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Director, Information Security
PubMatic is hiring for the role of Director, Information Security, Redwood City, CA (On-site). This is a Cybersecurity role in the governance, risk, and compliance field. Review the full details below and apply directly with PubMatic.
About the Role:
PubMatic is seeking a Director of Information Security to lead and evolve our global security program across enterprise infrastructure cloud platforms products corporate systems and emerging AI technologies.
Executive Communication
Strong command of board-level and executive presentation including the judgment to lead with risk business impact or compliance depending on the audience. Ability to translate complex security concepts into clear decision-ready narratives for leadership auditors and regulators.
Security Operations & User Impact
Ability to design and roll out security controls that protect the organization without slowing people down. Must balance risk posture with operational velocity plan phased implementations and manage change adoption across technical and non-technical teams .
AI & Automation
Working knowledge of AI-powered security tooling (automation threat detection incident triage) and familiarity with emerging AI-specific risks such as LLM vulnerabilities prompt injection and data leakage through AI tools. Ability to shape organizational policy on safe AI adoption.
What You'll Do:
Security Strategy & Leadership
Define and execute PubMatic's enterprise information security strategy and multi-year roadmap.
Lead Security Engineering Security Operations Governance and Incident Response.
Build a highly automated AI-enabled security organization focused on excellence and operational efficiency.
Establish executive security metrics KPIs and reporting for senior leadership and the Board.
Manage a team of security engineers security investments vendor relationships and strategic security initiatives.
Security Engineering & Operations
Lead security architecture across cloud infrastructure enterprise platforms products identity networks Kubernetes endpoints and data protection.
Drive security automation threat detection vulnerability management incident response and continuous improvement.
Location and market context
This role is based in Redwood City on-site. Local candidates benefit from being close to PubMatic's teams and regional hiring market. Confirm the exact in-office expectation and any relocation support with the employer.
About governance roles
Governance roles design the structures, policies, and oversight that keep complex programs accountable, coordinating across legal, risk, compliance, and technology. Roles like this one are typically evaluated against frameworks such as governance frameworks, policy standards, and oversight and reporting practices.
How to position yourself for this governance role
Strong candidates emphasize policy and standard-setting, committee and stakeholder coordination, oversight reporting, and translating strategy into durable operating structures. In your resume and outreach, tie your experience to how PubMatic would apply governance frameworks, policy standards, and oversight and reporting practices, and lead with concrete outcomes rather than duties.
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