At Remitly, we believe everyone deserves the freedom to access, move, and manage their money wherever life takes them. Since 2011, weve tirelessly delivered on our promise to customers sending money globally, providing secure, simple, and reliable ways to manage their money, ensuring true peace of mind. Whether its supporting loved ones back home, growing a business across continents, or pursuing new opportunities abroad, were not just here to move money— were here to move our global customers forward. Were looking for builders, reimaginers, and global thinkers who want to work at the intersection of technology, trust, and transformation. If thats you and youre ready to do the most meaningful work of your career—we invite you to join over 2,800 passionate Remitlians worldwide who are united by our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.
About the Role:
Remitly is seeking a Director of Product Security to lead and mature our software and cloud infrastructure security programs. This role owns the strategy, processes, tooling, and execution for these essential components of our Products security. The goal is to maintain and improve security across all internally-developed software and our AWS-based cloud hosting infrastructure. You will report directly to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and will partner closely with engineering, product, and platform teams to ensure secure design, resilient cloud architectures, continuous monitoring, and risk identification and reduction across the software development and infrastructure deployment lifecycles.
At Remitly, we believe everyone deserves the freedom to access, move, and manage their money wherever life takes them. Since 2011, weve tirelessly delivered on our promise to customers sending money globally, providing secure, simple, and reliable ways to manage their money, ensuring true peace of mind. Whether its supporting loved ones back home, growing a business across continents, or pursuing new opportunities abroad, were not just here to move money— were here to move our global customers forward. Were looking for builders, reimaginers, and global thinkers who want to work at the intersection of technology, trust, and transformation. If thats you and youre ready to do the most meaningful work of your career—we invite you to join over 2,800 passionate Remitlians worldwide who are united by our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.
About the Role:
Remitly is seeking a Director of Product Security to lead and mature our software and cloud infrastructure security programs. This role owns the strategy, processes, tooling, and execution for these essential components of our Products security. The goal is to maintain and improve security across all internally-developed software and our AWS-based cloud hosting infrastructure. You will report directly to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and will partner closely with engineering, product, and platform teams to ensure secure design, resilient cloud architectures, continuous monitoring, and risk identification and reduction across the software development and infrastructure deployment lifecycles.
,[Define and execute the security strategy for product/application security and AWS infrastructure security., Lead teams responsible for secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), threat modeling, code security, cloud configuration security, and vulnerability management., Build and maintain scalable security controls, guardrails, and automation for cloud-native engineering workflows., Partner and collaborate with engineering leaders and other stakeholders to integrate security into design reviews, release processes, and operational practices., Oversee security assessments, penetration testing, bug bounty, and cloud posture evaluations; drive measurable remediation outcomes., Develop security incident preparedness related to applications and cloud infrastructure; guide response and containment efforts., Implement and maintain appropriate policies, standards, and training., Research and benchmark approaches and technologies that could improve our programs., Implement controls, metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for executives and stakeholders to demonstrate program impact and communicate risk., Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements related to application or infrastructure security., Drive a culture of security accountability and responsibility throughout the organization., Mentor and grow a high-performing product and cloud security team. Requirements: AWS, CI/CD Security, Cloud Security (AWS), Executive Communication, Application Security , Team Leadership, Security, Security Automation, Vulnerability Management Additionally: Training budget, Private healthcare, Lunch card, Small teams, International projects, PPK, RSUs, Life insurance, Mulitsport, Free coffee, Bike parking, Playroom, Shower, Free snacks, Free beverages, Modern office, Free parking, Free lunch, No dress code, Free breakfast.