VP, Security & Platform Services

Digital Ocean
Seattle
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 279,200 - 349,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 15+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Executive communication","Influencing stakeholders","Negotiating priorities","Analytical mindset","Leadership","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Lead DigitalOcean’s Security & Platform Services as a general-manager style executive, owning Security Product Management and Security Engineering. Set vision and multi-year strategy across Customer Identity, Billing, Secrets Management, Security Observability, and core platform account services. Drive product and engineering excellence, define KPIs, manage P&L-style outcomes, and partner across Engineering, Product, Legal, Finance, Sales, Support, and executive stakeholders to ensure secure, reliable platform capabilities.

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VP, Security & Platform Services

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Job Summary

Lead DigitalOcean’s Security & Platform Services as a general-manager style executive, owning Security Product Management and Security Engineering. Set vision and multi-year strategy across Customer Identity, Billing, Secrets Management, Security Observability, and core platform account services. Drive product and engineering excellence, define KPIs, manage P&L-style outcomes, and partner across Engineering, Product, Legal, Finance, Sales, Support, and executive stakeholders to ensure secure, reliable platform capabilities.
Location: Seattle
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the vision, strategy, and business outcomes for Security Products and Security Engineering plus Customer Identity, Billing, Secrets Management, Security Observability, and other core platform account services.
  • •Build, lead, and grow a multi-disciplinary organization of product management and engineering leaders, mentoring directors and managers as they expand scope and careers.
  • •Set build/buy/partner strategy and own end-to-end product lifecycle from roadmap and execution through launch and ongoing operations.
  • •Translate company strategy into an aligned, prioritized roadmap, communicating trade-offs across security and platform services to executive stakeholders.
  • •Define KPIs and drive continuous improvement for security product, platform reliability, billing accuracy, identity assurance, and customer trust; establish operational readiness and excellence practices.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 279,200 - 349,000 annually
Perks:Flexible TimeEquityLearning BudgetEmployee Assistance

Key Requirements

  • •Proven experience as a general manager or senior business leader owning both product management and engineering functions for a major product/platform area.
  • •Track record building, scaling, and leading multi-team, multi-discipline organizations through directors and managers in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
  • •Deep experience setting product and technical strategy and translating it into roadmaps balancing security, platform reliability, customer needs, and business outcomes.
  • •Experience owning P&L-style outcomes or equivalent metrics, including cost, revenue impact, and operational risk.
  • •Strong point of view on cloud security, identity and access management, billing/monetization systems, or core platform services, including build/buy/partner judgment.
Experience:15+ yearsCloud securityCybersecurityIdentity and access managementBilling/monetizationPlatform services
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
Skills:Executive communicationInfluencing stakeholdersNegotiating prioritiesAnalytical mindsetLeadershipCross-functional collaboration
Tech Stack:CloudCybersecurityIdentity and access managementBillingMonetizationPlatform services

Company Brief

Digital Ocean
Provides cloud infrastructure and developer-focused cloud services including scalable droplets, managed databases, Kubernetes, object storage, and networking to simplify deploying and managing applications for developers and small-to-medium businesses.
Industry: Cloud Computing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 250M to 500M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2011
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