Job Description
Toast is building the restaurant platform that helps restaurants adapt, take control, and get back to what they do best: building the businesses they love. Toast is looking for a Senior Manager of Security to lead our enterprise security function at a pivotal moment in the company's growth. This is a senior, outward-facing leadership role responsible for setting Toast's multi-year security strategy, owning executive and cross-functional relationships, and ensuring the company's security posture scales with our global ambitions. The Senior Manager manages an Associate Manager who owns day-to-day global security operations and technology consultancy, allowing the Senior Manager to focus on strategy, governance, and organizational impact. This role reports to the Senior Director, Workplace Experience & Facilities, and partners closely with Legal, Compliance, Engineering, Finance, and HR to embed security across the organization. A day in the life (Responsibilities): Strategy & Vision: Own and drive Toast's multi-year security strategy aligned to business objectives; translate the risk landscape into actionable, prioritized security programs Executive Engagement: Act as the primary security liaison to Senior Leadership, Legal, Compliance, and key stakeholders; communicate risk and program status at the executive level Governance & Budget: Own security budget planning, forecasting, headcount decisions, organizational design, and strategic partnership management Cross-Functional Leadership: Drive enterprise-wide security initiatives across Engineering, Legal, HR, Finance, and Operations; champion a culture of security awareness across Toast Crisis Management & Risk Assessment: Lead org response to security incidents and emergencies, serving as the primary de