Box Inc

Senior Technical Program Manager, Security

Box Inc$116K — $206K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in managing large-scale security or engineering initiatives
  • Proven track record of cross-functional collaboration with engineering, operations, product, legal, and compliance teams
  • Highly organized with strong prioritization skills in fast-paced environments
  • Ability to influence stakeholders and drive accountability without direct authority
  • Excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Strong analytical skills with experience in metrics and progress tracking
  • Proficiency in project management tools like Jira, Confluence, Airtable, and Slack

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Security leadership to translate strategy into program requirements
  • Create and manage comprehensive program plans and timelines for security initiatives
  • Lead execution of multi-team security initiatives, ensuring visibility and accountability
  • Identify inefficiencies and design process optimizations for security delivery
  • Maintain transparent communication with stakeholders on program risks and progress
  • Drive consistency and standards in program management practices within the Security organization
  • Ensure security initiatives provide tangible value and strengthen security posture

Benefits

  • Equity participation
  • Comprehensive benefits package including health and wellness support
  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Flexible program support aligned with technical security needs
  • Commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace culture
Full Job Description
We9re looking for a Sr. Technical Program Manager, Security who thrives in ambiguity and knows how to turn strategic direction into measurable outcomes. In this role, you9ll drive cross-functional programs that span all areas of security with the lends of partnering closely with multiple cross-functional teams across Box to deliver key capabilities from strategy through execution.

You9ll take on critical security initiatives, driving programs that secure our infrastructure, strengthen our environment, and deliver new security capabilities. You will bring structure, proactively manage milestones, dependencies, and delivery risks, and ensure programs are executed with clarity, speed, and quality. The ideal candidate thrives in collaborative environments, communicates effectively across stakeholders, and is passionate about leveraging technology to deliver meaningful customer impact.

WHAT YOU9LL DO
  • Strategic Alignment & Vision: Partner closely with Security leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to translate strategic direction into defined program requirements and measurable outcomes. Ensure program initiatives align with Box9s overall security strategy across focus areas including security for AI, infrastructure security, enterprise security, trust and safety, and detection and response.
  • Program Planning & Structuring: Bring structure to complex problem spaces by creating and managing comprehensive program plans, roadmaps, timelines, and milestones for critical security initiatives. Translate high-level strategy into actionable execution plans.
  • Cross-Functional Program Execution: Lead end-to-end execution of complex, multi-team security initiatives, driving visibility, accountability, and timely resolution of action items across stakeholder teams, managing escalations and present updates and recommendations to leadership.
  • Process Optimization & Automation: Identify workflow inefficiencies and design process improvements and automations to scale security delivery across the organization
  • Stakeholder Communication & Risk Management: Maintain active, transparent communication channels (e.g., Slack, status reviews, executive updates), respond promptly to inquiries, and escalate program risks or blockers to leadership with clear recommendations and mitigation plans.
  • Driving Technical Program Management Discipline & Standards: Partner with TPM leaders across Box to drive discipline, consistency, and standardized program management practices within the Security organization, raising the bar for how security programs are planned, executed, and measured.
  • Customer & Business Impact: Champion the connection between security programs and meaningful customer impact, ensuring initiatives deliver tangible value to Box customers while strengthening the company9s security posture.
  • Flexible Program Support: Lead and support additional technical security programs as needed, applying strong program management fundamentals to a broad range of security challenges.


WHO YOU ARE

We are an AI-first company. This means you approach your work with a growth mindset and find ways to leverage AI to help make faster, smarter decisions that will 10X your impact at Box.
  • 7+ years of experience managing and delivering large-scale security and/or engineering initiatives, including significant experience partnering with engineering, operations, product, legal, and compliance teams
  • Highly organized, with strong prioritization skills and a track record of managing multiple, concurrent cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence and drive accountability directly withstakeholders across multiple cross-functional areas to lead without direct authority.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain security requirements to technical and non-technical stakeholders and drive consensus on risk decisions.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including experience building and using metrics/dashboards to track and measure progress towards program delivery and key risk reduction.
  • Proficient in Jira and project management/collaboration tools (e.g., Confluence, Airtable, Slack), including using them to manage centralized intake and track cross-functional work.

Preferred skills
  • Experience within a technology or software company in roles spanning AI security, infrastructure security, detection and response, or enterprise security.
  • Demonstrated understanding of how security functions intersect with product, engineering, and IT teams across the full lifecycle, from ideation and design through launch, operations, and incident response.
  • Experience applying agile methodologies to security program delivery in cross-functional environments.
  • Experience building and maintaining centralized knowledge bases (e.g., Confluence/Box) and developing training and enablement materials to onboard and support security programs.


Box lives its values, with community and in-person collaboration being a core part of our culture. Boxers are expected to work from their assigned office a minimum of 3 days per week.Your Recruiter will share more about how we work and company culture during the hiring process.60

At Box, we believe unique and diverse experiences benefit our culture, our products, our customers, our company, and our world. We aim to recruit a passionate, high-performing workforce that reflects the world we live in.If you are head-over-heels about this role but unsure if you meet all the requirements, we encourage you to apply!

Box is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual base salary (or OTE if commissionable role) is dependent upon factors such as: knowledge, skill level, experience, and work location. This role is also eligible for equity and benefits. For more information, check out our benefits and perks.

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United States Pay Range

$116,000-$206,500 USD

About Box Inc

Box, Inc. is a cloud content management and file sharing service for businesses. The company provides a platform for managing and collaborating on content across multiple devices and applications. Box serves a wide range of industries, including healthcare, finance, and media. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.
Learn more about Box Inc
Size
2,172 employees
Market Cap
$4.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$43.4 million
Founded
2005
5 Year Trend
+17%
Revenue
$770.7 million
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