Head of Product Security (IoT)

Location: Lausanne, Switzerland; hybrid role with 3 days on site

Company

hirify.global designs software-enabled hardware solutions for gaming, productivity, creativity, and connectivity, including IoT products and related digital services.

What you will do

• Define and execute the global product security strategy, roadmap, policies, standards, and risk reporting.
• Lead compliance programs for regulations including the EU Cyber Resilience Act and UK PSTI Act.
• Embed Security by Design and Safe AI by Design practices across IoT, mobile, desktop, and cloud product development.
• Oversee firmware, supply chain, manufacturing, secure provisioning, OTA updates, and product decommissioning security.
• Direct penetration testing, vulnerability management, AI-enabled threat hunting, and product-related incident response.
• Lead and mentor the product security team and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, cloud, legal, compliance, and cybersecurity functions.

Requirements

• At least 12 years of experience in product, application, and embedded systems security across IoT, mobile, and cloud environments.
• Advanced knowledge of secure SDLC, DevSecOps, threat modeling, security architecture reviews, SAST, DAST, SCA, binary analysis, and fuzzing.
• Experience securing firmware, embedded systems, HSMs, provisioning processes, and OTA update mechanisms.
• Deep understanding of adversarial AI, data poisoning, model inversion, prompt injection, cryptography, PKI, key management, and post-quantum cryptography.
• Knowledge of global product security regulations, vulnerability disclosure requirements, and third-party and supply chain security governance.
• Demonstrated leadership, executive communication, team mentoring, budgeting, forecasting, and financial management skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work model with remote and on-premises collaboration depending on the team or department.
• Inclusive and collaborative environment focused on diversity, creativity, and positive global impact.
• Comprehensive benefits packages that vary by location.
• Support for physical, financial, emotional, intellectual, and social wellbeing.