Head of Security Engineering

ABOUT SUNO We're building the world's first creative entertainment platform, where the entire world can feel the joy and fulfilment of making music. Music is for everyone: Our users include everyone from grandmothers creating songs for their loved ones, to Grammy winners using Suno Studio, our power tool, to make the most popular hits in the world. Building the future of entertainment requires ambition. The pace is fast, the problems are hard, and the work demands ownership and intensity. For the right people, it’s incredibly rewarding: a chance to shape a new medium, work with a small team that cares deeply about quality, make music, drink too much coffee, and build something that millions of people use to express themselves in ways that were never before possible. Suno is the fastest growing consumer entertainment company and the leader in AI music. We are backed by leading investors including Bond Capital, Menlo Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, IVP, Forerunner, Union Square Ventures, Alkeon, Quiet, Matrix Partners, Schroders Capital and, NVentures (venture arm of NVIDIA). ABOUT THE ROLE We are seeking an experienced Head of Security Engineering to define, lead, and scale Suno’s security strategy across our applications, cloud infrastructure, AI systems, and internal environments. This role is responsible for building and leading a high-performing security engineering organization that partners deeply with Engineering, IT, Legal, and Product. You will own the company’s security engineering roadmap end-to-end — from application security and cloud architecture to detection & response, IAM governance, and secure development lifecycle practices. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong technical depth, sound judgment, and the ability to drive security maturity in a fast-growing AI company. Check out the Suno version of this role here: https://suno.com/s/SN1sNo94LiBTdqUg WHAT YOU’LL DO - Design and implement secure cloud architectures across cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP) - Enable and lead teams to innovate and develop strong security programs and overall strategies within the domains of Cloud Security, Identity Access Management, Security Operations, and Product Security. - Provide technical leadership of Security products from conception to operation, ensuring they are built to the highest quality standards. - Understand and maintain knowledge of emerging security technologies, advances in agentic AI, and their applications to consumer products - Collaborate closely with other teams to ensure that security is a core consideration with all decisions. - Nurture an engineering team focused on impact, fostering a culture of collaboration, trust, ownership, and open communication. - Create a high-performance team through delivery of clear performance expectations and continuous feedback, while setting a strong bar for engineering standards and high quality decision making, WHAT YOU’LL NEED - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field - 10+ years of experience leading security engineering and operations departments. - 5+ years of experience with securing AWS environments. - Proven experience in successfully building and leading mission-critical teams. - Experience navigating complex global regulatory environments and consumer ecosystems - Strong technical skills and a willingness to dive deeply into details. - Experience developing, managing, and evaluating talent. - Demonstrated experience working with regulatory bodies, executive leadership, and developing strong partner team relationships. - Domain expertise in two or more security specializations (Product Security, Cloud Security, Security Operations, EIAM, Cryptography, etc.) COMPENSATION The annual salary range for this role is $275K – $375K + target equity + benefits (including medical, dental, vision, and 401k) PERKS & BENEFITS FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES - Company Equity Package - 401(k) with 3% Employer Match & Roth 401(k) - Medi