Director, Information Security

What you'll do

• Define and execute PubMatic's enterprise information security strategy and multi-year roadmap
• Lead Security Engineering, Security Operations, Governance, and Incident Response
• Build a highly automated, AI-enabled security organization focused on excellence and operational efficiency
• Establish executive security metrics, KPIs, and reporting for senior leadership and the Board
• Manage a team of security engineers, security investments, vendor relationships, and strategic security initiatives
• Lead security architecture across cloud infrastructure, enterprise platforms, products, identity, networks, Kubernetes, endpoints, and data protection
• Drive security automation, threat detection, vulnerability management, incident response, and continuous improvement
• Partner with engineering teams to embed security by design throughout the software development lifecycle
• Build reusable security platforms, self-service capabilities, APIs, and automation that enable developers while reducing operational overhead
• Develop and execute the company's AI security strategy and governance framework with a security focus
• Secure enterprise AI platforms, AI infrastructure, and AI-enabled applications
• Leverage AI-powered technologies to improve threat detection, incident response, security operations, and overall operational efficiency
• Guide the organization on secure adoption of Generative AI while addressing emerging risks such as prompt injection, data leakage, model abuse, and AI-specific attack vectors
• Maintain enterprise security governance in partnership with compliance and privacy teams, and third-party security programs
• Partner with business leaders to balance security, regulatory requirements, employee productivity, and business agility
• Lead security awareness initiatives that promote secure development and responsible AI adoption across the organization

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field
• CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or equivalent certifications preferred
• 10+ years of progressive cybersecurity experience with at least 5 years leading enterprise security organizations
• Strong expertise in cloud security, Security Engineering, Security Operations, IAM, Zero Trust, DevSecOps, Kubernetes, network security, and modern enterprise security architectures
• Experience leading enterprise-wide security transformation and implementing automation to improve security operations
• Working knowledge of AI-powered security technologies for automation, threat detection, incident triage, and operational efficiency
• Strong understanding of AI security risks, including LLM security, prompt injection, AI governance, and secure enterprise AI adoption
• Proven ability to design security programs that balance risk reduction with employee productivity, developer experience, and business velocity
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale security initiatives with thoughtful rollout strategies, change management, and user adoption planning
• Exceptional executive presence with outstanding written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Ability to translate complex technical and security topics into concise, business-focused, decision-ready recommendations tailored to different audiences
• High attention to detail and a strong sense of executive communication quality and presentation excellence

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Benefits