Principal Program Manager – Safety & Security

About the role

Remitly operates offices across 15+ locations in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific — and the threat landscape around those offices has never been more complex. Geopolitical volatility, active conflicts affecting employees and their travel, and rising risk in important markets have created an urgent need for a single, expert owner of our global safety and security program.

As Principal Program Manager, Safety & Security, you will report to the Director, Global Workplace Services and ensure our preparedness, taking point when the world gets complicated. You will monitor geopolitical risk across our global footprint, advise leadership on active threat situations in markets like the UAE, India, and Central America, and command our incident response when situations escalate. You will also build the physical security foundations that underpin it all: standards, audit-ready documentation, and executive protection protocols across every office location.

You will partner with our retained global security consulting partner, which provides 24/7 global security operations center support, high-risk travel intel, and executive protection expertise. A core part of this role is managing that relationship and translating their intelligence outputs into Remitly's programs, escalation protocols, and leadership briefings. This is not reactive security management. It is program ownership — and it requires someone who can operate across physical security, geopolitical risk, employee care obligations, and compliance simultaneously.

We're looking for a builder who is energized by global complexity, exercises judgment in high-stakes situations, and knows how to use external security expertise, translating it into programs Remitly can act on. The best security work is largely invisible. The right person for this role is motivated by exactly that.

Our Connected Work Culture: Driving Innovation, Together

At Remitly, we believe that true innovation sparks when we come together. Our Connected Work Culture fosters dynamic in-person collaboration, where ideas ignite and challenging problems find solutions faster. Under the Company's current hybrid-work expectations, employees in this position work onsite Tuesday through Thursday each week. Additional onsite attendance may be required based on business needs, and the Company may modify its hybrid-work expectations from time to time. These intentional in-office moments are vital for deepening relationships, fueling creativity, and ensuring your impact is felt where it matters most.

• 7+ years of progressive experience in corporate security, global security program management, or related field — with meaningful exposure to geopolitical risk assessment and international threat environments across more than one region.
• Demonstrated experience monitoring geopolitical risk in markets with active threat dynamics — including conflict zones, political instability, state-actor threats, or elevated travel risk.
• Experience building global security programs from the ground up in a multi-site, multi-region environment, including physical security standards, incident response guides, and compliance documentation.
• Experience working with retained security intelligence or consulting firms, managing the relationship, scoping work, and translating outputs into organizational action and leadership briefings.
• Proficiency in building safety, security, and employee care frameworks, with demonstrated ability to partner with HR, Legal, and Risk on safety policy and employee protection programs.
• Experience supporting security-related audit or certification processes (ISO 27001, SOC 2, or equivalent).