Head of Security, Security Engineering

At Asana, security is foundational to our mission of helping teams work together effortlessly. Our Security organization protects Asana’s employees, users, and customers by proactively addressing threats, enabling secure product development, and embedding security into the fabric of how we operate. We partner closely with Engineering, Product, IT, Legal, and Compliance to build and maintain trust at scale.

We are seeking a Director of Security Engineering to lead and scale our Security Engineering organization as Asana continues to grow globally. This role will oversee multiple teams spanning Security Development, Security Architecture, and Corporate Security Engineering, and will be responsible for translating security strategy into durable, scalable engineering outcomes.

This is a senior leadership role reporting to the Head of Security, with accountability for people leadership, technical direction, and execution across a complex, high-growth SaaS environment.

What you’ll achieve:

• Lead and scale a multi-disciplinary Security Engineering organization through Engineering Managers and ICs, fostering strong leadership, accountability, and technical excellence.

• Define and deliver the Security Engineering strategy and multi-year roadmap aligned with Asana’s product, platform, and business priorities.

• Drive the shift toward preventive, engineering-led security systems that reduce systemic risk and enable teams to build securely by default.

• Set the technical bar across security architecture, product and platform security, identity, and corporate security engineering through consistent design and risk reviews.

• Execute security initiatives with clear prioritization, measurable outcomes, and scalable processes.

• Own the recruiting strategy for Security Engineering, partnering with Recruiting to attract, assess, and hire top-tier managers and engineers while building durable career paths and a strong talent pipeline.

• Partner with Product, Engineering, GRC, Legal, and executive stakeholders to ensure security is a trusted enabler of business velocity and customer trust.

About you:

• 8+ years in security or software engineering, including 5+ years leading managers and engineers in a SaaS or cloud-native environment.

• Background in software engineering with the ability to engage deeply in system design, security architecture, and technical trade-offs.

• Deep understanding of application and platform risks (e.g., OWASP Top 10), identity and access controls (OAuth, OIDC, SAML), and modern attack patterns.

• Significant experience securing AWS environments at scale.

• You excel at evaluating security trade-offs, making pragmatic, risk-informed decisions, and communicating those decisions clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making

At Asana, we're committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as this is critical to helping us achieve our mission. If you're interested in this role and don't meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

What we’ll offer

Our comprehensive compensation package plays a big part in how we recognize you for the impact you have on our path to achieving our mission. We believe that compensation should be reflective of the value you create relative to the market value of your role. To ensure pay is fair and not impacted by biases, we're committed to looking at market value which is why we check ourselves and conduct a yearly pay equity audit.

For this role, the estimated base salary range is between $306,000 - $414,000. The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. The listed range above is a guideline, and the base salary range for this role may be modified.

In addition to base salary, your compensation package may include additional components such as equity, sales incentive pay (for most sales roles), and benefits. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

We strive to provide equitable and competitive benefits packages that support our employees worldwide and include:

• Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits

• Career coaching & support

• Inclusive family building benefits

• Long-term savings or retirement plans

• In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences

These are just some of the benefits we offer, and benefits may vary based on role, country, and local regulations. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

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About us

Asana is a leading platform for human + AI collaboration. Millions of teams around the world rely on Asana to achieve their most important goals, faster. Asana has been named to Fortune's Best Workplaces for 7+ years and recognized by Fast Company, Forbes, and Gartner for excellence in workplace culture and innovation. We offer an exceptional office-centric culture while adopting the best elements of hybrid models to ensure that every one of our global team members can work together effortlessly. With 13+ offices all over the world, we are always looking for individuals who care about building technology that drives positive change in the world and a culture where everyone feels that they belong.

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