Director – Ecosystem Product Security
Stellar Development Foundation
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $225,000 - $335,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Define and lead the Foundation’s security strategy across both the Stellar ecosystem and Foundation-owned systems
- Raise the practical security baseline for key ecosystem participants, including wallets, infrastructure providers, custodians, issuers, and validators
- Publish actionable guidance, reference patterns, and security expectations that drive real adoption across the ecosystem
- Build coordination mechanisms for shared risks, incident response, and cross-ecosystem security improvement
- Own security outcomes for Foundation-developed software, Foundation-operated infrastructure, and treasury / custody-related responsibilities
- Partner with Engineering, Finance, Legal, IT, and Corporate Security to drive implementation of security controls and secure operating practices
- Lead secure development efforts across architecture, threat modeling, vulnerability management, bug bounty programs, and product incident response
- Build and lead a high-performing security team, while translating strategy into execution plans and measurable outcomes
- Represent the Foundation externally as a credible technical leader and convener on ecosystem security
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in security, including significant experience in senior leadership roles
- 5+ years leading security programs, teams, or functions with meaningful scope
- A track record of owning security outcomes for complex, high-consequence systems in production
- Deep experience in product and application security, with hands-on judgment in real-world environments
- Strong familiarity with blockchain and decentralized system security
- The ability to assess and prioritize risk across areas such as protocol design, smart contracts, wallets, validators, dependencies, and governance mechanisms
- Experience driving security improvements across multiple teams, organizations, or ecosystem participants, including in environments where you do not have direct authority
- Strong incident judgment, including experience handling high-severity incidents and disclosure processes
- A pragmatic approach to security, with the ability to make tradeoffs that reduce real-world risk rather than optimize for theoretical completeness
- Experience building, leading, and developing high-performing security teams
- The ability to set strategy, translate it into execution, and deliver measurable outcomes
- Clear communication skills and the credibility to work effectively with engineers, executives, and external ecosystem participants
- Experience operating in environments where security failures could lead to financial loss, operational disruption, or loss of trust.
Benefits
- Competitive health, dental & vision coverage with most plans covered at 100% for the employee + any dependents
- Flexible time off + 15 company holidays including a company-wide holiday break
- Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for both non-birthing and birthing parents, as well as up to 14 weeks of paid pregnancy leave for birthing parents
- Gym reimbursement ($80 per month)
- Life & ADD (up to $50K)
- Short & Long term disability
- 401K with 4% match
- Health & Dependent Care FSA Accounts
- Commuter benefits with $250/month employer contribution
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly employer contribution
- Family building benefits through Kindbody
- Wellbeing benefits (One Medical, Rightway, Headspace)
- L&D budget of $1,500/year
- Daily lunch and snacks in office
- Company retreats
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
security strategyincident responsethreat modelingvulnerability managementbug bounty programsproduct securityapplication securityrisk assessmentblockchain securitydecentralized system security
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationstrategic planningteam buildingpragmatic decision-makingincident judgmentcollaborationcredibilityexecution planningadaptability