Security Strategy & Partnerships Lead

Full-time

Company Description

Square builds common business tools in unconventional ways so more people can start, run, and grow their businesses. When Square started, it was difficult and expensive (or just plain impossible) for some businesses to take credit cards. Square made credit card payments possible for all by turning a mobile phone into a credit card reader. Since then Square has been building an entire business toolkit of both hardware and software products including Square Capital, Square Terminal, Square Payroll, and more. We’re working to find new and better ways to help businesses succeed on their own terms—and we’re looking for people like you to help shape tomorrow at Square.

Job Description

The Security Strategy & Partnerships team is responsible for identifying risks to our ecosystem, defining a product focused security strategy and security engineering roadmap, and driving security improvements in collaboration with teams across Square to protect our buyers, sellers, and the company. We are looking for a senior leader to scale our security practices and enable teams throughout our ecosystem to ship products that are both remarkable and secure.

Qualifications

In this role, you will:

Work with product organizations and your team to establish, communicate, and achieve security and privacy posture that appropriately balances risk with growth
Drive our overall security strategy and priorities through high-level analysis of security risks to our buyers, sellers, and the company based on intelligence gathered by Security Partners through threat modeling, consultation, and risk analysis to ensure we're addressing the most pressing concerns.
Lead, grow, and expand a team of talented security architects who partner closely with product organizations across Square
Drive far-reaching initiatives that address security challenges both directly and through your team
Collaborate with partner teams both inside and outside of our Security organization to prioritize, design, and deploy mitigations at every level of the stack
Foster a security culture focused on enablement and a deep understanding of what it takes to develop great products

You have:

10+ years of demonstrated success establishing and scaling security practices in modern technology company environments
5+ years of hiring and developing fantastic security architects, security program managers, or similar roles
Broad knowledge of security challenges and mitigations, exposure to compliance engineering and regulatory processes, and empathy for the difficulties of product development
Ability to influence executive leadership, and to communicate comfortably and concisely to audiences at every level and in every role within the company

Additional Information

At Square, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Applicants in need of special assistance or accommodation during the interview process or in accessing our website may contact us by sending an email to assistance(at)squareup.com. We will treat your request as confidentially as possible. In your email, please include your name and preferred method of contact, and we will respond as soon as possible.

Perks

At Square, we want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes:

Healthcare coverage
Retirement Plans
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Wellness perks
Paid parental leave
Flexible time off
Learning and Development resources