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Principal Product Manager (Threat Prevention)

United States, Santa Clara 171200.00 - 276825.00 USD / Year · Job Posted June 14, 2026
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Your Career As the Principal Product Manager for Threat Prevention, you will define and execute the strategic vision for our Advanced Threat Prevention security subscription. This role is crucial for innovating our IPS capabilities to protect customers from sophisticated, AI-driven cyber threats. You will leverage a deep technical background in cybersecurity and a passion for customer protection to lead and collaborate with top industry minds, driving transformative security outcomes in a rapidly evolving threat landscape. Your Impact Own and articulate the long-term strategic vision and roadmap for the Advanced Threat Prevention product, ensuring alignment with company objectives. Drive the growth and innovation of the security product portfolio, creating a differentiated roadmap that disrupts the market. Collaborate extensively with engineering, sales, and marketing leadership to ensure cohesive strategy and execution for best-in-class security solutions. Analyze complex business data to identify and execute on significant growth opportunities and successfully enter new, high-growth markets. Serve as a key subject matter expert and evangelist for threat prevention, engaging with customers, partners, and industry analysts. Mentor and guide other product managers, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement within the team. Challenge the status quo by identifying problems, critically reviewing data, and providing practical solutions to enhance product capabilities.

Job Responsibility

  • Own and articulate the long-term strategic vision and roadmap for the Advanced Threat Prevention product, ensuring alignment with company objectives
  • Drive the growth and innovation of the security product portfolio, creating a differentiated roadmap that disrupts the market
  • Collaborate extensively with engineering, sales, and marketing leadership to ensure cohesive strategy and execution for best-in-class security solutions
  • Analyze complex business data to identify and execute on significant growth opportunities and successfully enter new, high-growth markets
  • Serve as a key subject matter expert and evangelist for threat prevention, engaging with customers, partners, and industry analysts
  • Mentor and guide other product managers, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement within the team
  • Challenge the status quo by identifying problems, critically reviewing data, and providing practical solutions to enhance product capabilities

Requirements

  • BS or MS in a technical field (e.g., Computer Science, Electrical Engineering), or equivalent military experience
  • 7+ years of experience in a technical product management role, with a focus on cybersecurity technologies
  • Proven ability to define and execute complex product strategies that result in substantial business impact and market disruption
  • Demonstrated track record of successfully launching and scaling new products or offerings at a portfolio level
  • Superior written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and align stakeholders from individual contributors to executive leadership
  • Experience with cloud-based security solutions covering threat analysis, incident response, intrusion prevention (IPS), or antivirus (AV) technologies
  • Exceptional analytical skills to make complex, data-driven decisions that influence long-term product strategy
  • MBA is highly desirable

Nice to have

MBA is highly desirable

What we offer

  • restricted stock units
  • bonus
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