Gainsight

Lead, Product Security

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14 days ago
Bengaluru, India or Hyderābād, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Mature the application and Product Security program across the software development lifecycle.
  • Drive Secure by Design principles, threat modeling, and security architecture reviews.
  • Increase coverage of repositories, microservices, and endpoints through SAST, DAST, SCA, and container scanning.
  • Monitor security gates and deployment blocks caused by high-severity policy violations.
  • Lead vulnerability management and product-risk remediation programs across the organization.
  • Partner with Engineering and Product leadership to influence architecture, design, and security strategy.
  • Communicate technical risk to executive stakeholders and drive cross-functional alignment.
  • Function as a technical team lead for a globally distributed team.
  • Travel occasionally for team meetings, training, or company events.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience across Software Engineering, Security Engineering, Application Security, or Product Security.
  • Proven experience with Product Security programs in modern SaaS or cloud-native environments.
  • Deep expertise in Secure SDLC, Secure by Design, threat modeling, security architecture, application security, API security, and modern authentication and authorization frameworks.
  • Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, microservices, Kubernetes, containers, and multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
  • Demonstrated ability to partner with Engineering and Product leadership and influence architecture and security strategy.
  • Ability to communicate technical risk effectively to executive leadership and drive cross-functional alignment.
  • Preferred experience securing AI/GenAI-powered products and platforms.
  • Preferred hands-on software engineering experience building distributed systems.
  • Preferred experience implementing security automation in modern CI/CD environments.
  • Preferred experience leading globally distributed Product Security teams.
  • Security certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, or GIAC certifications are preferred.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement based in Hyderabad, India, with flexible remote work options.
  • Comprehensive benefits including full health coverage, including OPD, wellness and mental health resources, and childcare assistance.
  • Dedicated Recharge Holidays consisting of one long weekend each quarter.
  • Mentoring and career development opportunities.
  • Occasional travel for team meetings, training, or company events may be required.
  • Employment terms and benefits may be managed by an Employer of Record or may not apply to non-EOR contractors.

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About Gainsight

1,001-5,000 employees

Gainsight builds a SaaS platform for customer success, product experience, community, and education used by B2B software and subscription businesses to drive retention and expansion. Its CustomerOS and related applications centralize health scoring, lifecycle orchestration, telemetry, and AI-driven insights from onboarding through advocacy. Headquartered in San Francisco and owned by Vista Equity Partners, the company serves more than 2,000 customers worldwide.

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