Senior Engineering Manager at Fingerprint

Job description

Fingerprint empowers enterprises to detect and stop online fraud with the world’s most accurate device intelligence. We lead our industry with bleeding-edge identification capabilities and work on turning new ideas and discoveries in the fraud detection space into reality. Our customers range from innovative startups to leading enterprise companies, including Plaid, Dropbox, and Booking.com. Fingerprint is a globally dispersed, 100% remote company. We were named on on the 2026 Forbes Best Startup Employers list and ranked #803 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies. We have raised $77M and are backed by Craft Ventures ( Tesla, Facebook, Airbnb ), Nexus Venture Partners ( Postman , Apollo.io, MinIO , Druva) and Uncorrelated Ventures ( Redis, Rollbar, Gradle ). About the Role: Fingerprint's security, IT, and compliance function is more mature than most companies of this size: SOC 2 Type 2 achieved, a comprehensive policy suite in place, and solid IT operations running globally. What the function now needs is strategic leadership: someone who can unify security posture, IT operations, and compliance under a coherent strategy, mature each discipline to the next level, and be the credible voice of security and compliance to the rest of the engineering org and to enterprise customers. We're looking for a Senior Manager, Security & IT to own this function end-to-end, reporting directly to the VP of Engineering. You will manage 4 people across three disciplines: application security, IT operations, and compliance. This is a VP-direct role with high autonomy and high visibility. Enterprise customers — many of whom are financial institutions and large-scale fraud prevention operators — regularly ask about Fingerprint's security posture. You'll be the person who owns that answer. Responsibilties: Unify and mature the function — Security, IT, and compliance have operated as separate workstreams. You create a coherent strategy across all three, with shared standards, shared risk language, and a roadmap that scales with the business Own the security posture — Application security, zero-trust principles, vulnerability management, and security-by-default practices across the engineering org — you set the standard, you hold it, and you work across teams to embed it Scale the compliance program — The next horizon is expanding scope, maturing evidence collection, and positioning Fingerprint for compliance requirements as enterprise deals grow Run reliable IT operations — 100% remote, globally distributed engineering org. IT operations is a critical function that serves every Fingerprint employee. You own the tooling, the processes, and the reliability of those systems Be the security voice to customers and leadership — Enterprise customers, prospects, and partners regularly evaluate Fingerprint's security posture. You represent it credibly, own the security questionnaire process, and communicate risk and posture to the VP and leadership team What You'll Do Security Strategy & Application Security Define and own Fingerprint's application security roadmap: vulnerability management, penetration testing program, security review process for new features and architectural changes Build security-by-default practices into engineering workflows — not as a gate, but as a capability every engineering team has Own the vendor security assessment process — Fingerprint handles sensitive customer data for major enterprise customers; you ensure third parties meet the bar Define zero-trust security principles and ensure they're embedded in the Cloud Platform and engineering org Compliance & GRC Own the SOC 2 Type 2 annual audit cycle — evidence collection, auditor management, control maturation Drive the roadmap for compliance expansion: evaluate and prioritize future frameworks (ISO 27001, GDPR, customer-specific requirements from enterprise deals) Manage the Compliance Lead — support their growth while giving them the leadership context that makes their technical compliance work more impactful Be the compliance voice in enterprise sales cycles — security questionnaires, customer due diligence calls, contractual security requirements Own the policy framework: ensure Fingerprint's policy suite (already well-established) stays current, complete, and actually embedded in how teams work IT Operations Manage the Lead IT Engineer — they run day-to-day IT operations for a globally distributed engineering org; your job is to give them strategic direction and organizational context Own IT strategy: tooling decisions, access management (Okta, SCIM/SAML provisioning), endpoint management, identity governance Ensure IT operations scales with engineering headcount growth — proactive capacity planning, not reactive ticket-handling Define IT security policies and enforce them: device management, access reviews, offboarding rigor Cross-functional Leadership & Communication Proactively communicate security posture, compliance status, and IT health to the VP Engineering — come with recommendations, not status updates Partner with the Cloud Platform Sr. Manager on infrastructure security: network security, IAM standards, security logging and alerting Work with Engineering leadership to embed security practices across product teams — not as a compliance checkpoint but as a capability they value Represent Fingerprint's security and compliance posture to enterprise customers, prospects, and auditors Qualifications: 7+ years in security, IT, or GRC with at least 3 years managing a team — you've led people, made hard calls, and developed practitioners Breadth across the three disciplines: Genuine fluency across application security, IT operations, and compliance/GRC Application security depth: OWASP familiarity, vulnerability management programs (Snyk or equivalent), security review processes for engineering teams — you're credible in a room with senior engineers talking about AppSec IT operations leadership: Identity and access management (Okta or equivalent), endpoint management, remote workforce IT at scale Strategic communicator: You translate security and compliance complexity into business language for leadership and customers — risk framing, not technical jargon Preferred SOC 2 ownership experience: You've run or been the primary owner of a SOC 2 audit cycle — not just participated in one. You understand what good evidence looks like, how to manage auditor relationships, and how to build sustainable control operations vs. annual scramble mode Additional compliance frameworks: ISO 27001, GDPR, experience — particularly relevant given Fingerprint's enterprise customer base in financial services and healthcare Security tooling stack familiarity: Snyk (vulnerability management), Wiz (cloud security posture), Cloudflare (WAF/edge), Okta — these are live in Fingerprint's environment Enterprise security questionnaire experience: You've answered rigorous due diligence questionnaires from financial institution InfoSec teams and know what "good" looks like on both sides of that process Experience in a high-growth SaaS company where security had to keep pace with rapid product and customer growth without becoming a bottleneck The Unique Shape of This Role This role deliberately spans three disciplines that are often separated at larger companies. At Fingerprint's scale, that breadth is a feature, not a bug: the person who owns compliance also owns the security posture that makes compliance meaningful, and the person who owns IT operations also owns the identity and access foundation that security depends on. You won't have the luxury of optimizing one function at the expense of the others. What this means in practice: you need to be comfortable setting direction across domains where your team members have more operational depth than you do. We don't expect you to be the deepest technical expert in AppSec, IT operations, and GRC simultaneously — your team covers that depth. What we do expect is that you understand each domain well enough to set direction, evaluate the work, and make hard prioritization calls across all three. The judgment to know when to rely on your team vs. when to drive the decision yourself is what distinguishes the right candidate from someone who is simply strong in one area. This isn't a role for someone who wants to be a player-coach in one discipline. It's a role for someone who has moved past that — who leads through strategy, communication, and people development, not through personal technical execution. Why This Role? VP direct line with genuine autonomy: You own the function. You come to the VP with recommendations, not requests for direction A strong team already in place: The Lead IT Engineer and Compliance Lead are capable, experienced practitioners. You're not building from scratch — you're giving them strategic leadership and maturing what they've already built High customer visibility: Fingerprint serves major enterprise customers in financial services, fraud prevention, and beyond. Security posture is a real differentiator in enterprise sales, and you're the person who owns it Compliance maturity to build on: SOC 2 Type 2 is already achieved. The next horizon — expanded frameworks, deeper enterprise compliance requirements — is yours to define A function that's finally getting its own leadership: Security and IT have been embedded in a larger infrastructure group without dedicated management. This role exists because Fingerprint recognizes these functions need focused, strategic leadership to reach the next level Compensation & Transparency At Fingerprint, we believe in pay transparency — it's part of how we operate as a distributed, remote-first team. Salaries are based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Because this role is open across the United States and can be based anywhere our team members work from, the salary range reflects that geographic breadth: $177k - $240k Some example salaries for specific locations are below: NYC: $209k - $240k Chicago: $177k - $204k Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including the successful candidate's location, experience, and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above. Due to regulatory and security reasons, there’s a small number of countries where we cannot have Fingerprint teammates based. Additionally, because Fingerprint is an all-remote company and people can join our workforce from almost any country, we do not sponsor visas. Fingerprint teammates need to be authorized to work from their home location. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive work environment for everyone. We embrace and celebrate the unique experiences, perspectives and cultural backgrounds that each employee brings to our workplace. Fingerprint strives to foster an environment where our employees feel respected, valued and empowered, and our team members are at the forefront in helping us promote and sustain an inclusive workplace. We highly encourage people from underrepresented groups in tech to apply. If you are applying as a resident of California, please read our CCPA notice here . If you are applying as a resident of the EU, please read our GDPR notice here. **We have noticed a rise in recruiting impersonations across the industry, where scammers attempt to access candidates' personal and financial information through fake interviews and offers. All Fingerprint recruiting email communications will always come from the @fingerprint.com domain. Any outreach claiming to be from Fingerprint via other sources should be ignored.

