Staff Technical Program Manager, Security

TL;DR

Staff Technical Program Manager (Security): Owning strategic planning and execution cadence for the Security organization and translating leadership priorities into roadmaps, milestones, and operating mechanisms. Focus on prioritization, dependency management, and decision-making across a complex, matrixed environment.

Location: Must be based in the USA

Salary: $228,800—$286,000 USD (San Francisco, New York, Seattle), $228,800—$286,000 USD (Washington DC), $205,700—$257,400 USD (Hawaii/St. Louis/Suffolk)

Company

Scale's mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions by providing high-quality data and full-stack technologies.

What you will do

• Own the strategic planning and execution cadence for the Security organization.
• Orchestrate high-impact, cross-functional programs requiring alignment across multiple departments.
• Drive prioritization, dependency management, and decision-making across a complex, matrixed environment.
• Define and evolve how the broader company engages with Security.
• Build executive-level dashboards, reporting, and narratives that provide real-time visibility into program health, risk, and resourcing tradeoffs.
• Drive alignment between security strategy and business outcomes across both Commercial and Public Sector environments.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Engineering Operations, or a closely related technical field.
• Significant experience working within or alongside Information Security, Infrastructure, or Compliance organizations.
• A proven ability to operate in dual-use environments, balancing commercial SaaS delivery with Public Sector and federal compliance requirements.
• Deep familiarity with frameworks such as FedRAMP, DoD SRG IL5/IL6, SOC 2, and NIST 800-53.
• Strong technical fluency, enabling effective partnership with senior engineers on cloud infrastructure (AWS), identity systems, and secure SDLC practices.
• Demonstrated ability to influence Director- and Executive-level stakeholders without direct managerial authority.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting or scaling AI and Machine Learning systems.
• Background in high-growth or hyper-scaling technology companies.
• Current or previous U.S. Security Clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• A learning and development stipend.
• Generous PTO.