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Since 2014, the mission-driven team at the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has helped fuel the tremendous growth of the Stellar blockchain network, an open-source platform that operates at high-scale today. Developers and companies around the world build on it, and the SDF team is expanding to support the rapidly growing and changing Stellar ecosystem.\nWe're hiring a Director, Ecosystem & Product Security to lead security strategy across the Stellar ecosystem and directly own security outcomes for Foundation-developed systems, Foundation-operated infrastructure, and treasury-related security responsibilities. This role is focused on raising the practical security baseline across a decentralized financial ecosystem that includes wallets, infrastructure providers, custodians, issuers, validators, and other critical participants. Success means reducing real-world security risk and financial loss through clear standards, effective coordination, and practical improvements that are adopted in production.\nThe role is both strategic and hands-on. It requires deep technical judgment across decentralized systems, product security, and operational risk, along with the ability to work across teams and influence independent ecosystem participants without direct authority. This is a highly cross-functional and externally visible leadership role. The right candidate will combine technical credibility, sound judgment, and strong execution to help make security a durable strength of both the Foundation and the broader Stellar network.\nIn this role, you will:\nDefine and lead the Foundation’s security strategy across both the Stellar ecosystem and Foundation-owned systems\n\nRaise the practical security baseline for key ecosystem participants, including wallets, infrastructure providers, custodians, issuers, and validators\n\nPublish actionable guidance, reference patterns, and security expectations that drive real adoption across the ecosystem\n\nBuild coordination mechanisms for shared risks, incident response, and cross-ecosystem security improvement\n\nOwn security outcomes for Foundation-developed software, Foundation-operated infrastructure, and treasury / custody-related responsibilities\n\nPartner with Engineering, Finance, Legal, IT, and Corporate Security to drive implementation of security controls and secure operating practices\n\nLead secure development efforts across architecture, threat modeling, vulnerability management, bug bounty programs, and product incident response\n\nBuild and lead a high-performing security team, while translating strategy into execution plans and measurable outcomes\n\nRepresent the Foundation externally as a credible technical leader and convener on ecosystem security\n\nYou have:\n10+ years of experience in security, including significant experience in senior leadership roles\n\n5+ years leading security programs, teams, or functions with meaningful scope\n\nA track record of owning security outcomes for complex, high-consequence systems in production\n\nDeep experience in product and application security, with hands-on judgment in real-world environments\n\nStrong familiarity with blockchain and decentralized system security\n\nThe ability to assess and prioritize risk across areas such as protocol design, smart contracts, wallets, validators, dependencies, and governance mechanisms\n\nExperience driving security improvements across multiple teams, organizations, or ecosystem participants, including in environments where you do not have direct authority\n\nStrong incident judgment, including experience handling high-severity incidents and disclosure processes\n\nA pragmatic approach to security, with the ability to make tradeoffs that reduce real-world risk rather than optimize for theoretical completeness\n\nExperience building, leading, and developing high-performing security teams\n\nThe ability to set strategy, translate it into execution, and deliver measurable outcomes\n\nClear communication skills and the credibility to work effectively with engineers, executives, and external ecosystem participants\n\nExperience operating in environments where security failures could lead to financial loss, operational disruption, or loss of trust\n\nBonus Points if (optional):\nExperience with secure development frameworks such as NIST SSDF\n\nFamiliarity with Web3 security frameworks such as OWASP SCSVS or SEAL\n\nExperience in financial infrastructure, payments, custody, or tokenized finance\n\nExperience with large-scale platform or ecosystem security architecture\n\nExperience in identity, trust, encryption, or internet-scale systems\n\nWe offer competitive pay with a base salary range for this position of $225,000 - $320,000 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, we offer lumen-denominated grants along with the following perks and benefits:\nUSA Benefits/Perks:\nCompetitive health, dental & vision coverage with most plans covered at 100% for the employee + any dependents\n\nFlexible time off + 15 company holidays including a company-wide holiday break\n\n401(k) with 4% match\n\nCommuter benefits with $250/month employer contribution\n\nHealth & Dependent Care FSA Accounts\n\nHealth Savings Account (HSA) with monthly employer contribution\n\nGym reimbursement ($80 per month)\n\nLife & ADD (1x salary, up to $250K)\n\nShort & Long term disability\n\nGenerous paid parental leave for all parents, plus paid pregnancy disability leave for birthing parents\n\nFamily building benefits through Kindbody\n\nWellbeing benefits (One Medical, Rightway, Headspace)\n\nL&D budget of $1,500/year\n\nDaily lunch and snacks in office\n\nCompany retreats\n\nAbout Stellar\nStellar is more than a blockchain. Powered by a decentralized, fast, scalable, and uniquely sustainable network made for financial products and services and a thriving and passionate ecosystem that includes a non-profit organization driven by a mission, Stellar is paving the path to unlock the world’s economic potential through blockchain technology. Built with speed and low costs in mind, the Stellar network provides builders and financial institutions worldwide a platform to issue assets, and to send and convert currencies in real time creating real world utility. Founded in 2014, the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) supports the continued development and growth of the Stellar network and also serves the ecosystem of NGOs, corporations, universities, small businesses, governments, and solo entrepreneurs building on the Stellar network through tooling, funding and strategic collaborations. Together, Stellar is where blockchain meets the real world.\nAbout the Stellar Development Foundation\nThe Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization focused on working with and supporting change-makers to create equitable access to the global financial system through blockchain technology. SDF provides grants, investments, funding, and other awards to builders and organizations. SDF also develops resources and tooling on the Stellar network to help unlock real world utility. As a nonprofit foundation, SDF puts the health of the Stellar network and the Stellar ecosystem and its mission above all else.\nWe look forward to hearing from you!\nPrivacy Policy\nBy submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.\nSDF is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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