mitigate unnecessary risk across the company.

As the Senior Manager of Security Engineering at Upstart, you will work with Upstart’s engineering and product management teams to ensure that our product platform is secure, safe and reliable. As a strategic leader, you will have direct responsibility for our  product security and support Upstart’s growth while guarding the platform and its assets, our people and our processes. As one of the key resources on the Security team, you will have significant influence over the design of Upstart's Security program.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Inform and oversee the development and execution of a comprehensive strategy for application security
• Ensure that security resources and practices align to business needs, priorities and requirements
• Evangelize the product security roadmap and seek alignment with stakeholders
• Manage and report on security engineering KPIs and metrics
• Help identify Upstart’s internal and external attack surface in a dynamic environment
• Work closely with our engineering and data science teams to securely design and implement new products and features 
• Establish and mature the secure software development lifecycle
• Operate as an integral member of the engineering team and advocate for security best practices across the organization 

What we’re looking for: 

• Minimum requirements:
• Demonstrable track record as an influential leader, delivering security solutions with multiple stakeholder groups
• Extensive security engineering background, with expertise and knowledge in infrastructure security concepts, web application security, encryption, and penetration/vulnerability tools
• Understanding of Information Security policies, procedures, privacy rules & regulations
• Experience managing multiple and simultaneous, significant information security initiatives and programs

• Preferred qualifications:
  • 10+ years of experience in a high-security environment and at least 5 years in a management capacity
  • Leadership experience managing geographically distributed teams
  • Certifications in IT or cybersecurity (e.g. CISSP, CISM, GSLC, OSCE)
  • AWS, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipeline experience
  • Contributions to the security industry (e.g. white papers, OSS projects, patents)

Position Location - This role is available in the following locations: Remote, San Mateo, Columbus, Austin

Time Zone Requirements - This team operates on the East/West Coast time zones.

Travel Requirements - As a digital first company, the majority of your work can be accomplished remotely. The majority of our employees can live and work anywhere in the U.S but are encouraged to to still spend high quality time in-person collaborating via regular onsites. The in-person sessions’ cadence varies depending on the team and role; most teams meet once or twice per quarter for 2-4 consecutive days at a time.

What you'll love: 

• Competitive Compensation (base + bonus & equity)
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart 
• 401(k) with 100% company match up to $4,500 and immediate vesting and after-tax savings