Mgr, Software Development
Adobe Software
JOB LEVEL
M40EMPLOYEE ROLE
People ManagerAbout the job
Our Company
Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to craft and deliver outstanding digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to build beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.
We strive to hire top talent, ensuring outstanding employee experiences with equal opportunities for all.
The Opportunity
Are you passionate about driving security strategy at scale and leading world-class security teams? Adobe’s Product Security Engineering organization is seeking a Senior Manager to lead our Vulnerability Management, Offensive Security, and DAST team. In this role, you will define and execute the strategy to proactively identify vulnerabilities, simulate real-world attack scenarios, and ensure our applications and services are resilient against evolving threats.
You will partner with engineering and product teams across Adobe to embed security into every stage of the development lifecycle, enabling faster and safer releases. If you are motivated by building and leading high-performing teams, shaping offensive security programs, and driving impactful improvements in product security at global scale, this role is for you!
What You Will Do
- Join the Adobe India Security Leadership team to shape and drive the Offensive Security, DAST, and Vulnerability Management charter.
- Define the strategy and lead the development of internal offensive security tooling and DAST capabilities.
- Partner with teams across domains such as Vulnerability Management, Penetration Testing, and Red Team operations to build a unified model for continuous large-scale scanning and detection.
- Lead and grow a global team of security experts focused on advancing company-wide vulnerability management, DAST, and offensive security programs.
- Collaborate with partners across geographies to drive cross-functional projects that enhance detection and remediation at scale.
- Develop and implement strategic remediation approaches, identifying patterns and ensuring that development teams prioritize critical fixes.
- Establish goals aligned with business priorities and deliver value-based metrics and status reports to senior leadership for decision-making.
What You Need to Succeed
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 15–18 years of experience in enterprise-level offensive security, security tooling development, global vulnerability management, and Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
- Deep expertise in industry-wide vulnerabilities, emerging attack trends, CVEs, and remediation strategies.
- Understanding of OWASP methodologies, previous bug bounty, penetration testing experience
- Understanding of threat and adversarial landscape, common TTPs and their behaviours
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage effectively with both technical teams and executive leadership.
- Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams, drive central initiatives, and foster cross-functional collaboration at scale.
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