Director, Security Research & Development

ServiceNow

Santa Clara, California, USA
Base: $240,100 - $420,200; bonus/equity: variable/...
On-site (minimum of 2 days per week in the bay area servicenow offices)
Lead and scale globally distributed engineering team
Build ai-powered automated security review capabilities
Drive security engineering at platform scale
ServiceNow is seeking a Director of Security Research & Development to lead and expand its Security R&D team, focusing on building innovative security capabilities and tools. The successful candidate will be responsible for both direct contributions to product engineering and the development of proprietary security products while establishing a new engineering hub in Israel

Job Summary

  • ServiceNow's Product Security organization is investing in a dedicated Security R&D function to build security capabilities with the same rigor, CI/CD discipline, and quality standards as ServiceNow’s product engineering organization.
  • The Director will grow and reshape the existing US-based team while simultaneously standing up a new engineering hub in Israel, defining the technical vision, team culture, and hiring bar.
  • This role demands a leader who is seen as a peer who ships production code, not an advisor who reviews it, and will partner with product managers to define and execute the Security R&D roadmap.

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ServiceNow is seeking a Director of Security Research & Development to lead and expand its Security R&D team, focusing on building innovative security capabilities and tools. The successful candidate will be responsible for both direct contributions to product engineering and the development of proprietary security products while establishing a new engineering hub in Israel.

Salary

Base: $240,100 - $420,200; Bonus/Equity: variable/incentive compensation and equity; Benefits: health plans, 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, flexible time away plan and family leave programs

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Lead and scale globally distributed engineering team
  • Build AI-powered automated security review capabilities
  • Drive security engineering at platform scale
  • Operate as an engineering peer to leadership

Nice-to-have

  • Builder-led culture
  • Dual operating model
  • Platform advantage
  • Global scope
  • AI intersection

Key Requirements

  • 20+ years of progressive experience in software engineering and security
  • 5+ years of engineering management experience leading and scaling teams of 25+ engineers
  • Demonstrated track record of building engineering teams from scratch
  • Strong hands-on software engineering foundation with production experience in Python and Java
  • Experience managing globally distributed engineering teams
  • Enterprise-scale software engineering experience at a major SaaS, cloud, or technology company
  • Hands-on experience with AI/ML systems, GenAI, or Agentic AI technologies
  • Ability to operate as a credible engineering peer to VP and Sr. Director-level product engineering leaders

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