Staff Security Technical Program Manager

Lambda is the #1 GPU Cloud for ML/AI teams training, fine-tuning and inferencing AI models, where engineers can easily, securely and affordably build, test and deploy AI products at scale. Lambda’s product portfolio includes on-prem GPU systems, hosted GPUs across public & private clouds and managed inference services – servicing government, researchers, startups and Enterprises world-wide.

If you'd like to build the world's best deep learning cloud, join us. 

*Note: This position requires presence in our San Francisco office location 4 days per week; Lambda’s designated work from home day is currently Tuesday.

Engineering at Lambda is responsible for building and scaling our cloud offering. Our scope includes the Lambda website, cloud APIs and systems as well as internal tooling for system deployment, management and maintenance.

Lambda Security protects some of the world's most valuable digital assets: invaluable training data, model weights representing immense computational investments, and the sensitive inputs required to leverage best of breed AI models. We're responsible for securing every byte that powers breakthrough artificial intelligence.

We are seeking an experienced Security Technical Program Manager to design and lead cross-functional security initiatives that directly protect customer data and advance Lambda’s security culture of transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Security and working within a network of embedded Technical Program Managers across the company, you will leverage your technical expertise to drive our security program forward by collaborating with Product Engineering, Platform Engineering, Legal, and Governance/Risk/Compliance (GRC) teams to ensure Lambda remains the safest place to build with AI.

Key focus areas for 2025/2026 include building detailed program roadmaps, heavy contribution to our ISO 27001 certification, establishing high-confidence SLAs for revenue protection activities, and positioning Lambda as the industry's most trusted AI computing platform for both consumers and enterprises.

If you enjoy building clarity from chaos and thrive in highly technical environments, we’d love to talk.

We value diverse backgrounds, experiences, and skills, and we are excited to hear from candidates who can bring unique perspectives to our team. If you do not exactly meet this description but believe you may be a good fit, please still apply and help us understand your readiness for a Security Technical Program Manager role. You cannot waste our time.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and manage multiple portfolios of ongoing security-related work (e.g. proactive, reactive, exceptions) that drive strategic protection of critical data.

• Set clear goals, success metrics, and execution roadmaps to improve security posture across the company with predictable delivery dates.

• Create portfolio reports that provide executive insights into security program progress and business impact.

• Develop prioritization frameworks and action plans that ensure constant forward progress on security initiatives.

• Collaborate deeply with product teams, engineering teams, and other business units to integrate security goals into their initiatives.

• Gather stakeholder feedback to continuously refine security program priorities and ensure alignment with business needs.

• Foster relationships with stakeholders – customers, product teams, and leadership – to enable implementing security improvements at optimal moments.

• Incubate new processes and programs within the security team, then share successful patterns across the organization.

• Optimize program management tools and processes to continually improve security initiative tracking and execution.

What We Think a Candidate Needs to Demonstrate to Succeed

• 8+ years of demonstrated program management experience, consistently leading complex projects from inception to measurable impact with clear evidence of your contributions.

• Thrives in high-speed, high-ambiguity startup environments where priorities shift rapidly and structure must be built while executing at a fast pace.

• Technical aptitude to understand Lambda's AI-focused hardware/hosting business context and our security goals/activities and to build light automation or workflows; typically demonstrated by an Engineering degree or equivalent technical experience.

• Demonstrated ability to create high-quality plans and predictions that stakeholders can rely on, even when working with incomplete information and shifting requirements.

• Excellence at navigating ambiguity and creating structure where needed, while working independently with high autonomy and strong judgment.

• Highly organized with ability to track many moving parts and bring others along to understand how everything fits together across fast-moving initiatives.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, working effectively with cross-functional teams both with and without authority (we're all on the same team!).

Nice to Have

• Experience leading or developing any component of a security program (detection & response, enterprise/corporate security, product security, vulnerability management, etc.).

• Deep experience with Jira.

• Experience driving or providing significant evidence for compliance audits, such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HIPAA/HITECH, or similar.

• Experience working inside a high-maturity security program or with comprehensive security frameworks, such as NIST CSF.

• Experience building processes or programs that were enthusiastically adopted across the business.

• You’ve worked in both bare metal and cloud environments.

• Enthusiasm about using AI tools to push far beyond the status quo for a modern information security program; the world is changing and we want to help lead that change.

Salary Range Information 

Based on market data and other factors, the annual salary range for this position is $200,000-$300,000. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.

About Lambda

• Founded in 2012, ~350 employees (2024) and growing fast

• We offer generous cash & equity compensation

• Our investors include Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, US Innovative Technology, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, Crescent Cove.

• We are experiencing extremely high demand for our systems, with quarter over quarter, year over year profitability

• Our research papers have been accepted into top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG

• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents

• Wellness and Commuter stipends for select roles

• 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)

• Flexible Paid Time Off Plan that we all actually use

A Final Note:

You do not need to match all of the listed expectations to apply for this position. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lambda is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.