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Sr. Manager, Application Security

Prosper· Technology – Information Security
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Remote$226k - $270kFull-Time EmployeePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Senior leadership role to drive Prosper's Application Security program, including strategy, implementation, and optimization of security controls across the organization. Hands-on leadership with deep technical execution in a FinTech environment.

Responsibilities

  • Program Leadership: Define and execute a multi-year Application Security roadmap aligned with business goals and industry best practices
  • AI Security Leadership: Help define the secure architecture and guardrail framework for AI adoption across the company
  • Security Engineering & Automation: Integrate threat modeling, security tools & testing (SAST, SCA, DAST, IAST, RASP, etc.), and secure by design processes into the SDLC (CI/CD pipeline)
  • Architecture Reviews & Technical Execution: Perform security architecture reviews for major product changes; conduct in-house secure code reviews and threat modeling for high-impact features and critical products
  • Vulnerability Management: Oversee the end-to-end AppSec vulnerability lifecycle (identification, prioritization, and remediation based on business risk, exploitability, and threat intelligence)
  • Incident Response: Direct and manage incident response for application security alerts/incidents
  • Offensive Security & Testing: Lead the strategy for third party penetration tests
  • Reporting & Metrics: Deliver executive-level dashboards and reports on application security posture and risk trends
  • Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement activities, and deepen leadership awareness of product and application security risks
  • Strategic Partnership & Collaboration: Collaborate with Engineering and Product leads to embed security into the SDLC and scale the Security Champions program
  • Team Leadership: Direct a small team of AppSec engineers while remaining deeply hands-on in technical execution

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of progressive application security experience (prior software development experience preferred)
  • Ability to lead, manage, and develop a technical Application Security Engineering team
  • Great interpersonal skills, ability to foster constructive dialogue
  • Deep technical knowledge with a track record of successful execution in application security (secure SDLC, penetration testing, and security tooling (SAST, DAST, IAST, RASP, SCA)
  • Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native security (GCP), and container security
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or its equivalent in work experience
  • Strong working knowledge of at least two programming or scripting languages

Skills

Required:Application Security LeadershipSecure SDLCSecurity Tools & Testing

Benefits

  • A competitive salary and a 401(k) with a 5% company match to help you build long-term financial security
  • Flexible time off and paid parental leave
  • Annual wellness allowance and comprehensive health coverage
  • Premium perks including Udemy access, childcare assistance, pet insurance, and Beneplace savings
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Prosper

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Prosper is a financial services company providing personal loans, credit cards, home equity lines and loans, investing options, and more, with a focus on helping individuals thrive financially.

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