Manager I, Trust Engineering

Manager I, Trust Engineering
Location: Hyderabad, India
Employment Type: Full-Time; Salaried 
Compensation: Base Salary, Bonus, Medical
Job Description 
About Us

Innovapptive is a category-defining SaaS company building the world’s most advanced AI-powered Connected Worker Platform for the industrial sector. Headquartered in Houston, TX, and backed by Vista Equity Partners, Innovapptive is on a mission to reimagine how industrial work gets done — connecting frontline workers, back-office systems, and assets in real time to drive higher safety, reliability, and productivity.

Our platform is trusted by some of the world’s largest enterprises — including Shell, Hess, Cenovus Energy, W.R.Grace, Westlake Chemicals, UNICEF, Kimberly Clark, Scott Miracle Gro, and Newmont Mining to name a few, and across chemicals, energy, mining, and manufacturing industries. These enterprises have achieved tangible, hard-dollar results, such as:

• Over $40 million in annual EBITDA savings at a single enterprise.
• 10× frontline productivity improvements through mobile-first and AI-enabled workflows.
• 15–20% maintenance cost reductions and significant uptime gains across plants and sites.

Innovapptive is recognized by leading industry analysts for its differentiated value creation model:

• Named a Leader in the Frost & Sullivan Industrial Connected Worker Radar.
• Featured by Gartner in “Connected Factory Worker” research and the Hype Cycle for Manufacturing Operations Strategy.
• Cited by LNS Research for delivering 3–5× greater value than point solutions through unified OT–IT execution, AI/vision innovation, and field-proven ROI.

Our growth is backed by Tiger Global Management and Vista Equity Partners, one of the world’s premier software investors, known for scaling high-performance SaaS companies. Together, we are building the next-generation AI Powered Connected Worker Platform, combining cutting-edge technologies — SLM’s, Generative AI, Computer Vision, and Intelligent Orchestration — into a unified system that transforms plant operations globally.

Today, with over 300+ employees across the U.S., India, and ANZ, Innovapptive stands at a pivotal inflection point: with an ambition to scale to $100M ARR within the next 3-4 years by industrializing every aspect of our product, engineering, and customer delivery systems.
 

Why This Role Exists

You are the founding security hire. Build Security & Compliance from scratch: GRC, AppSec pipeline, vulnerability management, security culture. Hire and lead a 3-person team.

What You Own

• Security program from zero: GRC framework, risk register, policies, vendor assessments.
• SOC 2 Type II readiness.
• AppSec pipeline: SAST/SCA in CI/CD. 100% repo coverage.
• Vulnerability management: ≥95% Crit/High resolved within 7/30 days.
• Security review for high-risk changes.
• Incident response playbook.
• Security awareness and training.
• Team building.

What You Bring to the Team:

• 10+ years information security with 4+ years leading programs.
• GRC: SOC 2, ISO 27001. Audit coordination.
• AppSec: SAST/DAST/SCA, OWASP Top 10, threat modeling.
• Security tooling in CI/CD.
• Communicate risk in business terms.
• Building security from zero in growth-stage SaaS.

Nice to Have

• CISSP, CISM, CEH, or AWS Security Specialty.
• Regulated industries (energy, utilities, manufacturing).
• SAP security patterns.
• PenTest experience.
• AI/ML security.

Tech Stack & Tools

• SAST/SCA: SonarQube, Snyk, Dependabot, GitLab SAST
• DAST: OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite
• Infrastructure: AWS (IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub), Docker, K8s
• Identity: SAML, OAuth 2.0, RBAC
• Compliance: Vanta/Drata
• Monitoring: CloudWatch, Sentry, Mixpanel

What We Offer

• Reports to VP SRE. Founding security role. Path to Head of Security / CISO.

Innovapptive does not accept and will not review unsolicited resumes from search firms.

Innovapptive is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, political affiliation, marital or partnership status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth (or related medical conditions), sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, genetic disorder, genetic predisposition, carrier status, military status, familial status, or domestic violence victim status and any other basis protected under federal, state, or local laws.