Application Security Lead / Manager

About Iru

Iru is the AI-powered security & IT platform used by the world’s fastest-growing companies to secure their users, apps, and devices. Built for the AI era, Iru unifies identity & access, endpoint security & management, and compliance automation—collapsing the stack and giving IT & security time and control back.

Iru is backed by some of the smartest investors in tech—General Catalyst, Tiger Global, Felicis, Greycroft, and First Round Capital. In July 2024, Iru raised $100 million from General Catalyst, valuing the company at $850 million. Customers include Notion, Cursor, Lovable, Replit, and Mercor, and Iru partners with industry leaders such as ServiceNow and AWS. Iru was named to Forbes’ America’s Best Startup Employers 2025 list for employee engagement and satisfaction.

The Opportunity Iru is seeking an experienced and hands-on Application Security Lead / Manager to own and mature our Application Security program. This role will serve as the operational leader for AppSec, partnering closely with Engineering, Product, and Security leadership to ensure security is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle. The ideal candidate combines strong technical application security expertise with the ability to influence engineering teams, drive remediation accountability, and scale security processes in a fast-moving environment. This position is critical to strengthening our security posture, reducing risk, and enabling engineering teams to deliver secure products at speed.