Senior Manager, Security Assurance Engineering

Senior Manager, Security Assurance Engineering

Redwood City, CA, United States

Box (NYSE:

BOX) is the leader in Intelligent Content Management. Our platform enables organizations to fuel collaboration, manage the entire content lifecycle, secure critical content, and transform business workflows with enterprise AI. We help companies thrive in the new AI-first era of business. Founded in 2005, Box simplifies work for leading global organizations, including AstraZeneca, JLL, Morgan Stanley, and Nationwide. Box is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, with offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

As Senior Manager of Security Assurance Engineering at Box, you will lead a high-impact team dedicated to elevating the security posture of our core products through an engineering-first and product-centric approach. Your mission is to deeply understand Box’s complex product ecosystem and internal stakeholders to identify critical security risks and build scalable, automated controls that enable rapid, secure innovation. You will drive the evolution of our design reviews, secure component development, penetration testing, and bug bounty programs with a strong emphasis on automation, developer enablement, and measurable risk reduction.

• Lead and grow a talented, hybrid team of security engineers focused on embedding application security into the product lifecycle through engineering rigor and automation.
• Develop deep expertise in Box’s diverse product platforms and collaborate closely with product and engineering leaders to prioritize high-impact security initiatives aligned with business goals.
• Drive right-sized, actionable security guidance and support that empowers engineering teams to reduce risk without slowing velocity.
• Champion automation and tooling to streamline security assurance activities such as design reviews, threat modeling, penetration testing, and vulnerability management.
• Navigate ambiguity and open-ended challenges inherent in securing fast-evolving AI-native applications and services.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, mentorship, and technical excellence within your team.
• Build and maintain strong cross-functional partnerships across Product, Engineering, Security Architecture, and external security researchers to amplify impact.
• Own and evolve metrics and KPIs and KRIs that demonstrate the effectiveness of security assurance efforts and inform strategic decisions.

• An engineering leader passionate about building secure products and enabling developers through practical, scalable security solutions.
• Experienced in leading application security functions with a strong foundation in offensive security practices and secure software development.
• Skilled at balancing security rigor with product velocity, delivering pragmatic and impactful risk mitigation strategies.
• Adept at managing distributed teams, fostering collaboration, and driving results in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
• Excellent communicator who can translate complex security concepts into clear, actionable guidance for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Deep knowledge of modern application architectures, cloud environments, and security testing methodologies.
• Has hands‑on experience with penetration testing, threat modeling and conducting secure design reviews.

• Experience with developing and shipping secure software components
• Familiarity with emerging technologies including AI-assisted security and software development tooling.
• Proven track record of partnering effectively with product and engineering teams to embed security as a foundational element of product development.

Box lives its values, with community and in-person collaboration being a core part of our culture. Boxers are expected to work from their assigned office a minimum of 3 days per week, with a focus on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Your Recruiter will share more about how we work and company culture during the hiring process.

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