Senior Manager, Security Operations
- Role
- Security
- Experience
- Senior
- Employment
- Full-time
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Senior Manager for Security Operations to lead and evolve MNTN's security program. Responsible for protecting people, products, infrastructure, and data by driving a modern, scalable security program. Requires 8+ years of cybersecurity experience, including leadership, and cloud-first environment experience (AWS preferred).
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At MNTN, we put our people first, full stop. This allows our company culture to be defined by our team members and their shared values, like trust, ambition, quality, radical honesty, and compassionate leadership. It’s why we all really love working for the Hardest Working Software in Television™ (and also why we were named one of Ad Age’s Best Places To Work in 2026.) We pride ourselves on bringing unrivaled performance and simplicity to Connected TV advertising. Our self-serve technology makes running TV ads as easy as search and social, helping brands drive measurable conversions, revenue, site visits, and more. It’s what led MNTN to being named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2023. We’re committed to innovation that empowers, not replaces. At MNTN, AI is a tool for growth, enhancing efficiency while keeping a people-first approach. Our goal is to streamline workflows and drive new solutions—without compromising the human element that makes our company great. So if wanting to do more, own more, and make a bigger impact comes naturally to you, then you may be the person we're looking for to join us in our next stage of growth. We're looking for a Senior Manager , Security Operations to lead and evolve MNTN's security program as we continue to scale. In this role, you'll be responsible for protecting MNTN's people, products, infrastructure, and data by driving a modern, scalable security program. You'll partner closely with Engineering, IT, Product, Legal, Compliance, and executive leadership to strengthen our security posture while enabling the business to move quickly and confidently. What you'll do Lead MNTN's security operations program, including threat detection and response, vulnerability management, identity security, endpoint protection, and cloud security. Develop and execute the security strategy, roadmap, and operational processes that balance business agility with effective risk management. Own security monitoring, incident response, investigations, and post-incident reviews, driving continuous improvement across the organization. Partner with Engineering and Infrastructure teams to embed security best practices across cloud environments, infrastructure, and software development. Lead compliance initiatives and support customer security requirements, including SOC 2 and other regulatory or industry frameworks. Build and mature MNTN's security program by aligning policies, controls, and processes with industry standards such as NIST. Manage and mentor the security team while overseeing security vendors, tooling, and budget. Communicate security risks, priorities, and program progress to executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders. What success looks like Security incidents are detected, contained, and resolved quickly through mature monitoring, response, and operational playbooks. Security is embedded across infrastructure, engineering, and business processes without slowing innovation. The organization has clear visibility into security risks, measurable improvements, and a scalable roadmap for future growth. What you'll bring 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity, information security, or security operations, including leadership experience managing security teams. Experience building and operating modern security programs in cloud-first environments, preferably AWS. Strong knowledge of identity and access management, endpoint security, SIEM, EDR, vulnerability management, incident response, and cloud security best practices. Experience supporting compliance programs such as SOC 2, SOX, or similar security frameworks. Proven ability to communicate technical risks and security strategy to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Experience partnering with Engineering, IT, Legal, Privacy, and executive leadership to drive cross-functional security initiatives. Strong leadership, collaboration, and operational excellence with a continuous improvement mindset. Experience with DevSecOps, infrastructure-as-code, security automation, or AI security is a plus. Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GIAC, or equivalent are a plus. Experience in SaaS, AdTech, MarTech, or other cloud-native technology companies is preferred. About MNTN Our recruiters will always reach out using an email address ending with @mountain.com OR @mntn.com. If you’re contacted by someone without that address and they mention a Reference Code (which we never use), then that ain’t us folks. Tell those trolls to take a hike–you’re waiting to climb a MNTN. MNTN provides advertising software for brands to reach their audience across Connected TV, web, and mobile. MNTN Performance TV has redefined what it means to advertise on television, transforming Connected TV into a direct-response, performance marketing channel. Our web retargeting has been leveraged by thousands of top brands for over a decade, driving billions of dollars in revenue. Our solutions give advertisers total transparency and complete control over their campaigns all with the fastest go-live in the industry. As a result, thousands of top brands have partnered with MNTN, including Tarte, Decked, and National University. #LI-Remote
What you'll do
- Lead MNTN's security operations program, including threat detection and response, vulnerability management, identity security, endpoint protection, and cloud security.
- Develop and execute the security strategy, roadmap, and operational processes that balance business agility with effective risk management.
- Own security monitoring, incident response, investigations, and post-incident reviews, driving continuous improvement across the organization.
- Partner with Engineering and Infrastructure teams to embed security best practices across cloud environments, infrastructure, and software development.
- Lead compliance initiatives and support customer security requirements, including SOC 2 and other regulatory or industry frameworks.
- Build and mature MNTN's security program by aligning policies, controls, and processes with industry standards such as NIST.
- Manage and mentor the security team while overseeing security vendors, tooling, and budget.
- Communicate security risks, priorities, and program progress to executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
What they require
- 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity, information security, or security operations, including leadership experience managing security teams.
- Experience building and operating modern security programs in cloud-first environments, preferably AWS.
- Strong knowledge of identity and access management, endpoint security, SIEM, EDR, vulnerability management, incident response, and cloud security best practices.
- Experience supporting compliance programs such as SOC 2, SOX, or similar security frameworks.
- Proven ability to communicate technical risks and security strategy to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience partnering with Engineering, IT, Legal, Privacy, and executive leadership to drive cross-functional security initiatives.
- Strong leadership, collaboration, and operational excellence with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Experience in SaaS, AdTech, MarTech, or other cloud-native technology companies is preferred.
Benefits
- We put our people first, full stop.
- Company culture defined by team members and their shared values, like trust, ambition, quality, radical honesty, and compassionate leadership.
- Named one of Ad Age’s Best Places To Work in 2026.
- Named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2023.
- Committed to innovation that empowers, not replaces.
- AI is a tool for growth, enhancing efficiency while keeping a people-first approach.
- Streamline workflows and drive new solutions—without compromising the human element that makes our company great.
- Opportunity to do more, own more, and make a bigger impact.
- Opportunity to join us in our next stage of growth.
MNTN provides advertising software for brands to reach their audience across Connected TV, web, and mobile. MNTN Performance TV has redefined what it means to advertise on television, transforming Connected TV into a direct-response, performance marketing channel.