Product Security Lead
As the Product Security Lead of Materialise Software, you will be accountable for the overall security posture and regulatory compliance of our products. You translate complex security regulations, customer expectations, and risk into clear decisions, priorities, and trade-offs, enabling product and engineering teams to deliver securely at scale. You own the security outcomes and risk decisions, not day-to-day security implementation.
What you will do
Key accountabilities and core responsibilities
- Overall product security posture across our portfolio (CO-AM Platform, Magics)
- Interpretation of security legislation, standards, and customer requirements
(e.g., ISO 27001, NIS2, NIST-based frameworks) - Definition of product security objectives and non-functional requirements
- Explicit risk acceptance and exception management
- Product security strategy, roadmap, and prioritization
- External security posture towards customers, auditors, and regulators
Regulation and risk
- Assess the applicability of security regulations and standards
- Define pragmatic compliance intent and scope
- Identify, document, and accept residual product security risks[
- Ensure risks and exceptions are explicit, time-bounded, and owned
Strategy and alignment
- Define and maintain a product security strategy aligned with business goals
- Translate regulatory and risk drivers into a prioritized security roadmap
- Align security priorities with product and engineering planning cycles
Cross-functional leadership
- Partner closely with the:
- Product Management Team on roadmap alignment and customer commitments
- Engineering Management Team on delivery realities and investment trade-offs
- DevSecOps Lead on platform-level security objectives
- Security Architect on translating intent into secure designs
- CISO to align product security decisions with enterprise risk posture and regulatory obligations where applicable
- Act as an escalation point when security, product, and delivery priorities conflict
- Support the Engineering Delivery teams and Security Champions, such as improving their understanding of the security checklist
Governance and external trust
- Review security metrics and evidence produced by security engineering
- Support audits, certifications, and customer security assessments
- Represent the company’s product security posture externally when required
What this role does not do
- Design detailed system architectures
- Build or operate security tooling
- Review code or manage vulnerabilities day-to-day
- Directly manage security champions or software engineers
Your profile
Required skills and experience
- Strong understanding of product and cloud security in modern DevOps environments
- Experience working with security regulations and frameworks
(ISO 27001, NIS2, SOC 2, NIST, FedRAMP, or similar) - Proven ability to make and defend risk-based decisions
- Credibility with senior engineering and product stakeholders
- Clear written and verbal communication, especially around trade-offs
Experience profile
- 8+ years in software engineering, product security, or security leadership roles
- Experience in product-centric, engineering-driven organizations
- Exposure to regulated environments is strongly preferred
Success looks like
- Security expectations are clear and predictable for product and engineering
- Risk acceptance is explicit, documented, and rarely escalated late
- Engineering teams ship securely by default using platform guardrails
- Audits and customer security reviews are uneventful and well-prepared
What we offer
Healthy life-work balance
When creating a better and healthier world, a good place to start is with yourself. That's why we encourage our employees to prioritize their overall well-being, fostering physical fitness, mental resilience, and social connections through a range of workshops, sports activities, and other events and initiatives that contribute to a balanced and fulfilling work-life harmony.
Hybrid working & flexibility
At Materialise, we value the power of in-person connections and the advantages of remote work, allowing our employees the flexibility to enjoy the best of both worlds. You can work remotely up to 60% of the time and work flexible hours, depending on your particular role.
Personal growth and career advancement
At Materialise, we’re committed to nurturing the professional development of our employees. We invest in our passionate people and empower them to explore and grow by offering diverse career paths that capitalize on their talents. Plus, we offer courses, external coaching programs, and in-house mentoring so that our employees can fulfill their potential.
Team building
We cultivate a positive work culture so our employees have an enjoyable professional environment. Collaboration is key, so we organize activities that unite our employees, such as after-work events and team lunches. We want all our staff to feel connected in an environment that promotes strong bonds based on trust, respect, empathy, and friendship.
Innovation is key
Innovation is not just a buzzword at Materialise; it's at the core of what we do. As pioneers in our industry, we create cutting-edge solutions, fostering an environment that supports and rewards ingenuity and leadership. We’re dedicated to shaping the future of 3D printing, recognizing and celebrating the creative spirit within all our global innovators.
Healthy life-work balance
When creating a better and healthier world, a good place to start is with yourself. That's why we encourage our employees to prioritize their overall well-being, fostering physical fitness, mental resilience, and social connections through a range of workshops, sports activities, and other events and initiatives that contribute to a balanced and fulfilling work-life harmony.
Hybrid working & flexibility
At Materialise, we value the power of in-person connections and the advantages of remote work, allowing our employees the flexibility to enjoy the best of both worlds. You can work remotely up to 60% of the time and work flexible hours, depending on your particular role.
Personal growth and career advancement
At Materialise, we’re committed to nurturing the professional development of our employees. We invest in our passionate people and empower them to explore and grow by offering diverse career paths that capitalize on their talents. Plus, we offer courses, external coaching programs, and in-house mentoring so that our employees can fulfill their potential.
Team building
We cultivate a positive work culture so our employees have an enjoyable professional environment. Collaboration is key, so we organize activities that unite our employees, such as after-work events and team lunches. We want all our staff to feel connected in an environment that promotes strong bonds based on trust, respect, empathy, and friendship.
Innovation is key
Innovation is not just a buzzword at Materialise; it's at the core of what we do. As pioneers in our industry, we create cutting-edge solutions, fostering an environment that supports and rewards ingenuity and leadership. We’re dedicated to shaping the future of 3D printing, recognizing and celebrating the creative spirit within all our global innovators.
Location and type of contract
- Leuven, Belgium; Barcelona, Spain
- Full-time
- Hybrid
- Mid-senior level
- CV in English
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Working at Materialise
Materialise is a dynamic, international high-tech company, founded in 1990 and headquartered in Belgium, with over 2,300 employees worldwide. Materialise’s mission is to innovate for a better and healthier world through its software and hardware infrastructure and in-depth knowledge of additive manufacturing (also known as 3D printing). Our customers are in diverse industries, such as automotive, aerospace, medical, research, and academia.
As a growing company, Materialise is always looking for enthusiastic professionals who want to work in an environment full of revolutionary technology and surrounded by people passionate about their work.