Director of Information Security

<div class="content-intro"><p class="p1">HackerRank helps thousands of companies hire developers based on skills rather than pedigree, and also nurtures a community of millions of developers to upskill and become next-gen developers.</p> <p class="p1">The people at HackerRank care deeply about their work and have an extremely intense work ethic. In many companies, speed & quality are a tradeoff. At HackerRank, it’s not; we expect you to ship in about half the time that most competent people think is possible while maintaining a standard of quality you’d proudly sign your name on. The only way to make this happen is to truly love your craft and be deeply committed to growth.</p></div><p><strong>About the role</strong></p> <p>Information Security at HackerRank is responsible for protecting our platform, our customers, and our employees - while enabling teams to build and ship with confidence. We work closely with Engineering, Product, GTM, IT, and Legal to ensure security is embedded into how we operate, not layered on after the fact.</p> <p>This is a senior leadership role responsible for owning HackerRank’s information security function end-to-end. You’ll set direction, build and lead the team, and be the primary security partner to Engineering, Product, and Go-To-Market teams. You’ll help customers and prospects feel confident sharing their data by providing reliable information and following through with internal teams.</p> <p>You’ll work closely with Go-To-Market (GTM), product, engineering, and IT teams to complete customer security questionnaires, respond to follow-up questions, and support day-to-day security operations. This role contributes to improving HackerRank’s security posture through execution, documentation, and collaboration.</p> <p>The Director of Information Security will lead and scale HackerRank’s global information security function, managing the Information Security team, setting and executing security strategy, driving risk management, and ensuring the security of our technology, data, and customer environments.</p> <p>This role operates globally and partners closely with the PED team, Product, Engineering, IT, GTM, and Customer teams to align security strategy with business objectives, mitigate risk, and enable secure growth. The Director will also represent HackerRank’s security posture in customer and executive-facing discussions.</p> <p><strong>What you’ll do </strong></p> <p><strong>Security Strategy & Ownership</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own HackerRank’s information security strategy across application security, cloud security, data protection, and incident response</li> <li>Set clear priorities, standards, and expectations for how security operates across the company</li> <li>Anticipate future risks as the business, product, and customer base scale</li> </ul> <p><strong>Customer Trust & GTM Partnership</strong></p> <ul> <li>Act as a senior, customer-facing security leader in sales cycles, renewals, and security reviews</li> <li>Own responses to complex customer security questionnaires and escalations</li> <li>Partner closely with GTM leadership to unblock deals while maintaining a high security bar</li> </ul> <p><strong>Leadership & Team Building</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead and grow the information security team, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management</li> <li>Create clear ownership across security operations, compliance, and risk</li> <li>Build strong working relationships with Engineering, Product, and IT leadership</li> </ul> <p><strong>Co ... (truncated, view full listing at source)