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Fingerprint is a globally dispersed, 100% remote company. We were named on on the 2026 Forbes Best Startup Employers list and ranked #803 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies.
We have raised $77M and are backed by Craft Ventures ( Tesla, Facebook, Airbnb ), Nexus Venture Partners ( Postman , Apollo.io, MinIO , Druva) and Uncorrelated Ventures ( Redis, Rollbar, Gradle ).
Scale the compliance program — The next horizon is expanding scope, maturing evidence collection, and positioning Fingerprint for compliance requirements as enterprise deals grow
Security Strategy & Application Security
Define and own Fingerprint's application security roadmap: vulnerability management, penetration testing program, security review process for new features and architectural changes
Build security-by-default practices into engineering workflows — not as a gate, but as a capability every engineering team has
Own the vendor security assessment process — Fingerprint handles sensitive customer data for major enterprise customers; you ensure third parties meet the bar
Define zero-trust security principles and ensure they're embedded in the Cloud Platform and engineering org
Compliance & GRC
Own the SOC 2 Type 2 annual audit cycle — evidence collection, auditor management, control maturation
Drive the roadmap for compliance expansion: evaluate and prioritize future frameworks (ISO 27001, GDPR, customer-specific requirements from enterprise deals)
Manage the Compliance Lead — support their growth while giving them the leadership context that makes their technical compliance work more impactful

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Additional compliance frameworks: ISO 27001, GDPR, experience — particularly relevant given Fingerprint's enterprise customer base in financial services and healthcare
Security tooling stack familiarity: Snyk (vulnerability management), Wiz (cloud security posture), Cloudflare (WAF/edge), Okta — these are live in Fingerprint's environment
Enterprise security questionnaire experience: You've answered rigorous due diligence questionnaires from financial institution InfoSec teams and know what "good" looks like on both sides of that process
Experience in a high-growth SaaS company where security had to keep pace with rapid product and customer growth without becoming a bottleneck
The Unique Shape of This Role
Why This Role?
VP direct line with genuine autonomy: You own the function. You come to the VP with recommendations, not requests for direction
Compliance maturity to build on: SOC 2 Type 2 is already achieved. The next horizon — expanded frameworks, deeper enterprise compliance requirements — is yours to define
Compensation & Transparency
NYC: $209k - $240k
Chicago: $177k - $204k
If you are applying as a resident of California, please read our CCPA notice here .

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