Metronome · 5 months ago
Head of Security
New York City
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$197K/yr - $246K/yr
5+ years expMetronome is the leading usage-based billing platform for modern software companies, and they are seeking a Head of Security to build and scale their security program. The role involves managing security initiatives, enhancing customer trust, and fostering engineering enablement while building a world-class security organization from the ground up.
BillingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Take ownership of Metronome's entire security posture, handling everything from vulnerability management to policy updates
Coordinate penetration testing, security assessments, and incident response as the primary security point person
Manage security tooling, monitoring, and the day-to-day "grungy" security work that keeps us secure
Balance multiple security initiatives and priorities across the organization
Own all customer-facing security work: questionnaires, compliance calls, security reviews, and technical due diligence
Manage SOC 1 & SOC 2 audits end-to-end and expand compliance framework as customer requirements grow
Serve as the definitive security voice for sales calls, customer meetings, and enterprise security discussions
Transform our customer assurance process from shared ownership to dedicated, streamlined execution
Partner with our 50+ engineer engineering team to maintain security excellence while minimizing development friction, creating a “pit of success”, where building secure software is the natural, easy path
Review security architecture decisions and provide security guidance that accelerates rather than blocks development
Build security processes that scale with our engineering culture and rapid growth pace
Set the security vision and roadmap for Metronome's security program
Initially execute against that roadmap as an individual contributor, but define and hire against the roadmap to build your team
Scale the Metronome security team to be a world-class security organization
Lead security at a company that gets it right: Take ownership of a sophisticated security program built on strong foundations and scale it for the next phase of growth
Build a world-class security organization: Create the security function from scratch, defining culture, processes, and team structure that will become the blueprint for other companies
Drive customer trust at scale: Own the security reputation that enables Metronome to win complex enterprise deals and maintain customer confidence
Shape security innovation: Influence how security engineering is done at a fast-growing company, with the autonomy to implement cutting-edge approaches
Qualification
Required
At least 5+ years of experience in security engineering, with a strong software engineering background before
Hands-on experience with SOC 2 audits, compliance frameworks, and customer security assurance
Deep understanding of cloud security, modern security architectures and tooling
Track record of building relationships with engineering teams and being seen as an enabler
Excellent communication skills with experience presenting to customers and executives
Self-starter who can work independently and manage multiple security initiatives
Preferred
AWS (S3, RDS, API Gateway, ECS, Fargate, Lambda, MKS, and more!)
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Serverless Framework)
Languages (Python, Typescript, Java - for working with Kafka)
Frontend Tools and Frameworks (React, Apollo GraphQL, Webpack, React Testing Library)
CI/CD (AWS CodePipeline & CodeDeploy, CircleCI)
Benefits
Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage, including a One Medical membership
Paid parental leave
FSA (Flexible spending account)
Retirement planning - Traditional and ROTH 401(k)
Flexible time off
Employee assistance program (mental health benefits)
Culture where personal growth is highly valued
Company
Metronome
Metronome is a usage-based billing platform that helps companies to implement new business models and launch products faster.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (3)
2023 (2)
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$128MKey Investors
New Enterprise AssociatesAndreessen HorowitzGeneral Catalyst
2025-12-02Acquired
2025-02-25Series C· $50M
2024-01-31Series B· $43M
Leadership Team
Scott Woody
CEO
Recent News
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General Catalyst
2026-01-14
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