Senior Manager, Application Security (Hybrid - Seattle)

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Job Description We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Manager of Application Security to lead our application security team. This role is responsible for building and maturing our application security program, embedding security throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC), and ensuring that Nordstrom’s applications and APIs are protected against evolving threats. The ideal candidate will drive technical strategy for application security tooling, scale secure-by-design practices, and lead initiatives to integrate security seamlessly into engineering workflows while building a high-performing AppSec team. You will partner closely with product engineering, platform, and DevOps teams to deliver security at the speed of development. The right leader will bring an AI-first mindset and a proven ability to enable their team to embrace and leverage AI in their day-to-day work. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership & AppSec Program Vision - Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for application security across the SDLC, including secure code review, SAST/DAST/SCA tooling, API security, secrets management, and developer security enablement. - Champion an AI-first a...