Opal is the access control plane for every identity. Our AI understands the CISO. Backed by Battery and Greylock.
About the role
We're hiring a Security Manager to own Opal's internal security program. This person will be responsible for our security operations, compliance posture, vendor risk, incident response, and security tooling.
What they're looking for
- 5+ years of experience in security operations, GRC, IT security, or a similar security-focused role
- Experience owning or materially driving a company security program
- Strong familiarity with SOC 2, FedRAMP, ISO 27001, or similar frameworks are a plus
- Experience with incident response, endpoint security, access reviews, logging/monitoring, and remediation tracking
- Strong understanding of identity and access concepts: SSO, MFA, least privilege, access reviews, and joiner/mover/leaver processes
- Experience managing security vendors, consultants, auditors, or other external partners
More about this role
The best security and engineering teams use Opal Security, the AI-native access platform, for real-time visibility, policy-as-code, and control over every identity, from employees to service accounts to AI agents. Companies like Databricks, Notion, CoreWeave, and Superhuman rely on Opal. Based in San Francisco, we've raised $59M from Greylock, Battery Ventures, and SVCI, and were named to Notable Capital's Rising in Cyber 2026 list by 150 leading CISOs. Our leadership brings deep security pedigree: CEO Howard Ting (previously CEO of Cyberhaven, CMO at Nutanix), CPO Sameer Mehta (Veza, Citrix), and CTO Alex Pien (Meta), among others who've built category-defining products.
We're hiring a Security Manager to own Opal's internal security program. This person will be responsible for our security operations, compliance posture, vendor risk, incident response, and security tooling.
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