Engineering Manager - Data Security

Remote - USA

Full-time

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About the Role

Abnormal AI is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Data Security team.

The Data Security team’s mission is to safeguard the entire lifecycle of Abnormal AI’s customer data through robust Security and Privacy standards and data governance platform solutions. Our customer data, once onboarded to Abnormal products, must be secured and protected by strict enforcement of Zero Trust Data Access - Authentication, Authorization, and Auditability (AAA).

You'll be the leader of this team, which comes with the responsibility for the end goal and the autonomy to chart the course, drive execution & build the team you need. The ideal candidate is comfortable working with a distributed team, will have led backend engineering teams before in enterprise environments and hired experienced engineers.

What you will do

Recruiting

• Define the team requirements to reach long term targets.
• Create recruiting plans, job reqs, and rapidly hire qualified candidates.
• Drive the closing of candidates.
• Create onboarding plans to set up new hires for success.

People Management and Growth

• Create a healthy team environment & culture with low attrition & high team member satisfaction.
• Actively manage team performance - understand team member’s strengths and weaknesses, areas of growth, whether they are meeting their specific role expectations, and craft a plan to address under & over performance.
• Coach engineers: provide timely, actionable feedback, and invest time in career development of team members.

Team Execution

• Create execution plans for the team to deliver on projects and roadmap items.
• Ensure execution and attainment of team’s goals through inspection and course correction.
• Enforce technical design and project plans, along with Product Managers, Architects and Tech Leads.
• Ensure best practices & organizational processes (eg. Jira processes, incident management processes, Quarterly planning processes) are being followed within the team.

Operational Excellence

• Build and improve process and tooling for the teams to handle code launches and production escalations, and support Customer Service and Sales efforts.
• Define and track operating metrics for the production services (uptime, other SLAs, bug open rate, etc), and establish a plan to continuously improve.

Leadership and Collaboration

• Receive assignments in the form of long term objectives and determine how to meet schedule & goals.
• Provides input into feasibility of team strategy proposed by org-wide leadership
• Collaborate with Tech Leads, Architects, Product Managers, and Product. Designers on product requirements, technical solutions, and product architecture
• Collaborate with senior and executive leaders to form quarterly OKRs and roadmaps.

Must Haves

• 2+ years of engineering management experience, leading a team of 4+ engineers building scalable enterprise-class customer-facing products.
• 5+ years of software engineering building secure, reliable, and scalable distributed systems.
• 3+ years of product development leadership experience (as a lead engineer or engineering manager) working with cross-functional counterparts to build enterprise class customer-facing products.
• Interest in Security and Privacy problem space - you are able to apply a practical Security-first mindset to give technical advice to your team when needed.
• AI enabler - lead, empower, and rally the team to adopt AI-powered tools to be more effective at their work such as improving information and knowledge gathering, developer productivity, and operational efficiency.
• Recruiting magnet - you are able to set up a hiring plan, attract senior engineers, outline the vision of the team and build out a large team.
• Passion in growing talents - you are able to give actionable feedback and coach your team to learn from past mistakes to derive short-term and long-term improvements and apply them moving forward.
• High standards - set and uphold high standards and expectations for operational excellence, technical quality, and project execution for yourself and the whole team.
• BS degree in Computer Science, Applied Sciences, Information Systems or other related engineering field.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with Security open source solutions (Envoy, OPA, OAuth, SSL, TLS, etc..).
• Familiarity with our stack (AWS/Azure, K8s, Python/Django, Golang, Postgres, Redis).
• Experience with large scale distributed systems.

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At Abnormal AI, certain roles are eligible for a bonus, restricted stock units (RSUs), and benefits. Individual compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, including their skills, experience, qualifications and other job-related reasons. We know that benefits are also an important piece of your total compensation package. Learn more about our Compensation and Equity Philosophy on our Benefits & Perks page.

Base salary range:

$187,900—$221,000 USD

Export Compliance Notice:

This position involves access to technology that is subject to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As a result, candidates offered employment must be eligible to access controlled technology under U.S. export control laws. Employment in this position is conditioned on the availability of government authorization. The Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions. As part of Abnormal AI's secure hiring practices, we conduct video interviews and validate applicant identity at various stages through our recruitment process. Further, if your application is successful and Abnormal AI makes a conditional offer of employment, we will carry out pre-employment checks which must be successfully completed to progress to a final offer. All processes and pre-employment checks are in line with prevailing legislation and Abnormal AI's policies relevant to our security and privacy standards. Abnormal AI is committed to protecting your privacy. Please review our Abnormal AI Applicant Privacy Policy for full information about how Abnormal AI uses your personal information. By submitting an application you confirm that you have read and understand the Abnormal AI Applicant Privacy Policy_._

About Abnormal AI

We're one of the world's fastest growing cybersecurity companies, on a mission to protect the modern workplace from the most pressing threats. Our AI-native technology was built from the ground up to tackle forward-looking security challenges, and our team works with bleeding-edge technology to keep our customers and their people safe as attacks grow ever more sophisticated. Our team is what makes us successful, which is why we're committed to a culture of learning, ownership, and high performance, where you'll have the opportunity to accelerate your growth and unlock excellence with the support of talented colleagues.

Our Benefits

Taking care of our team goes beyond the office. Our compensation and benefits philosophy is designed to put attract, motivate, and retain top talent: Competitive Compensation We pay competitively to attract, reward, and retain top talent in the market

Equity is an important part of our total comp strategy

When the company does well, we all do well. Equity is an important and exciting part of our total compensation strategy as a pre-IPO startup. We’re guided by the belief our team members should share in the financial success of our company and grant equity accordingly.

Flexible PTO

All regular salaried team members enjoy flexible PTO. We want team members to grow with us, and a big part of that is making sure our team has the opportunity to rest and recharge. We also observe 12 paid holidays every year.

Generous Healthcare Coverage for You and Your Family

Taking care of our team goes beyond the office. In the US, we cover 100% of employee health care premium costs, and up to 100% for dependents, depending on the plan. Internationally, we offer similarly generous coverage, customized to each country in which we operate.

Fully Distributed Workforce

Operating as a globally-distributed, majority remote company means we get to work with talented folks, no matter where they live. We prioritize a balance of deep focus time with Zoom meetings, and regular in-person events. As a fast growing startup, we continuously review, improve, and personalize our benefits offerings based on the team’s input. Don’t see something that’s important to you? Let us know!

Our Interview Process

We value transparency at Abnormal, and our interview process is no exception.

Inclusion Matters

Abnormal is committed to creating a diverse work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Privacy Policy

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Recruiting Imposter Alert

We have been made aware that there are potential scammers posing as Abnormal AI recruiters. Please ensure that any communication you have with our recruitment team comes from an official Abnormal email domain. Your safety and privacy are important to us, and we will never request sensitive personal information outside of our secure application process. Thank you for helping us maintain a secure and trustworthy application experience. Should you encounter what you believe to be a scamming attempt at any time in your recruiting process, please let us know at security@abnormalsecurity.com