Senior Manager, Threat Detection & Response

About the Company

Gemini is a global crypto and Web3 platform founded by Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss in 2014. Gemini offers a wide range of crypto products and services for individuals and institutions in over 70 countries.

Crypto is about giving you greater choice, independence, and opportunity. We are here to help you on your journey. We build crypto products that are simple, elegant, and secure. Whether you are an individual or an institution, we help you buy, sell, and store your bitcoin and cryptocurrency. 

At Gemini, our mission is to unlock the next era of financial, creative, and personal freedom.

The Department: Threat Detection & Response 

In the emerging industry of digital assets, there is nothing more important than trust. The Gemini Security Team forms the backbone of trust. In fact, Gemini’s very first hires were security specialists and we continue to tackle unique challenges in the crypto space. Our team ensures that our customers, clients, and employees are safe, secure, and supported.

The Role: Senior Manager, Threat Detection and Response

As Senior Manager of Threat Detection and Response, you will directly lead and enable a high-performing team responsible for defensive security. Your team will function as full-service owners, embracing automation and engineering-driven approaches to both discover and respond to security threats across Gemini. You will foster a psychologically safe environment that prioritizes empowerment, continuous learning, and operational excellence. You will set strategic direction while actively participating alongside your team in detection engineering, incident response, threat hunting, intelligence analysis, and insider threat.

Your primary focus will be continually refining Gemini’s TDR capabilities and strategy through a collaborative and engaged leadership style, reducing risk through effective incident response, sophisticated detection engineering, and continuous improvements via automation and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and drive the strategic vision and roadmap for Gemini’s TDR capabilities, blending strategic leadership with hands-on execution to empower your team and achieve impactful security outcomes
• Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of security engineers, promoting psychological safety, continuous learning, and a culture of ownership
• Own and participate in incident response, threat hunting, detection engineering, threat intelligence, threat disruption, and insider threat
• Foster automated and scalable detection, response, and analysis practices
• Champion cross-functional collaboration to enhance organizational resilience and response

Minimum Qualifications:

• 7+ years leading and working hands-on with threat detection and response or security operations teams
• 4+ years leading high-performing remote or distributed technical teams in dynamic, scaled environments
• Deep expertise in incident response, detection engineering, threat intelligence, and threat hunting
• Strong understanding and hands-on experience building and operating modern, scaled TDR capabilities
• Exceptional communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with fraud and abuse detection, particularly within financial services or cryptocurrency sectors
• Experience leading TDR functions and directly working within cloud-native environments
• Strong background in software or security engineering with coding or scripting skills

• Competitive starting salary
• A discretionary annual bonus
• Long-term incentive in the form of a new hire equity grant
• Comprehensive health plans
• 401K with company matching
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible time off

Salary Range: The base salary range for this role is between $198,000 - $277,000 in the State of New York, the State of California and the State of Washington. This range is not inclusive of our discretionary bonus or equity package. When determining a candidate’s compensation, we consider a number of factors including skillset, experience, job scope, and current market data.

In the United States, we have a flexible hybrid work policy for employees who live within 30 miles of our office headquartered in New York City and our office in Seattle. Employees within the New York and Seattle metropolitan areas are expected to work from the designated office twice a week, unless there is a job-specific requirement to be in the office every workday. Employees outside of these areas are considered part of our remote-first workforce. We believe our hybrid approach for those near our NYC and Seattle offices increases productivity through more in-person collaboration where possible.

At Gemini, we strive to build diverse teams that reflect the people we want to empower through our products, and we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. Equal Opportunity is the Law, and Gemini is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you have a specific need that requires accommodation, please let a member of the People Team know.

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