About this role
Leading engineering planning, prioritization, and delivery, the Head of Product Security owns defined areas of the production surface while providing technical direction on architecture reviews, threat modeling, and remediation. Harvey builds AI-native software for professional services, relying on frontier agentic AI and an enterprise-grade platform that handles highly sensitive customer information. Operating from San Francisco, the Product Security team embeds security directly into the engineering organization through automation, developer tooling, and secure-by-default patterns.
Reporting to the Senior Director of Product Security, the leader in this role hires, mentors, and develops security engineers while partnering closely with product, platform, and infrastructure teams. Success requires combining people leadership with sound technical judgment to translate broader security strategies into measurable outcomes. Candidates who thrive here possess a strong engineering background, excel at cross-functional collaboration, and share the company's commitment to decisiveness, simplicity, and continuous improvement.
What you will do
- Partner directly with the Senior Director of Product Security to translate broader security strategies into focused team priorities.
- Hire, develop, and lead Product Security Engineers while establishing clear ownership and technical growth.
- Own team planning, prioritization, and delivery across defined areas of the production surface.
- Provide technical direction on architecture reviews, threat modeling, and remediation to help engineers navigate tradeoffs.
- Scale team impact through automation, developer tooling, and secure-by-default patterns.
- Communicate risks and progress to engineering leaders while building alignment across cross-functional partners.
What you need
- Experience managing Product Security or Application Security engineers at a growing technology company.
- A strong engineering background with deep expertise in modern application security and cloud-native architectures.
- A track record of delivering security improvements through engineering, automation, and close partnership with development teams.
- Demonstrated experience hiring, mentoring, and developing security engineers with a focus on technical growth and clear ownership.
- The ability to translate broader security goals into focused team priorities and measurable results.
- Sound technical judgment and the ability to earn credibility with senior engineers and influence cross-functional partners.
Benefits
- Offers Equity
- Offers Bonus
Questions candidates ask
Where is the role located?
The position is based in San Francisco. Depending on your location, an applicant privacy notice may apply.
What is the compensation range for this position?
The compensation ranges from $272,000 to $408,000 USD. The package also includes offers for equity and a bonus.
What does the team actually build?
Harvey builds AI-native software for professional services by combining frontier agentic AI, an enterprise-grade platform, and deep domain expertise. The team owns defined areas of the production surface and embeds security into the engineering organization.