Product Security Lead
| Verified Pay check_circle | Provided by the employer$70.00 to $80.00 per hour |
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| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
| Location | Irvine, CA Irvine, California open_in_new |
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Verified Pay check_circleProvided by the employer$22.76
$30.3
$75.00
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On-site Monday–Thursday in Irvine, CA
Our client seeks a Product Security Lead to build, own, and mature the product security program. The role will partner with an MSP to implement EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) compliance, then transition to full program ownership. The scope includes coordinating internal stakeholders, validating MSP deliverables, establishing governance and secure development practices, managing SBOMs and vulnerability processes, and preparing for ISO/SAE 21434 expansion. The position reports to the CISO and is expected to evolve into a player-coach role with 1–2 direct reports as the program scales. Familiarity with semiconductor industry practices is a plus. On-site presence is required Monday through Thursday to support internal customers across engineering, quality, legal, and related functions.
This is a contract to hire opportunity. Applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis and convert to FTE following contract duration. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $70.00 to $80.00/hr. w2
JN -092026-108664
Responsibilities:- Serve as primary liaison to the MSP during the EU CRA compliance engagement.
- Coordinate engineering, product, legal, quality, and supply chain to meet MSP timelines and deliverables.
- Ensure timely provision of product architecture, SBOMs, and vulnerability handling information for CRA conformity assessments.
- Review and validate MSP outputs, including risk assessments, technical documentation, and gap analyses.
- Track CRA milestones, manage risks and blockers, and escalate issues to the CISO as needed.
- Build internal understanding of CRA obligations and conformity assessment pathways.
- Assume full ownership of the product security program after MSP transition.
- Establish governance, policies, and procedures for secure development, vulnerability management, incident response, and supply chain risk.
- Define and report KPIs and metrics to demonstrate maturity and compliance posture.
- Manage relationships with regulators, auditors, and external assessors.
- Maintain technical documentation, SBOMs, and risk assessments as products evolve.
- Manage coordinated vulnerability disclosure and product security incident response.
- Build the business case to hire and lead 1–2 direct reports as scope grows.
- Design and implement a roadmap for ISO/SAE 21434 compliance including CSMS and TARA.
- Integrate ISO 21434 requirements with CRA activities to avoid duplication.
- Partner with engineering, hardware, and firmware teams to embed security through the lifecycle.
- Prepare for ISO 21434 audits and assessments.
- Champion a security-first culture and advise leadership on evolving standards such as CRA, ISO 21434, and NIS2.
- Collaborate with Legal and Compliance on regulatory interpretation and reporting.
- Present program status, risks, and roadmap to leadership and the board with the CISO.
- 7+ years in product security, application security, or cybersecurity engineering with program ownership experience.
- Working knowledge of EU CRA requirements or strong ability to ramp on complex regulatory frameworks.
- Experience managing external vendors or consultants such as MSPs or MSSPs.
- Strong understanding of SSDLC and SDLC practices.
- Experience with vulnerability management, SBOM generation and management, and coordinated vulnerability disclosure.
- Effective stakeholder management and communication across executive, legal, and engineering audiences.
- Experience maturing a compliance-driven security program into an operational function.
- Comfort operating as an individual contributor with interest in people leadership.
- Willingness and ability to work on-site 4 days per week.
- Preferred: ISO/SAE 21434 experience including CSMS and TARA.
- Preferred: Semiconductor industry experience across hardware, firmware, and supply chain security.
- Preferred: Prior small-team leadership experience.
- Preferred: Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, ISO 21434 practitioner or auditor.
- Preferred: Familiarity with NIS2, IEC 62443, UNECE WP.29/R155, and conformity assessment processes.
- Preferred: Regulated hardware or embedded systems industry experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or equivalent practical experience.
Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please ensure that you are working directly with us by confirming the following:
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