Practice Director - Application Security

Location: United States; remote

Company

hirify.global operates an Application Security practice delivering consulting, security services, and integrated solutions addressing business and technology risk.

What you will do

• Lead the growth strategy, service portfolio, go-to-market plans, pipeline, forecasts, and financial performance of the Application Security practice.
• Build executive client relationships and lead discovery, visioning, solution design, proposal development, negotiation, and transition to delivery.
• Create and commercialize services covering AI Application Security, AI-DLC, program assessments, secure SDLC, DevSecOps, application and API security, threat modeling, ASPM, and software supply-chain security.
• Build and develop the practice team through hiring, coaching, mentoring, succession planning, capacity planning, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Provide executive oversight for selected strategic or complex engagements, including strategy, architecture, roadmaps, risk prioritization, delivery quality, and stakeholder management.
• Review deliverables and presentations, resolve engagement risks, and bring delivery insights back into the practice portfolio.

Requirements

• 15+ years of consulting or equivalent professional experience in information security, application security, cloud security, or a related field.
• Significant leadership experience in a practice, program, business development, or consulting leadership role, including people development and business-outcome responsibility.
• Demonstrated success developing client relationships and consulting opportunities through discovery, solution shaping, scoping, proposals, and executive presentations.
• Experience developing or scaling professional services, security capabilities, or go-to-market offerings.
• Experience establishing, assessing, or maturing application security and DevSecOps programs.
• Strong understanding of application and API security, modern software delivery, cloud-native architectures, and related tools and practices.
• Ability to lead complex client engagements, manage executive stakeholders, and guide teams through ambiguity, competing priorities, and delivery risks.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, facilitation, and relationship-building skills for both technical and executive audiences.
• Strong business acumen and strategic judgment, with the ability to connect security investments to client objectives and measurable outcomes.

Nice to have

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Business Management, or a related field.
• Industry-recognized security certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CSSLP, or relevant GIAC certifications.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time remote employment in the United States.
• Approximately 70% of the role is focused on sales and practice management, with 30% focused on delivery leadership.
• Inclusive environment welcoming candidates who contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives.
• USA employment benefits are referenced in the posting, but specific benefits are not provided.

Hiring process

• Include the role you wish to apply for in the Additional Information field when submitting a general application.
• Candidates may opt out of interview recording and transcription at any time, including after joining an interview, without penalty.