VP - R&D - Email & Collaboration Threat Protection

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We are seeking a strategic and technically accomplished Vice President of Research and Development to lead the evolution of innovative email and collaboration threat protection solutions. This senior leadership role will define the product and engineering vision for protecting organisations from increasingly sophisticated phishing, impersonation, malware, account compromise, data loss and collaboration-based attacks. You will oversee multidisciplinary R&D teams spanning software engineering, threat research, product security, artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure and quality assurance, fostering a culture of technical excellence, customer focus and continuous innovation.

You will establish and execute a multi-year technology roadmap aligned with market needs, emerging attack techniques and business objectives. Key responsibilities include leading the design and delivery of scalable, resilient and secure cloud-based products; embedding machine learning, automation and threat intelligence into detection and response capabilities; improving engineering processes, architecture and operational performance; and ensuring solutions meet demanding standards for reliability, privacy and security. You will work closely with product management, sales, customer success and security teams to translate customer challenges into differentiated capabilities, while representing R&D in executive discussions and with strategic customers and partners. The role also includes developing organisational structures, setting measurable objectives, managing budgets and attracting, mentoring and retaining high-performing technical leaders.

The successful candidate will bring substantial experience leading large-scale software engineering or security product organisations, ideally within email security, collaboration security, cybersecurity, SaaS or related technology markets. You should have a strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, secure software development, distributed systems, data platforms, artificial intelligence and modern threat detection. Experience taking complex products from research and concept through commercial-scale delivery is essential, as is a record of building effective teams across multiple locations. Excellent communication, commercial awareness, sound judgement and the ability to influence at executive level are required. A degree in computer science, engineering or a related discipline is desirable, together with a demonstrable passion for solving challenging security problems.

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VP - R&D - Email & Collaboration Threat Protection

London, England, United Kingdom Permanent Threat Management

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