Director, Product Security Architect

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="p-rich_text_section">At Varicent, we’re not just transforming the Sales Performance Management (SPM) market—we’re redefining how organizations achieve revenue success. Our cutting-edge SaaS solutions empower revenue leaders globally to design smarter go-to-market strategies, maximize seller performance, and unlock untapped potential. Varicent stands at the forefront of innovation, celebrated as a market leader in the&nbsp;<em data-stringify-type="italic">2025 Forrester Wave Report for SPM</em>,&nbsp;<em data-stringify-type="italic">2023 Ventana Research Revenue Performance Management (RPM) Value Index</em>,&nbsp;<em data-stringify-type="italic">Gartner Peer Insights</em>,&nbsp;<em data-stringify-type="italic">2024 Gartner SPM Market Guide</em>, and&nbsp;<em data-stringify-type="italic">G2.&nbsp;</em>Our solutions are trusted by a diverse range of global industry leaders like T-Mobile, ServiceNow, Wawanesa Bank, Shaw Industries, Moody's, Stryker and hundreds more. Here’s why you’ll thrive at Varicent:</div> <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet p-rich_text_list--nested" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-list-tree="true" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Innovate with Purpose: Build impactful solutions for customers worldwide.</strong></li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Join Excellence: Work in a diverse, collaborative, and innovative team.</strong></li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Shape the Future: Lead in redefining revenue optimization.</strong></li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Grow Together: Unlock your potential in a supportive environment.</strong></li> </ul> <div class="p-rich_text_section">Join us at Varicent—where your talent and ambition meet limitless opportunities for success!</div></div><p></p> <div class="relative basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) pb-(--composer-overlap-px) [--composer-overlap-px:28px] grow flex"> <div class="flex min-h-0 grow flex-col text-sm"> <div class="qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot"> <div class="" data-turn-id-container="request-6a45b7b1-800c-83e8-8d4a-030f14ed9559-8" data-is-intersecting="true"> <section class="text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])>*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" data-turn-id="request-6a45b7b1-800c-83e8-8d4a-030f14ed9559-8" data-turn-id-container="request-6a45b7b1-800c-83e8-8d4a-030f14ed9559-8" data-testid="conversation-turn-280" data-turn="assistant"> <div class="text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)"> <div class="[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn" data-conversation-screenshot-content=""> <div class="flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow"> <div class="min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1" data-message-author-role="assistant" data-message-id="f37494c1-d369-4d12-907a-dad233866545" data-message-model-slug="gpt-5-6" data-turn-start-message="true"> <div class="flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden"> <div class="markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling"> <h2 class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-section-id="1wct3r9" data-start="1414" data-end="1431">About the Role</h2> <p data-start="1433" data-end="1786">We're looking for a <strong data-start="1453" data-end="1526">highly technical and hands-on Director, Product Security Architect</strong>&nbsp;to help shape secure-by-design principles across our SaaS products, cloud platforms, and AI-enabled products. This role is deeply embedded in Product and Engineering, with a focus on identifying and eliminating architectural risk before it reaches production.</p> <p data-start="1788" data-end="2165">In this role, you'll partner closely with Engineering, Product, Cloud Operations, Architecture, AI, and Security teams to embed security early in the software development lifecycle. You'll lead product and application security architecture, threat modeling, secure design reviews, and AI security initiatives while helping teams build scalable, resilient, and secure solutions.</p> <p data-start="2167" data-end="2403">This is a highly technical product security role requiring deep hands-on experience with software architecture, threat modeling, and secure design, as well as the ability to translate security risks into practical engineering solutions.</p> <p data-start="2405" data-end="2512">This is a highly visible leadership role reporting directly to the VP &amp; Chief Information Security Officer.</p> <h2 data-section-id="11vcmyo" data-start="2514" data-end="2531">What You'll Do</h2> <h3 data-section-id="mrrqre" data-start="2533" data-end="2590">Lead Product Security Architecture &amp; Secure-by-Design</h3> <ul data-start="2592" data-end="3063"> <li data-section-id="z96tgn" data-start="2592" data-end="2689">Define and execute the Product Security Architecture and Secure-by-Design strategy and roadmap.</li> <li data-sectio