Whatnot · 15 hours ago
Technical Security Program Manager
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$140K/yr - $190K/yr
7+ years expWhatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe, redefining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment. They are seeking a Technical Security Program Manager to own and scale the physical security technologies that protect their global operations, focusing on access control, video surveillance, and related systems.
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Responsibilities
Strengthen the integrity, consistency, and compliance of Whatnot’s global physical security program—including access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, and related systems—through standardized configurations, clear governance, and audit-ready controls
Own physical security infrastructure and vendors end-to-end, including vendor selection and onboarding, OKRs, budgets, schedules, installations, preventive maintenance, and ongoing system health across offices
Deliver reliable, scalable access control and identity workflows by administering Verkada access control, defining and enforcing role-based access standards, managing the employee badge lifecycle, and ensuring seamless integrations with employee identity systems
Lead the global rollout and adoption of security technology programs such as visitor management, travel security, and risk platforms by driving cross-functional delivery, partner readiness, and operational scalability
Oversee cameras and surveillance systems globally by defining and maintaining standards for placement, coverage, storage, retention, and compliance, and ensuring consistent deployment and maintenance
Drive security system integrations and special projects by partnering with IT, CISO, Finance Systems, and People Systems to improve resilience, monitoring, automation, and reporting across the physical security ecosystem
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in technical or physical security program management, or closely related security operations roles
Proven experience deploying and managing enterprise-grade physical security systems across multiple-sites
Strong understanding of access control architecture, camera systems, and visitor management technologies
Demonstrated success managing vendors, installations, and system integrations in fast-paced environments
Technical fluency with APIs and SaaS integrations, including the ability to partner closely with IT and engineering to design and validate integrations
Excellent cross-functional communication and program management skills—comfortable translating between technical, operational, and business stakeholders
A hands-on, no-task-too-small mindset and willingness to jump in where needed (e.g., printing badges, troubleshooting hardware, validating camera coverage on-site, other Corporate Security responsibilities as needed) to ensure program success
Preferred
Hands-on experience with the Verkada security platform and its infrastructure components
Experience supporting international security environments
Experience supporting SOC 2 or other compliance frameworks from a physical/corporate security perspective
Background working in high-growth tech, marketplaces, or live/real-time products
PSP and/or CPP certification
Benefits
Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
Work From Home Support
Home office setup allowance
Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
Care benefits
Monthly allowance for wellness
Annual allowance towards Childcare
Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
Parental Leave
16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work
Company
Whatnot
Whatnot is a livestream shopping platform for buying and selling products.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (34)
2024 (20)
2023 (18)
2022 (10)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$974.7MKey Investors
CapitalG,DST Globalavra,DST Global,GreycroftCapitalG
2025-10-28Series F· $225M
2025-01-08Series E· $265M
2022-07-21Series D· $260M
Leadership Team
Jeff Chang
Director of Engineering, Head of Growth
Recent News
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