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Podium · 18 hours ago

Director, Security

Podium is a company focused on empowering local businesses through an innovative AI lead conversion platform. They are seeking a Director of Security to lead product security and core security engineering functions, ensuring secure product development and cloud infrastructure while building scalable security capabilities across the organization.

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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

AppSec Program Leadership – Own secure development practices, tooling, and training across all engineering teams
Infrastructure Security – Define and enforce best practices for cloud infrastructure security, including IAM, network security, and workload isolation
Security Services Engineering – Build and maintain core security services (e.g., authentication/authorization, secrets management, PKI, logging pipelines, etc.)
Tooling & Automation – Drive automation of security controls and processes across engineering and cloud environments
Security Architecture – Serve as a technical authority on secure design patterns and architectural reviews
Partnership & Enablement – Partner with DevOps, SRE, and Engineering teams to ensure secure, resilient, and scalable systems
Threat Modeling & Red Teaming – Lead proactive threat modeling and collaborate with offensive testing teams to uncover and address gaps
Metrics & Leadership Reporting – Report program maturity, technical risk, and engineering velocity to executive leadership

Qualification

Cloud infrastructureSecurity engineeringAppSecCI/CD securityKubernetesIdentityAccess managementTechnical strategyCollaboration skills

Required

10+ years of experience in security and/or software engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership role
Proven track record building secure platforms and engineering security tooling in cloud-native SaaS environments
Deep experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure), Kubernetes, identity and access management, and infrastructure as code
Strong understanding of CI/CD security, application architecture, and secure design principles
Experience managing security engineering teams, including setting technical strategy and hiring/development
Exceptional collaboration skills with Product, Engineering, and DevOps stakeholders

Benefits

Life insurance, long and short-term disability coverage
Paid maternity and paternity leave
Fertility Benefits
Generous vacation time, plus three 4-day summer holiday weekends
Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits
401k Plan
Bi-annual swag drops with cool Podium gear and apparel
A stellar HQ (Utah) gym with local professional coaches and classes offered
Onsite HQ (Utah) child care center, subsidized for employees

Company

Podium is a customer communication platform for businesses who interact with customers on a local level.

H1B Sponsorship

Podium has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2024 (2)
2023 (3)
2022 (3)
2021 (4)
2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$422.65M
Key Investors
Y Combinator Continuity FundIVPAlbum VC
2022-10-31Series Unknown
2021-11-15Series D· $201M
2020-04-07Series C· $125M

Leadership Team

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Eric Rea
Co-founder & CEO
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Dennis Steele
Co-Founder
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