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AHEAD

Practice Director - Application Security

$250K–$350K

United States · Remote · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026

Experience
15+ years; consulting or commensurate professional experience.
Education
Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Business Management, or a related field preferred, but not required.

About the job

Leads AHEAD’s Application Security practice, driving sales, service development, team growth, and executive oversight of selected client engagements.

What you'll do

  • Build the practice growth strategy, develop client relationships, shape opportunities, and lead service go-to-market and pipeline activities.
  • Develop and commercialize Application Security offerings, build and coach the practice team, and oversee capacity, operations, and financial performance.
  • Provide executive and delivery leadership for selected engagements, including client advisory, delivery quality, risk management, and team coaching.

What they ask for

  • 15+ years of consulting or commensurate professional experience in information security, application security, cloud security, or a related field.
  • Significant leadership experience in a practice, program, business development, or consulting leadership role.
  • Demonstrated success building client relationships and growing consulting opportunities, including discovery, solution shaping, scoping, proposal development, and executive presentations.
  • Experience developing or scaling professional services, security capabilities, or go-to-market offerings; experience establishing, assessing, or maturing application security and DevSecOps programs.

Nice to have

  • Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Business Management, or a related field (preferred, not required).
  • Industry-recognized security certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CSSLP, or relevant GIAC certifications.

Pay

USD 250,000–350,000 (per-year-salary), OTE

Tools

SAST, DAST, SCA, REST, GraphQL, CI/CD, Kubernetes, OWASP SAMM

AI focus

Develop new services related to AI Application Security and AI-DLC, and drive partnerships with AI development and security technology partners.

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First seen Oct 30, 2026 · Last verified Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)