Engineering Manager, Security

Grammarly is excited to offer a remote-first hybrid working model . Team members can work primarily remotely in the United States, Canada, Ukraine, Germany, Poland, and Portugal. Conditions permitting, teams will meet in person a few weeks every quarter at one of Grammarly's hubs, currently in San Francisco, Kyiv, New York, Vancouver, and Berlin, or in a shared workspace in Krakow.
The opportunity
Grammarly empowers people to thrive and connect, whenever and wherever they communicate. Every day, 30 million people and 30,000 teams around the world use our AI-powered writing assistant. All of this begins with our team collaborating in a values-driven and learning-oriented environment.
To achieve our ambitious goals, we're looking for an Engineering Manager, Security, to lead the growing team of security engineers at Grammarly. The person in this role will help manage a wide variety of projects and initiatives to secure our product offerings and growing organization.
Grammarly's security engineers have the freedom to develop practical solutions that, in turn, influence our security culture. Managing this team is an excellent opportunity if you love to deliver impact, build connections, and advance as a security professional. The engineering landscape at Grammarly is complex, as we create innovative product offerings, expand to new platforms, and scale underlying cloud systems-all while growing our global team. Read more about our stack or hear from our team on our technical blog .
Your impact
As Engineering Manager, Security, you will:

• Grow and lead security team(s) in a fast-paced SaaS company.
• Empower the team and mentor its engineers, helping them advance in their careers.
• Partner with the existing security engineers on ongoing red team and blue team initiatives.
• Work with the Product Development teams, raising security awareness and offering expertise to keep our product protected through all stages of software development.
• Represent Grammarly's security engineering within and outside of the company.
• Validate our defense, detection, and response capabilities by engaging an internal offensive team as well as external engagements.
• Suggest security tools and practices with an outsize impact and drive their adoption in the organization.
• Oversee the development of in-house security tools and solutions.

We're looking for someone who

• Embodies our EAGER values-is ethical, adaptable, gritty, empathetic, and remarkable.
• Is able to collaborate in person in San Francisco 4 weeks per quarter.
• Is a security practitioner with a proven track of security-focused contributions and building high-quality SaaS products (big plus).
• Builds strong relationships with their direct reports and peers across the company.
• Nurtures the talent in the team and raises the technical talent bar when recruiting for their team.
• Identifies impactful and practical solutions for security, from low-hanging fruit to long-term investments.
• Effectively sets and communicates priorities for themselves and their team while driving execution.

Support for you, professionally and personally

• Professional growth : We hire people we trust, and we give team members autonomy to do their best work. We also support professional development with training, coaching, and regular feedback.
• A connected team : Grammarly builds a product that helps people connect, and we apply this mindset to our own team. We have a highly collaborative culture supported by our EAGER values. We also take time to celebrate our colleagues and accomplishments with global, local, and team-specific events and programs.
• Comprehensive benefits : Grammarly offers all team members competitive pay along with a benefits package encompassing superior health care (including mental health benefits). We also offer support to set up a home office, ample and defined time off, gym and recreation stipends, 401(k) matching, and more.

We encourage you to apply
At Grammarly, we value our differences, and we encourage all-especially those whose identities are traditionally underrepresented in tech organizations-to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Grammarly will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Grammarly is an equal opportunity employer and participant in the US Federal E-Verify program.
Please note that Grammarly's COVID-19 vaccination policy requires that all team members in North America be vaccinated against COVID-19 to meet in person for Grammarly business or to work from a North America hub location. It is expected that this will be a requirement for this role. Qualified candidates in North America who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons or because of a sincerely held religious belief may request a reasonable accommodation to this policy. For Europe, this policy requires team members to be vaccinated or produce a daily negative COVID-19 test administered on-site to work from the hub or attend in-person meetings.
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