Associate Director, Application Security
## **关于角色：** **级别 （用于内部使用）:** 12 **SGA 应用安全团队作为战略安全合作伙伴，结合了应用安全，DevSecOps,暴露管理和 AI 安全能力来主动降低风险，同时实现企业创新。我们的协作，快速发展的文化强调自动化第一方法，开发者合作关系以及不断学习新兴技术。作为高级领导人，你将推动整个企业的安全转型倡议，指导人工智能驱动的安全创新的，并领导一个全球团队专注于解决影响商业增长和网络弹性复杂的问题。**责任和影响：** - 领导执行企业应用安全战略和路线图，推动全球工程团队的 SDLC 安全转型，平台成熟度和可测量风险降低 - 拥有并监督包括 SAST,SCA,DAST,API 安全性，威胁建模和透测试在内的全面应用安全测试能力，同时制定企业标准和治理框架 - 推动企业 AppSec 和 ASPM 平台的战略采用和运营效率，提供有关覆盖性，漏洞趋势和修复性能的高管准备报告 - 领导软件供应链安全倡议，包括依赖管理，物品策划，来源验证和可靠的构建实践，同时管理零日曝光事件反应- 在管理战略供应商关系并推动技术，产品和业务领袖之间的跨功能转型时建立，指导和发展高性能全球团队。- 在应用安全中提供创新人工智能和代理技术的领导力，确保适当的安全和监督的同时建立定制人工智能支持工具，代理人和自动化治理。**我们正在寻找什么：****基本要求资格：** - 企业应用安全，DevSecOps 或产品安全方案在复杂环境中具有经过验证的转型驱动记录的领导能力 - 深入了解应用测试方法，威胁建模，安全架构，CI/CD 安全，云本土安全和软件供应链风险管理 - 定义企业标准，运营模式，修复治理，例外程序的经验
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## **About the Role:**
**Grade Level (for internal use):**
12
**The Team:**
The SGA Application Security team operates as a strategic security partner, combining Application Security, DevSecOps, Exposure Management, and AI Security capabilities to proactively reduce risk while enabling enterprise innovation. Our collaborative, fast-paced culture emphasizes automation-first approaches, developer partnership, and continuous learning in emerging technologies. As a senior leader, you'll drive enterprise-wide security transformation initiatives, guide AI-powered security innovations, and lead a global team focused on solving complex challenges that impact business growth and cyber resilience.
**Responsibilities and Impact:**
- Lead execution of the enterprise Application Security strategy and roadmap, driving secure SDLC transformation, platform maturity, and measurable risk reduction across global engineering teams
- Own and oversee comprehensive application security testing capabilities including SAST, SCA, DAST, API security, threat modeling, and penetration testing while establishing enterprise standards and governance frameworks
- Drive strategic adoption and operational effectiveness of enterprise AppSec and ASPM platforms, providing executive-ready reporting on coverage, vulnerability trends, and remediation performance
- Lead software supply chain security initiatives covering dependency governance, artifact curation, provenance validation, and trusted build practices while managing incident response for zero-day exposures
- Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing global team while managing strategic vendor relationships and driving cross-functional transformation with technology, product, and business leaders
- Provide leadership in adopting generative AI and agentic technologies within Application Security, establishing governance for custom AI-enabled tools, agents, and automations while ensuring appropriate security and oversight
**What We're Looking For:**
**Basic Required Qualifications:**
- Demonstrated leadership of enterprise Application Security, DevSecOps, or Product Security programs in complex environments with proven track record of driving transformation
- Deep knowledge of application testing methodologies, threat modeling, secure architecture, CI/CD security, cloud-native security, and software supply chain risk management
- Experience defining enterprise standards, operating models, remediation governance, exception processes, and establishing measurable KPIs and KRIs
- Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills with ability to translate technical risk into business impact and strategic decisions
- Experience leading teams, mentoring technical professionals, managing vendor relationships, and driving cross-functional initiatives across global organizations
- Executive-level communication and presentation capabilities
- Strategic thinking with ability to balance technical depth and business priorities
- Strong leadership and team development skills with global mindset
- Proven ability to influence and drive change across complex organizational structures
**Additional Preferred Qualifications:**
- Demonstrated knowledge of generative AI, large language models, AI-assisted software development, and practical application of AI technologies to cybersecurity and DevSecOps use cases
- Strong understanding of Model Context Protocol (MCP), AI agents, agentic architectures, tool calling, retrieval-augmented generation, AI security risks, and governance frameworks for AI integration
- Experience with multi-cloud security architectures and controls across platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP with understanding of cloud-native delivery environments
- Proven track record in vendor management, contract negotiation, platform roadmap development, and strategic technology partnerships in enterprise security environments
**Compensation/Benefits Information:**
(This section is only applicable to US candidates) S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $130,000 to $160,000. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications.
**What’s In It For** **You?**
**Our Mission:**
Advancing Essential Intelligence.
**Our People:**
We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.
**Our Values:**
**Integrity, Discovery, Partnership**
Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.
**Benefits:**
We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.
Our benefits include:
- Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
- Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
- Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
- Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
- Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
- Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.
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**Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:**
At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.
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**Equal Opportunity Employer**
S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.
If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: [EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com](mailto:EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com) and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.
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