Senior Director, Security & Risk

WHO WE ARE:

ActBlue is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating cutting-edge technology that fuels Democratic victories and enables progressive causes to thrive. 

Our vision is simple: building change through the power of people. Since our founding, we’ve been building innovative solutions to revolutionize grassroots fundraising – if you’ve donated to a Democratic campaign or a progressive organization online, you’ve probably used our platform! We believe in putting power in the hands of small-dollar donors by helping thousands of groups — from local candidates to national movements — mobilize their communities and create a lasting impact. Every member of our team is deeply committed to advancing our shared mission and core values. Together, we are shaping the future of democracy. 

THE OPPORTUNITY:

ActBlue is seeking a Senior Director, Security & Risk to advance our organization-wide security program. You’ll oversee cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and physical security, guiding a talented team that’s built modern systems and controls to protect our people, data, and infrastructure. Your leadership will take this our program to the next level - scaling automation, strengthening cross-functional partnerships, and deepening resilience as new challenges emerge.

This role is an opportunity to lead a function at the heart of a mission-driven tech organization, empowering teams to innovate confidently while ensuring our platform remains secure, stable, and trusted.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Champion security as an enabler by building engineering solutions that default to creating secure pathways for innovation rather than roadblocks to progress.
• Lead the comprehensive Security Engineering vision, including cyber security, fraud prevention, and physical security. Emphasize automated solutions to decrease manual tasks and enhance protection.
• People Leadership: Lead the Security team by setting direction for the function and enabling others to achieve ambitious goals. Maintain accountability for team performance and development while ensuring the security function aligns with organizational objectives.
• Manage executive-level stakeholders across the entire organization; build trust with leadership through updates on security status and incidents, strategic initiatives, and how they affect the business.
• Oversee fraud prevention capabilities that leverage industry-leading machine learning, real-time analysis, and intelligent automation to protect our platform and users.
• Architect zero-trust security solutions that enable remote work and protect our distributed infrastructure.
• Partner with Platform and Product Engineering teams to embed security capabilities directly into their workflows, making secure development the path of least resistance.
• Drive security automation and tooling that eliminates manual security reviews where possible and accelerates secure delivery.
• Own our physical security program supporting employee safety across regular workdays, employee travel, and internal/external events
• Invest in your team's growth by fostering a culture of continuous learning, security innovation, and engineering excellence.
• Contribute to recruiting and management practices that build a diverse security engineering team where all members feel empowered to innovate.

WHAT YOU BRING:

• 10+ years or equivalent leading security engineering teams with a track record of building security capabilities as engineering products, not advisory services.
• 5+ years of experience architecting and implementing security automation, CI/CD security integration, and DevSecOps practices.
• 5+ years of experience leading high-performing teams
• A builder's mindset that sees security challenges as engineering problems to be solved through automation, tooling, and platform capabilities.
• Deep technical expertise in cloud security (preferably AWS), container security (Kubernetes/EKS), and modern application security.
• Experience building fraud detection and prevention systems using data analysis, machine learning, and real-time decision engines.
• Outstanding communication skills with the ability to influence without authority and build trust across engineering, product, and business teams.
• Experience with payment systems security, PCI compliance, and financial fraud prevention.
• A pragmatic approach to risk that balances security needs with business velocity and user experience.
• Experience leading physical security programs (access control, badge management, surveillance platforms, protection details, SOC design)
• Demonstrated ability to integrate physical and cyber security for unified threat detection
• Experience managing security for distributed teams and remote-first organizations

BONUS POINTS IF…

• Strong background in electoral politics and/or the political technology space
• Experience securing high-volume, high-visibility platforms that are frequent targets of attacks
• Background in payments security, financial services, or e-commerce platforms
• Experience with physical security systems integration and security operations centers
• Published research, open source contributions, or thought leadership in security engineering

WORK & BENEFITS SNAPSHOT: This posting is for a full-time, remote, salaried position. Travel may be required to attend onsite events, and staff and departmental retreats.

Registered States*: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Washington D.C.

*While ActBlue is currently registered to support remote work in the states listed above, we possess the ability to register in additional states as needed. If you are located in a state not listed, we may still be able to proceed with your application, but please note that the offer process may take longer to accommodate registration requirements.

Work Schedule: This role requires availability during established, regular business hours (Mon-Fri) and is expected to be a part of an on-call rotation which will result in working nontraditional hours as needed.

Work Environment: Employees can expect to work with distributed teams across all U.S. time zones. Our roles require extended technology usage, and proficiency with virtual communication tools such as Zoom and Slack. Regular attendance in virtual meetings is inherent to every position.

Salary Range Details: Salary Range: $235,098 - $278,517 - $321,936

ActBlue is committed to consistent compensation practices across our organization. Final salary offers will take into account factors such as candidate experience, interview performance and current team salary parity. 

Benefits: 

• Flexible work schedules and an unlimited time-off policy
• Fully paid and trans-inclusive health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families; plus fully-paid health reimbursement arrangement to use for out of pocket expenses and fully-paid short- and long-term disability 
• Fully paid basic and AD&D life insurance and a voluntary supplemental life insurance option
• Dependent and health care flexible spending account options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) benefits for employees 
• Automatic 2% Employer-paid 401K contribution, plus up to an additional 6% match on employee contributions
• A minimum of three months paid medical, family and parental leave (for all new parents, adoptions included)
• Commuter or home-office benefits, including a $1,000 home-office setup allowance for all new full-time remote employees
• Additional perks including quarterly snack deliveries and digital subscriptions to the Boston Globe & New York Times

ActBlue is unable to sponsor work visas at this time.

UNION INFORMATION: Supervisory role not part of the Bargaining Unit. Certain employees who report to this position may be covered by a collective bargaining agreement. 

BACKGROUND CHECKS: As part of our hiring process, ActBlue will conduct a background check at the time of offer. This will be completed in compliance with applicable laws and will not be initiated without your consent.

INCLUSION STATEMENT FROM ACTBLUE

ActBlue is committed to equal employment opportunities and fostering a diverse, inclusive workplace. We celebrate unique perspectives, honor the dignity of all individuals, and recognize that diverse backgrounds and identities strengthen our mission.

If you’re passionate about our work and see yourself in this role, we encourage you to apply—even if you don’t meet every requirement.We also provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities throughout the hiring process and employment. To request an accommodation, email [email protected].