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BioRenderBioRenderUnited States

Director of Security

Leads security team to build strategy, scale operations, and ensure compliance for AI-powered SaaS serving sensitive research data. Partners with engineering/product on secure development and fosters company-wide security culture. Requires 7+ years leadership in fast-growing SaaS.

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Remote7+ YOESecurity Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Partner with engineering to evolve secure software development using AI coding tools and secure customer-facing products.
  • Maintain and advance security and compliance posture; evaluate certifications like SOC 2, ISO 27001.
  • Scale security function through automation.
  • Lead security operations: auditing, internal documentation, incident response, company-wide security awareness.
  • Own security narrative for enterprise customers, including Trust Center, documentation, and reviews.
  • Instill security culture across the company and integrate into processes and decision making.

Requirements

  • 7+ years in security leadership, including building or scaling a security program at a fast-growing SaaS company.
  • Deep experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, and similar compliance certifications.
  • Understanding of appsec, AI product, and AI software development security risks and mitigation.
  • Preference for automation over manual scaling.
  • Track record partnering with product and engineering teams in governance/oversight model.
  • Experience with enterprise security requirements in regulated or research-intensive industries.
  • Excellent at organizational change and gaining buy-in across teams.

Skills

SOC 2ISO 27001AppsecAi SecurityIncident ResponseSecurity AutomationComplianceSecure Software DevelopmentSecurity GovernanceTrust Center

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