Technical Program Manager, Security

Cape

$180K — $230K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience as a Technical Program Manager or Project Manager in a security-focused environment
  • Strong technical knowledge of security engineering fundamentals, especially related to detection, response, and product security
  • Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
  • Expertise in priority setting and backlog management with a focus on critical outcomes
  • Experience acting as a liaison between specialized security teams and a larger engineering organization

Responsibilities

  • Define and communicate the security program's strategy and priorities to the business
  • Oversee the integration of new security tools from procurement to implementation
  • Manage execution and priorities within the security engineering team
  • Translate security requirements for product engineering teams and vice versa
  • Collaborate with security leadership to develop roadmaps and remove cross-team obstacles
  • Establish communication and trust with engineering stakeholders across the company

Benefits

  • 401(k) matching
  • 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and dependents
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave for all parents with no waiting period
  • Stipends for family-forming needs and gender-affirming care
  • Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
Full Job Description
The Role:
Cape is hiring our first Security Technical Program Manager, a rare chance to build this function from scratch inside a company where security is the product. You'll directly integrate with Security Engineering across their three pillars: detection and response , corporate security , and product security. Rather than specializing in one lane, you'll use your visibility of the whole board to set priorities, define success, and increase velocity.

You'll also be the connective tissue between security engineering and Cape's broader ~70-person engineering organization, managing speed-security tradeoffs that are becoming more complex as AI tools proliferate. The metrics you create will steer company-wide policy and prioritization, and your judgment will drive the company SBOM.

Ways You'll Make an Impact:
  • Define and communicate the security program's strategy, priorities, and progress to the broader business.
  • Shape how Cape brings new security tools into the fold, from vendor procurement through implementation, powering the stack that keeps our security org running.
  • Keep the security engineering team on track - manage priorities, maintain the backlog, and drive execution across detection & response, corporate security, and product security.
  • Serve as the technical go-between for security engineers and Cape's ~70 product engineers, translating security requirements and risk into terms product teams can act on, and vice versa.
  • Partner with security engineering leadership to plan roadmaps, run program rituals, and unblock cross-team dependencies.
  • Build trust and clear communication channels with engineering stakeholders across the company.

Requirements:
  • Prior experience as a TPM or PM embedded with a security team that builds tooling and systems in-house.
  • Solid grounding in computer engineering fundamentals; comfortable going deep on technical detail with engineers across detection & response, corporate security, and product security.
  • Track record of defining and communicating technical programs to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong prioritization and backlog management skills, with the judgment to know what matters most.
  • Comfort operating as a trusted technical liaison between specialized teams and a large, distributed engineering organization.

What We Offer:

We offer competitive compensation that is geo-adjusted based on your location, along with meaningful equity so you share in the value you help create. Salary range for this role $180,000 - $230,000 depending on level, experience, and interview performance.

Our benefits include:
  • 401(k) match
  • 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and your dependents
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave (for all parents, no waiting period)
  • Stipends for
  • Family-forming needs
  • Gender-affirming care
  • Unlimited PTO


How to apply

Click the link below to apply.

We reserve the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes received from outside recruiting agencies and / or individual recruiters without being responsible for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes.

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Cape

More Information Technology Jobs

Find similar Technical Program Manager, Security jobs: