Director of Security

Appcharge is the direct-to-consumer platform for mobile games.

We help game studios sell digital goods directly to their players - skipping the 30% store commissions from Apple and Google. That means more revenue for studios, and a closer connection to the players who love their games.

Appcharge powers web stores and in-app payments for over a third of the world’s top-grossing mobile titles. Backed by $89M from leading investors and publishers like Supercell and Playrix, we’ve grown 14x in the past year and now process over half a billion dollars annually.

We’re growing fast, building with intention, and helping the biggest names in gaming take back control of their business.

As a Director of Security you will handle our growing security demands. You’ll take major ownership: define the strategy, build the program (and team), and partner with other departments to ship fast and safely.

Responsibilities

• Lead incident response, on-call, and tabletop exercises; drive continuous MTTR/MTTD improvements.
• Stand up and operate security tooling (SIEM, EDR, vuln/CSPM, secrets management).
• Embed AppSec in the SDLC: threat modeling, secure code review, SAST/DAST/dep scanning, release gates.
• Define and track security KPIs; maintain a risk register and roadmap.
• Harden cloud/network perimeter (WAF, DDoS, IAM, key/secret hygiene).
• Run vulnerability management with clear SLAs; coordinate pen tests and disclosure/bug bounty.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Compliance on data protection and secure payment flows.

Requirements

• 8+ years in security with deep, hands-on experience in both SecOps and AppSec; 4+ years leading programs/teams.
• Strong cloud security background and modern CI/CD practices.
• Proven incident response and detection engineering track record.
• Experience implementing SDLC security controls and automation.
• Excellent cross-functional communication in a high-growth environment.