Principal Product Security Researcher (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Principal Product Security Researcher (Cybersecurity): Leading the product security research function by mapping emerging threats and turning insights into long-term strategy with an accent on software supply chain security. Focus on designing pragmatic defenses, identifying systematic weaknesses, and driving organization-level security strategy across the product portfolio.

Location: Remote (United Kingdom)

Company

hirify.global provides hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of open source software to help organizations eliminate risk and stay compliant.

What you will do

• Research emerging threats in software supply chain and product security to analyze their impact on customers.
• Design pragmatic mitigations and defenses across people, process, and technology.
• Lead large-scale, multi-quarter initiatives to materially reduce risk and improve security maturity.
• Partner with executive leadership to drive organization-level security strategy and influence roadmap decisions.
• Mentor Product Security and Engineering teams to think strategically about threats and risk posture.
• Represent the company externally through talks, conferences, and industry thought leadership.

Requirements

• Deep experience in product or application security with a track record of driving company-level outcomes.
• Expert knowledge of secure architecture, software supply chain, and organizational risk management.
• Proven ability to turn ambiguous, cross-functional problems into structured, prioritized initiatives.
• Experience presenting complex technical ideas to executive stakeholders to gain alignment.
• Must be based in the United Kingdom.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first culture with monthly stipends for coworking spaces, phone, and internet.
• Stock options upon hire and promotion with a generous 10-year exercise window.
• 100% covered health, vision, and dental insurance premiums for employees and dependents.
• Flexible time off and 18 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Bi-annual destination summits and frequent team meetup opportunities.