Director of Global Security Operations
MongoDB · Posted Oct 16
Modern database platform, cloud database-as-a-service, vector search, and developer data services
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About the role
MongoDB's Global Security Organization (GSO) secures MongoDB's products, infrastructure, and the trust customers place in us, spanning product security, corporate security, and risk while working across engineering, go-to-market, and corporate development. The India team's first mission extends US-based teams in vulnerability management (AI driven detection, triage and workflow management), launch readiness, and core enterprise security including insider threat protection and AI Governance and Security. This Director role will build and lead GSO's first dedicated 20-person India team from scratch, spanning vulnerability management, launch readiness, and core enterprise security.
What you will do
- Recruit, hire, and onboard a 20-person team including 3 managers - across vulnerability management, launch readiness, and core enterprise security
- Stand up the operating rhythms, tooling, and documentation the India team needs to work as a first-class part of GSO from day one
- Get new hires productively engaged quickly and working seamlessly with required stakeholders
- Actively manage matrix reporting, ensuring ambiguity doesn't slow the team down — resolve competing priorities between local and functional leadership before they become the team's problem
- Represent the India team's capacity, constraints, and growth needs back to GSO leadership
- Build the durable leadership bench and processes that let the India team operate as an accountable, outcome-owning part of GSO going forward
- Build and lead an inclusive, high-performing global team by setting clear goals and operating rhythms; coaching and developing talent through regular, candid feedback and career conversations; monitoring team health and engagement; recognizing strong performance and addressing performance concerns early and fairly; and communicating change early with clarity and context
- The India team is fully staffed and operating to MongoDB's standards for quality, pace, and culture
- Ability to step into direct delivery level accountability vs. extending capabilities of other teams once the initial team build phase is complete
- The India GSO team has moved from a build-phase support function to owning clear, accountable delivery in vulnerability management, workflow automation, and enterprise security
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 12+ years of experience in security operations, security engineering, or a related technical discipline, including at least 5 years in a people-leadership role
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Direct, hands-on experience in at least one of: vulnerability management, security automation or workflow tooling, or enterprise security operations
- A track record of hiring and ramping a technical team quickly while holding the line on quality and culture
- Experience operating successfully in a matrix structure — with the judgment to manage functional dotted-line relationships without losing ownership of your own team
- Comfort with a mandate that will evolve as the team matures — you're building this job as much as filling it
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills across geographies and time zones spanning the US, EMEA, and India
Preferred qualifications
- Background specifically in vulnerability management platforms, security orchestration/automation (SOAR) tooling, or enterprise security operations at scale
- Prior experience in a matrix organization with international, distributed reporting lines
Benefits and support
- employee affinity groups
- fertility assistance
- generous parental leave policy
About MongoDB
MongoDB is a modern, general-purpose database platform designed to unleash the power of software and data for developers and enterprises globally. Its flagship cloud database service, MongoDB Atlas, supports flexible document models, vector search, and transactional capabilities built for modern cloud and AI-driven workloads.
- Industry
- Database Software
- Company size
- 5741 employees
- Founded
- 2007
- Location
- New York, New York, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $311M raised
- 2015-01-01Series F$80M
Leadership
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Customer Officer
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