Senior Engineering Manager, Security

About the role

At Asana, security is foundational to our mission of helping teams work together effortlessly. Our Security organization protects Asana’s employees, users, and customers by proactively addressing threats, enabling secure product development, and embedding security into the fabric of how we operate. We partner closely with Engineering, Product, IT, Legal, and Compliance to build and maintain trust at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a multi-disciplinary engineering team, fostering a culture of technical excellence, psychological safety, and high accountability.
• Own the security engineering roadmap, ensuring high-quality delivery and measurable risk reduction through effective prioritization.
• Drive recruiting efforts to attract top-tier talent and establish clear, ambitious career paths for your team.
• Champion a high-performance environment where security rigor acts as a catalyst for innovation rather than a bottleneck to velocity.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to embed security requirements directly into system designs and development workflows.
• Oversee complex design reviews, providing pragmatic guidance to ensure Asana’s infrastructure and features are inherently secure.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in security or software engineering, including 3+ years of experience directly managing high-performing engineering teams.

A strong background in software engineering with the ability to participate in deep-dive design reviews and provide technical direction on architecture and code.

A deep understanding of modern security domains, including application security (OWASP), cloud-native architecture, and identity frameworks (OAuth, OIDC, SAML).

Hands-on experience with security controls and architecture within AWS or similar cloud environments at scale.

You excel at balancing security requirements with business needs, making risk-informed decisions, and communicating the "why" behind security mandates to diverse stakeholders.

You value automation over manual intervention and have a proven track record of shipping internal tools or services that improve security posture.

You demonstrate curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making.

Qualifications

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Skills

Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Experience with security tools and technologies.

Benefits

Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits

Career coaching & support

Inclusive family building benefits

Long-term savings or retirement plans

In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences