Manager, Security Engineering

About the role

Who are we? Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems. We’re training and deploying frontier models for enterprises who are building AI systems. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI and we are looking for folks that want to be part of that. We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft.

What you'll do

• Serve as trusted advisor to team’s leadership and partner teams by clearly articulating business risks associated with security issues
• Execute the long-term vision for the Security team in alignment with Cohere’s product and business goals.
• Collaborate closely with leadership to prioritize high-impact initiatives and strategic customer engagements.
• Vulnerability Management: Develop and implement enterprise-wide vulnerability management processes and tooling, including identification, prioritization, remediation tracking, and reporting, including customer artifacts
• Static Application Security Testing (SAST): Establish SAST programs, integrate tools into CI/CD pipelines, and analyze results to identify and remediate security flaws in source code
• Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST): Implement DAST methodologies, configure scanning tools, and conduct regular assessments of running applications
• Penetration Testing: Lead and oversee internal and external penetration testing engagements, including web application, API, network and agentic AI platform including managing our bug bounty program
• Security Architecture Review: Collaborate with development teams to review and validate security architecture and design patterns
• Secure SDLC Integration: Embed security practices throughout the software development lifecycle, working closely with engineering and product teams
• Team Leadership: Lead and grow a high-performing team of Security engineers through hiring, coaching, and mentorship
• Metrics and Reporting: Establish key security metrics, generate regular reports for leadership, and communicate security posture to stakeholders
• Compliance and Standards: Ensure application security practices align with industry standards (OWASP Top10 for LLMs, ISO 27001) and regulatory requirements

Benefits & working conditions

• A weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in your local currency for lunch.
• Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.
• RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme.
• 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent.
• Annual enrichment benefits:
• Arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and a workspace improvement credit.
• Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.
• 6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days!)
• Budget for traveling to other offices if you are remote, plus an annual company offsite.