Technical Program Manager, Security Engineering

Match Group, Inc.$120K — $145K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in technical program or security program management
  • Strong fluency in cybersecurity principles and practices
  • Proven experience managing complex, cross-functional projects
  • Familiarity with security maturity frameworks and assessments
  • Excellent stakeholder communication skills across technical and business levels
  • Proficient in project management tools like Jira and Agile methodologies
  • Strong data-driven decision-making skills with dashboard and KPI management
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities, especially for executive reports

Responsibilities

  • Drive execution of cross-functional security programs from initiation to delivery
  • Collaborate with security domain leads to plan and deliver key projects
  • Manage OKRs and KPIs, tracking progress and identifying risks
  • Act as a liaison between security teams and brand leadership
  • Coordinate annual security assessments with external partners
  • Facilitate incident response tabletop exercises with IR and SOC teams
  • Manage security maturity assessments and improvement plans
  • Oversee the tracking and improvement of external security scores
  • Support vendor security program coordination with GRC team
  • Provide project management support to internal security initiatives
  • Create and maintain comprehensive program documentation

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with a diverse and dynamic team across multiple brands
  • Exposure to cutting-edge security practices and technologies
  • Engagement in high-level strategic decision-making
  • Support for professional development and career growth initiatives
  • Access to industry-leading security training and mentorship programs
  • Flexible work environment accommodating remote options
Full Job Description
About the Role

What You'll Do

As a Technical Program Manager (TPM), Security Engineering, you will drive the planning, execution, and delivery of critical security programs and projects across Match Group's full portfolio of brands. You will partner with security domain leads across every function - AppSec, InfraSec, Platform Security, Red Team, SOC, IR, GRC, Data Security, AI/ML Security, and Digital Investigations - as well as brand engineering and product teams to ensure security initiatives land on time, within scope, and aligned with organizational priorities.

This role requires someone who combines strong technical fluency in cybersecurity with world-class program management skills. You will translate strategic security objectives into executable programs, track progress through OKRs and KPIs, and communicate status and risks to stakeholders ranging from individual engineers to executive leadership.

What You'll Do

  • Drive cross-functional security program execution - own the program lifecycle from initiation through delivery for initiatives that span multiple security domains and brands
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  • Partner with security domain leads across AppSec, InfraSec, Platform Security, Red Team, SOC & IR, GRC, Data Security, AI/ML Security, and Digital Investigations to plan, scope, and deliver key projects
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  • Manage and report on OKRs and KPIs - track progress against security objectives across the portfolio, identify risks early, and escalate blockers
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  • Serve as a liaison between MG Security teams and brand leadership (Tinder, Hinge, E&E, HPCNT, Eureka, New Bets) - ensuring consistent adoption of security standards, tooling, and best practices across brands
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  • Coordinate annual security assessments - work with third-party assessors and external penetration testers for evaluations of security posture across brands
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  • Facilitate IR tabletop exercises - collaborate with the IR and SOC teams to plan and execute annual incident response exercises (technical, management, and executive levels)
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  • Manage security maturity assessments - assess brand security maturity and gaps, develop improvement plans, and track progress toward maturity goals
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  • Manage external security scoring - track and drive improvement of the organization's BitSight score, coordinating vulnerability remediation across brands
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  • Support vendor security program coordination - work with the GRC team to track vendor security assessments, onboarding, and recertification workflows
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  • Provide project management support to internal security teams - establishing best practices for planning, execution, and delivery of security-related projects
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  • Create and maintain program documentation - dashboards, status reports, risk registers, and executive briefings that communicate security posture and program progress
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  • Manage the Security Mentorship program and support career growth initiatives within the security organization
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What You'll Bring

  • 5+ years of experience in technical program management, security program management, or a related role within a technology or security organization
  • Strong technical fluency in cybersecurity - understanding of security operations, application security, infrastructure security, cloud security (AWS, GCP), and datacenter environments
  • Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional programs involving multiple teams, brands, or business units simultaneously
  • Experience with security maturity frameworks and assessing organizational security posture
  • Strong stakeholder management skills - ability to communicate effectively with deeply technical security engineers, brand engineering teams, and senior business leadership
  • Experience with project management tools and methodologies (Jira, Agile, OKR frameworks)
  • Excellent data-driven decision making - ability to build dashboards, track KPIs, and present insights to drive action
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including experience creating executive-level presentations and reports
  • Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment with competing priorities


Nice to Have

  • Experience in a multi-brand or multi-business-unit security organization
  • Background in the consumer internet, dating, or social platform industry
  • Familiarity with GRC tooling (OneTrust, Monday.com, or similar)
  • Experience coordinating third-party penetration tests and red team engagements
  • Familiarity with AI governance programs and emerging AI security standards (NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, OWASP AI)
  • Experience managing BitSight or other external security rating platforms
  • Relevant certifications: PMP, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or equivalent


$120,000 - $145,000 a year

Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered.

This salary range is reflective of Vancouver, Canada. For all other locations, this salary may be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

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About Match Group, Inc.

Match Group, Inc. is an American internet and technology company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It owns and operates the largest global portfolio of popular online dating services including Tinder, Match.com, Meetic, OkCupid, Hinge, PlentyOfFish,UPWARD, Ship, and OurTime, totalling over 45 global dating companies. The company was owned by parent company IAC and in 2019, the company had 9.283 million subscribers, of which 4.554 million were in North America. Japan is the company's second largest market, after the United States. In July 2020, Match Group became a separate, public company.
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