BUILD A SAFER WORLD.
TRM Labs provides AI-powered intelligence solutions that help public and private sector agencies investigate and disrupt crime. TRM's platforms enable investigators to trace illicit activity, build cases, and construct operating pictures of threat networks. Leading agencies and businesses worldwide rely on TRM to make the world safer and more secure.
TRM’s Security team secures everything we build and run, and the Enterprise Security team owns identities, endpoints, and core SaaS. As the Enterprise Security Engineering Manager, you will lead the engineers who harden our environment against NIST and CIS benchmarks, and you will make AI-driven automation the way the team works. We are distributed, not distant: a US-based team across Pacific and Eastern time zones that works asynchronously and ships fast.
The impact you will have:
- Build agentic workflows and set the Enterprise Security roadmap, using AI-driven analysis to prioritize work by risk against NIST and CIS benchmarks
- Lead and grow a team of security engineers, coaching them to build with Claude Code and agentic workflows every day
- Drive automation of endpoint baselines (Jamf, Intune, Defender) and identity controls (Entra ID, Google Workspace) with n8n, SlackOps, and Terraform controls-as-code
- Expand TRM’s Security Agent and MCP integrations so routine security tasks are handled by AI with human oversight, and set review standards for AI-generated changes
- Use AI-assisted reporting to give leadership and GRC clear, evidence-backed views of posture, drift, and audit readiness
- Run the team’s on-call program and use automation to reduce its load over time
- Hire, develop, and retain engineers, with AI fluency as a core part of how the team grows
- Partner with IT Operations, GRC, and Engineering to align priorities and remove cross-team blockers
What we’re looking for:
- Ability to drive cross-functional engineering projects
- Daily, hands-on fluency with AI tools such as Claude Code, and the ability to coach a team to use them with sound judgment
- A proven record of managing security or IT engineers, including hiring, performance management, and career growth
- An automation-first mindset, with enough hands-on depth in scripting and controls-as-code to review the team’s work
- Deep experience with cloud identity providers (Entra ID or Google Workspace) and MDM (Jamf or Intune) on macOS and Windows
- A risk-based approach, with the ability to lead cross-layer troubleshooting across endpoint, network, and identity
- Strong plus: Terraform or other infrastructure as code, incident response or SOC experience, and AI governance exposure
About the Team:
- A collaborative Security team that treats AI as a core part of how we engineer, not an add-on
- Enterprise Security covers identities, endpoints, and core SaaS, and partners closely with IT Operations and GRC
- We favor building and automating over manual operations, and managers set that example
- US-based and distributed, not distant, with teammates in both Pacific and Eastern time zones
Team Operating Rhythms:
- Work is planned against quarterly OKRs, with about 80% of team capacity protected for project work
- Security and IT Operations share a rotating on-call, and the manager owns reducing its load through automation
- Work is documented and shared asynchronously in Slack and Notion, with AI-assisted summaries and runbooks
- Regular 1:1s, team syncs, and reviews of AI-generated changes keep quality high
Required online and collaboration hours:
- Schedule: US-based, with overlap across Pacific and Eastern time zones; no fixed core hours
On-Call Responsibilities:
- Schedule: Shared Security and IT Operations rotation; weekends only if paged. Manager participation is Unknown - HM to confirm at intake
- Frequency: Once every 6-8 weeks
Travel Requirements:
- Schedule: Once or twice a quarter
- Frequency: 20%
Onsite Requirements:
- Schedule: None; distributed team
- Frequency: Not applicable
Learn about TRM Speed in this position:
- Protect about 80% of the team’s capacity for project and OKR work while handling the legacy operational workload
- Rework a manual process into an automated, AI-assisted workflow while the team still supports the existing one
- Deliver a team-wide epic from start to completion within 6 months
U.S. Citizenship Required: This role requires U.S. citizenship due to the nature of the work and applicable customer and government requirements.
The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:
- Individual pay is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. The compensation details listed in this posting reflect the US base salary only.
- The estimated base salary range for this role is $215,000-$235,000.
- Additionally, this role may be eligible to participate in TRM’s equity plan.
- Please note – we factor in the different costs for geographies outside the United States.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
If you’re interested in joining TRM, we encourage you to apply directly. Every application is reviewed by our Talent team.
Before applying, review the job description carefully and highlight the experience and impact that best demonstrate the required qualifications. Please also provide thoughtful and accurate answers to the application questions, as these will be used to evaluate your skills and qualifications for the role.
