Senior Manager, Detection Response

We follow a flexible hybrid model that translates to more than half of your time on-site in our San Francisco office, three days per week.

What You'll Do

Lead incident response and security operations, acting as the senior escalation point and incident commander during active investigations

Build and mature detection engineering across cloud, endpoint, and application layers (Strava product surface), continuously raising detection quality and coverage

Own the security logging and telemetry pipeline, ensuring the right data is collected, normalized, and usable for detection

Shape the operating model for the function, deciding what we build in-house versus deliver through managed services and strategic vendors, and holding those partners accountable for measurable security outcomes

Leverage outside threat intel to proactively improve detection

Modernize the SOC with automation and AI to increase coverage and speed up response

Manage incident playbooks, on-call and escalation paths, and run tabletop exercises

Deliver clear, executive-ready reporting on incident trends, coverage, and program maturity

Build, manage and coach a small team of detection and response engineers

Apply threat intelligence and a working knowledge of adversary tradecraft to drive proactive detection and threat hunting

What You'll Bring to the Team

A highly collaborative, low-ego approach to working across security, engineering, and other partner teams

Deep technical credibility and operational instincts, with a track record of building or scaling a detection engineering or security operations program

Sound understanding of modern adversary tradecraft, with experience turning threat intelligence into practical detection strategies, proactive hunts, and response actions

Experience extending a lean team's coverage through managed services or security vendors, including selecting partners and holding them accountable to measurable outcomes

Track record leading incident command for security incidents involving multiple stakeholders, from working teams to executive leadership

Excellent problem-solving instincts and comfort operating with ambiguity, including the judgment to think beyond established playbooks when a situation calls for it, and a steady, structured presence during active incidents

Familiarity applying automation or AI/ML techniques to security operations

Excellent written and verbal communication, including reporting to executive audiences

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