Head of Engineering

About this role

<p><strong>About SecurityScorecard</strong></p> <p>SecurityScorecard is the global leader in cybersecurity ratings, with over 12 million companies continuously rated, operating in 64 countries. Founded in 2013 by security and risk experts Dr. Alex Yampolskiy and Sam Kassoumeh and funded by world-class investors, SecurityScorecard's patented rating technology is used by over 25,000 organizations for self-monitoring, third-party risk management, board reporting, and cyber insurance underwriting — making all organizations more resilient by allowing them to easily find and fix cybersecurity risks across their digital footprint.</p> <p>Headquartered in New York City, our culture has been recognized by Inc Magazine as a "Best Workplace," by Crain's NY as a "Best Places to Work in NYC," and as one of the 10 hottest SaaS startups in New York for two years in a row. Most recently, SecurityScorecard was named to Fast Company's annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies and to the Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces. SecurityScorecard is proud to be funded by world-class investors including Silver Lake Waterman, Moody's, Sequoia Capital, GV, and Riverwood Capital.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>About the Team</strong></p> <p>The Product Engineering organization is responsible for building, maintaining, and improving the end-user experiences that comprise our software platform. These experiences are full-stack solutions built atop a complex and robust data platform supporting key security workflows for both third-party risk management and security self-assessment use cases. The team also owns data engineering — actively modernizing our infrastructure to service both the current platform and the next generation of SecurityScorecard products.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>About the Role</strong></p> <p>We are seeking an experienced and visionary Sr. Director of Product Engineering to lead several squads in our Product Engineering organization. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role at the center of SecurityScorecard's most important strategic initiatives: maintaining and investing in the existing product suite that drives our business, migrating those products onto our next-generation Titan platform, and leading your organization through an AI-first engineering transformation.</p> <p>The ideal candidate is a credible, hands-on engineering leader who thrives in a fast-moving environment, knows how to balance speed with quality, and is genuinely energized by the opportunity to help define how a modern engineering organization builds software in the age of agentic AI.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Leadership &amp; Strategy: </strong>Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of engineering managers and software engineers across a globally distributed organization (40–50 engineers spanning multiple time zones from EMEA to US West Coast). Develop and execute the strategic vision for Product Engineering in alignment with company goals — balancing investment in existing products, platform migration, and new product development.</li> <li><strong>Product Ownership: </strong>Own the health and performance of SecurityScorecard's existing product suite, ensuring customers are well-served while the organization simultaneously builds for the future.</li> <li><strong>Platform Migration: </strong>Drive the migration of existing products onto the Titan platform, managing the complexity and risk of large-scale V1-to-V2 transitions while maintaining operational stability and customer satisfaction.</li> <li><strong>New Product Development: </strong>Partner with Product and Design to build new features and products on the Titan platform, balancing sustain and build priorities across engineering squads.</li> <li><strong>Data Engineering: </strong>Oversee data engineering, including modernization of our Scala/Spark-based infrastructure to support both current and next-generation platform needs.</li> <li><strong>AI Transformation: </strong>Champion SecurityScorecard's journey toward agentic, AI-assisted engineering. Guide the organization through practical AI adoption — balancing bold ambition with the discipline needed to maintain quality and operational predictability. Bring personal, hands-on experience to this leadership role.</li> <li><strong>Technical Excellence: </strong>Drive adoption of engineering best practices, architecture standards, and a culture of continuous improvement. Define and track meaningful engineering metrics and KPIs.</li> <li><strong>Collaboration: </strong>Work closely with Product Management, Design, and other stakeholders to define requirements and roadmaps. Foster seamless communication across a globally distributed team.</li> <li><strong>Talent Management: </strong>Recruit, develop, and retain top engineering talent. Provide coaching, feedback, and career development support across a manager-of-managers organization.</li> <li><strong>Budget Management: </strong>Manage the product engineering budget, including resource allocation and project expenses. Ensure financial accountability and optimize resource utilization.</li> <li><strong>Customer Engagement:</strong> Partner with Sales, Customer Success, and Product to engage directly with customers — gathering feedback, understanding pain points, and translating customer insights into engineering priorities that drive retention and satisfaction.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Education: </strong>Bachelor's or Master's degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.</li> <li><strong>Experience: </strong>At least 10–12 years of experience in software engineering, with a minimum of 5 years in a senior leadership role managing other managers across large, distributed teams.</li> <li><strong>B2B SaaS: </strong>Proven experience in a B2B SaaS environment is required.</li> <li><strong>Startup Experience: </strong>Expe