If you send your resume directly to someone at TRM, we can’t guarantee it will reach the appropriate hiring team. Applying directly is the best way to ensure your application will be considered.
INTERVIEWING WITH TRM
Our process is designed to understand how you think, solve problems, and deliver impact, while allowing you to evaluate TRM. Most interview processes include a case study, an AI skills assessment, and a Leadership Principles interview.
- Recruiter Intro: Qualifications, motivations, and alignment with the role.
- Hiring Manager: Deep dive into your relevant experience, skills, and impact.
- First Round: 1–2 interviews focused on the skills most critical to the role.
- Final Round: Hands-on case study. This is usually a panel-style session where we go deeper into your craft, problem-solving, and alignment with TRM.
- References: Former colleagues who can provide insight into your work and impact.
- Offer: Congrats! Your recruiter will present the offer and compensation details.
- Welcome to TRM: We're excited to build a safer world with you!
Your recruiter will share your specific interview plan and preparation guidance along the way.
AI FLUENCY AT TRM
AI fluency is a baseline expectation at TRM.
We believe AI meaningfully changes how top performers operate. We expect every team member to use AI to accelerate and reimagine their craft, not just automate surface tasks.
At TRM, AI fluency means you are among the top 10 percent of operators in your function in how you apply AI to:
- Accelerate repeatable workflows
- Structure and solve problems
- Improve output quality
- Increase speed and leverage
You will be evaluated on applied AI fluency during the interview process.
LIFE AT TRM
We are building a safer world. That promise shows up in how we work every day.
TRM moves FAST. We are a high-velocity, high-ownership team that expects clarity, follow-through, and impact. People who thrive here are energized by hard problems, experimentation, and continuous feedback. If something takes months elsewhere, it will ship here in days.
Our work sits at the intersection of AI, national security, and fighting crime. The problems are complex, the stakes are real, and the environment evolves quickly. The pace and intensity of the work reflect the importance of the mission. As a result, the way we operate requires a high level of ownership, adaptability, collaboration, and creative problem-solving.
At TRM, you should expect:
- Priorities and targets to change quickly
- Operating with a high degree of ambiguity
- A high level of personal ownership and accountability
- Close collaboration across teams and functions
- Frequent, high-touch communication
- Creative problem-solving and out-of-the-box thinking
- A pace that rewards urgency, adaptability, and outcomes
This environment is energizing for people who enjoy building, solving hard problems, and making progress in situations that are not always fully defined. It also requires thriving in ambiguity, adjusting course as new information emerges, and maintaining focus and positivity in a fast-moving and intense environment.
We also recognize that this style of operating is not for everyone. If you are primarily optimizing for predictability or a consistently balanced workload, we encourage you to use the interview process to pressure-test whether this environment is truly the right fit. We want teammates who thrive here, not just survive here.
If you are excited by meaningful problems, motivated by ambitious goals, and energized by working alongside mission-driven colleagues, there is a good chance you will find TRM to be an exceptional place to grow and contribute.
LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES
We hire and grow against three leadership principles. They’re the standards for how we operate, treat each other, and make decisions.
- Impact-Oriented Trailblazer: We put customers first and move with speed, focus, and adaptability. We treat every plan like an experiment – test, ship, measure, and iterate quickly.
- Master Craftsperson: We care deeply about our craft. We balance speed with high standards, own outcomes end‑to‑end, and invest in getting better everyday.
- Inspiring Colleague: We add clarity and energy, not noise. We bring humility, candor, and a one‑team mindset - giving and receiving feedback to make the team stronger.
JOIN OUR MISSION
At TRM, we care deeply about our craft. We are looking for individuals who want their work to matter, who experiment with speed and rigor, and who take pride in building a safer world for billions of people. If you’re excited by TRM’s mission but don’t check every box, we encourage you to apply - we hire for slope, judgment, and the will to learn fast.
TRM is a Series C company with $220M in total funding, backed by Goldman Sachs, Bessemer, Y Combinator, Thoma Bravo, and others. Headquartered in San Francisco, TRM operates as a distributed-first company with hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C., London, and Singapore.
PRIVACY POLICY AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Because our hiring cycles for certain positions may span 24 to 36 months, we retain your personal information for up to 36 months from the date of your application. After that period, your data is deleted unless a different retention period is required or permitted by law.
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with applicable data protection laws, you have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal data at any time before that period ends. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@trmlabs.com.
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RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
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