Product Director, Travel

Abridge was founded in 2018 with the mission of powering deeper understanding in healthcare. Our AI-powered platform was purpose-built for medical conversations, improving clinical documentation efficiencies while enabling clinicians to focus on what matters most—their patients.

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Our enterprise-grade technology transforms patient‑clinician conversations into structured clinical notes in real‑time, with deep EMR integrations. Powered by Linked Evidence and our purpose‑built, auditable AI, we are the only company that maps AI-generated summaries to ground truth, helping providers quickly trust and verify the output. As pioneers in generative AI for healthcare, we are setting the industry standards for the responsible deployment of AI across health systems.

We are a growing team of practicing MDs, AI scientists, PhDs, creatives, technologists, and engineers working together to empower people and make care make more sense. The Director of Product Security will be responsible for defining and driving the overall Product Security strategy, focusing on security assurance, proactive risk reduction, secure AI innovation, and maintaining a world‑class security posture across all product offerings and our multi‑cloud infrastructure. You will lead and scale high‑impact programs, manage teams of talented security professionals, and serve as a strategic partner to the CISO and executive leadership.

You will report directly to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

Strategic Leadership & Security as a Business

Product Security Strategy : Define and continuously evolve the long‑term Product Security strategy, ensuring alignment with Abridge.Security Roadmap Ownership : Own the creation and execution of the Product Security roadmap, including security features, SDLC enhancements, threat modeling initiatives, and overall risk reduction milestones.

Financial Oversight : Manage the Product Security budget, including forecasting security tool expenditures, vendor contracts, and personnel resource allocation.

Metric‑Driven Management : Define, track, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) and security metrics to measure the effectiveness of all security programs and provide data‑driven insights to leadership.

Impact Analysis : Conduct regular impact analysis (ROI) of security investments and lead time / cost‑reduction efforts. Translate complex security risks into clear business risk terms to justify strategic initiatives.

Serve as a motivating people leader for a growing team of Security Engineers and Analysts, providing career development, mentorship, and regular performance feedback.

Define and execute on goals in a hypergrowth AI company, focusing on enabling secure AI development and deployment globally.

Security Industry Engagement : Actively participate in and be a thought leader for the security industry by giving talks at conferences, publishing papers, hosting forums, etc.

Cloud Security (CloudSec) and Infrastructure

Multi‑Cloud Strategy : Define the security architecture and strategy for our cloud environments (GCP, AWS, Azure, etc.).

Containerization Security : Lead the implementation of security controls for containerized applications, with a deep focus on securing Kubernetes clusters, including network policies and secrets management.

IaC Security : Implement security guardrails within Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) to ensure all cloud resources are provisioned securely.

Application Security (AppSec) & Secure SDLC

Integrate Security : Partner with Engineering and Product leadership to embed security processes into the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

Security Practices : Develop and oversee secure coding practices, security architecture reviews, and static / dynamic code analysis practices across all applications.

Vulnerability Management : Direct the vulnerability management and penetration testing programs, ensuring comprehensive coverage and rapid, prioritized remediation of findings.

Data Security, AI / ML Model Security, & Cryptography

Data Protection : Lead the data security program, focusing on the protection, encryption, and access controls for highly sensitive patient data (PII, PHI, AI models, etc.).

AI / ML Security : Establish security engineering practices for our AI / ML models and pipeline, including model integrity, adversarial attack prevention, model red‑teaming, securing agentic AI, etc.

Experience : 10+ years of progressive experience in security, with a minimum of 10 years leading security teams, programs, or large‑scale initiatives in a senior leadership capacity.

Demonstrated experience running security as a business unit, including budget management, strategic forecasting, and translating technical risk into business impact (ROI).

Engineering Proficiency : Must be proficient, at an engineering level, in at least one or more general‑purpose programming languages. Experience with Python and / or NextJS is a significant plus.

Cloud Expertise : Deep technical expertise in securing at least one major cloud platform (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and demonstrable experience with modern cloud security principles and tools.

Proven experience securing products (enterprise SaaS, cloud environments) handling highly sensitive data, such as Protected Health Information (PHI), with specific knowledge of NIST 800‑53 / 800‑171, FedRAMP, HIPAA, NIS2 and other relevant security and privacy regulations and frameworks.

Communication : Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex security issues and technical risks to both technical and non‑technical audiences, including executives, customers, government agencies, and board members.

At Abridge, we’re transforming healthcare delivery experiences with generative AI, enabling clinicians and patients to connect in deeper, more meaningful ways. Our mission is clear : to power deeper understanding in healthcare. We’re driving real, lasting change, with millions of medical conversations processed each month.

Joining Abridge means stepping into a fast‑paced, high‑growth startup where your contributions truly make a difference. Our culture requires extreme ownership—every employee has the ability to (and is expected to) make an impact on our customers and our business.

We’re committed to supporting your growth, both professionally and personally. Whether its flexible work hours, an inclusive culture, or ongoing learning opportunities, we are here to help you thrive and do the best work of your life.

If you are ready to make a meaningful impact alongside passionate people who care deeply about what they do, Abridge is the place for you.

How we take care of Abridgers :

~ Generous Time Off : 14 paid holidays, flexible PTO for salaried employees, and accrued time off for hourly employees

~ Comprehensive Health Plans : Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for all full‑time employees and their families.

~ If you choose a High Deductible Health Plan, Abridge makes monthly contributions to your HSA.

~ Paid Parental Leave : Generous paid parental leave for all full‑time employees.

~ Resources and financial support to help you build your family.

~Contribution matching to help invest in your future.

~ Personal Device Allowance : Tax free funds for personal device usage.

~ Pre‑tax Benefits : Access to Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Commuter Benefits.

~ Lifestyle Wallet : Monthly contributions for fitness, professional development, coworking, and more.

~ Mental Health Support : Dedicated access to therapy and coaching to help you reach your goals.

~ Compensation and Equity : Competitive compensation and equity grants for full time employees.

~ ... Abridge is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability.

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