Hybrid Technical Security Program Manager

Posted 2 weeks ago

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About the role

  • Technical Security Program Manager at Whatnot overseeing physical security systems and ensuring compliance. Managing security vendors, technology programs, and collaboration across teams in a hybrid work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Strengthen the integrity, consistency, and compliance of Whatnot’s global physical security program—including access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, and related systems—through standardized configurations, clear governance, and audit-ready controls.
  • Own physical security infrastructure and vendors end-to-end, including vendor selection and onboarding, OKRs, budgets, schedules, installations, preventive maintenance, and ongoing system health across offices.
  • Deliver reliable, scalable access control and identity workflows by administering Verkada access control, defining and enforcing role-based access standards, managing the employee badge lifecycle, and ensuring seamless integrations with employee identity systems.
  • Lead the global rollout and adoption of security technology programs such as visitor management, travel security, and risk platforms by driving cross-functional delivery, partner readiness, and operational scalability.
  • Oversee cameras and surveillance systems globally by defining and maintaining standards for placement, coverage, storage, retention, and compliance, and ensuring consistent deployment and maintenance.
  • Drive security system integrations and special projects by partnering with IT, CISO, Finance Systems, and People Systems to improve resilience, monitoring, automation, and reporting across the physical security ecosystem.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in technical or physical security program management, or closely related security operations roles
  • Proven experience deploying and managing enterprise-grade physical security systems across multiple-sites.
  • Strong understanding of access control architecture, camera systems, and visitor management technologies.
  • Demonstrated success managing vendors, installations, and system integrations in fast-paced environments.
  • Technical fluency with APIs and SaaS integrations, including the ability to partner closely with IT and engineering to design and validate integrations.
  • Excellent cross-functional communication and program management skills—comfortable translating between technical, operational, and business stakeholders.
  • A hands-on, no-task-too-small mindset and willingness to jump in where needed (e.g., printing badges, troubleshooting hardware, validating camera coverage on-site, other Corporate Security responsibilities as needed) to ensure program success.

Benefits

  • Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
  • Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Work From Home Support
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
  • Care benefits
  • Monthly allowance for wellness
  • Annual allowance towards Childcare
  • Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
  • Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
  • Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
  • Parental Leave
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work *company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.

Job title

Technical Security Program Manager

Job type

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

$140,000 - $190,000 per year

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

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