Asana

Security Risk Manager

Asana$194K — $220K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of information security experience focusing on security risk management and GRC.
  • Proven experience in building or leading a security risk management program.
  • Hands-on experience with quantitative risk methodologies like FAIR and risk scoring models.
  • Ability to automate risk monitoring and integrate security tooling with scripting or data pipelines.
  • Expert knowledge of security frameworks including NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and SOC 2.
  • Strong understanding of cloud environments and SaaS architecture.
  • Excellent communicator able to translate technical risks for diverse stakeholders.
  • Curious about AI tools and emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Own and design Asana's security risk management program end-to-end.
  • Build and maintain a living security risk register, tracking advancements and accountability.
  • Automate risk identification and monitoring through data pipeline creation.
  • Deliver executive-level risk reporting with clear business impact metrics.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Privacy, Finance, and Engineering on risk matters.

Benefits

  • Mental health, wellness, and fitness benefits.
  • Career coaching and support.
  • Inclusive family building benefits.
  • Long-term savings and retirement plans.
  • In-office culinary options to meet dietary preferences.
Full Job Description
As the Security Risk Manager, you will own Asana's internal security risk management program end-to-end. This is a senior role for someone who goes beyond frameworks and checklists - you will engineer the quantitative and automated foundations that let Asana continuously measure and make confident decisions about security risk. You'll build the systems and processes that make risk scalable, not just the policies that describe it, and serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership.

This role is based in our San Francisco office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays. If you're interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the in-office requirements.

What you'll achieve
  • Own Asana's security risk management program: Design and continuously mature a quantitative risk framework - including risk scoring methodologies, likelihood and impact modeling, and risk appetite thresholds - that enables consistent, data-driven risk decisions across the organization.
  • Build and maintain a living risk register: Own Asana's central security risk register, developing KRIs, tracking trends over time, and driving accountability for risk treatment and remediation with business and technical owners.
  • Automate risk identification and monitoring: Design and implement automated data pipelines and integrations that continuously surface security risks - pulling signals from vulnerability scanners, cloud security tooling, SIEMs, and third-party risk sources - so Asana's risk posture is always current and not dependent on manual review cycles.
  • Deliver quantitative risk reporting: Develop executive-level dashboards that communicate security risk in business terms - probability, potential impact, cost of control vs. cost of breach, and residual risk exposure - to inform investment and prioritization decisions.
  • Partner cross-functionally on risk: Act as the primary security risk partner to Legal, Privacy, Finance, and Engineering. Influence security investment decisions and build a culture of risk awareness across the company.

About you
  • 7+ years of experience in information security with a strong focus on security risk management and GRC.
  • Demonstrated experience building or leading a security risk management program - not just contributing to one.
  • Hands-on experience with quantitative risk methodologies such as FAIR, risk scoring models, or statistical risk analysis. You back up risk ratings with numbers, not just color codes.
  • Hands-on experience scripting or building automation to integrate security tooling, build data pipelines, or automate risk monitoring - you've built things, not just directed others to build them.Deep knowledge of security frameworks including NIST CSF, NIST SP 800-30, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and FedRAMP.
  • Proven ability to develop risk metrics, KRIs, and executive-level reporting that drives decision-making.
  • Strong understanding of cloud environments and SaaS architecture - enough to have credible risk conversations with technical teams.
  • Excellent communicator who can translate technical risk findings for both engineering teams and C-suite stakeholders.
  • Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity and decision-making.

At Asana, we're committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you're interested in this role and don't meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

What we'll offer

For this role, the estimated base salary range is between $194,000-$220,000. The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process.

In addition to base salary, your compensation package may include equity and benefits. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more.

We strive to provide equitable and competitive benefits packages that support our employees worldwide and include:
  • Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits
  • Career coaching & support
  • Inclusive family building benefits
  • Long-term savings or retirement plans
  • In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences


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About Asana

Asana is a web and mobile work management platform designed to help teams organize, track, and manage their work. It is produced by the San Francisco based company of the same name. The company was founded in 2008 by Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein. The product launched commercially in April 2012. In September 2020, the company was valued at $5.5 billion following its direct listing.
Learn more about Asana
Size
1,200 employees
Market Cap
$2.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$211.7 million
Founded
2008
Revenue
$227 million
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