Director of Security

Appcharge is a leading direct-to-consumer platform for app publishers.

We help publishers sell digital goods directly to their users – bypassing traditional app store commissions and owning the full payment and commerce experience.

The result: higher margins, better flexibility, and a more direct relationship with end users.

Backed by $89M from leading investors and operators, we’ve grown 14x in the past year and now process over half a billion dollars annually.

We’re building the infrastructure that lets modern app businesses take back control of monetization – at scale.

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.