Job responsibilities
- Oversees the product roadmap, vision, development, execution, risk management, and business growth targets
- Ability to lead a scale, i.e. leading, implementing, and evolving the network security products.
- Lead a team of Product Managers and Product Delivery Managers in developing product vision, strategy, roadmaps, execution and Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). And collaborate with product line stakeholders to establish shared OKRs and manage associated risks.
- Leads the entire product life cycle through planning, execution, and future development by continuously adapting, developing new products and methodologies, managing risks, and achieving business targets like cost, features, reusability, and reliability to support growth
- Coaches and mentors the product team on best practices, such as solution generation, market research, storyboarding, mind-mapping, prototyping methods, product adoption strategies, and product delivery, enabling them to effectively deliver on objectives
- Provide real-time insights and comprehensive reporting to support Enterprise Product Security (EPS) and Network Product Leadership teams.
- Owns product performance and is accountable for investing in enhancements to achieve business objectives
- Collaborate with product line stakeholders to deliver governance, policies, risk management, and controls for Network Services. And ensure the consistent and automated delivery of security policies and governance.
- Implement and manage a rolling roadmap to ensure continuous alignment with strategic goals.
- Manage vendor engagements in the Network Security space with support from architects and engineering leads
- Monitors market trends, conducts competitive analysis, and identifies opportunities for product differentiation
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- 8+ years of experience or equivalent expertise delivering products, projects, or technology applications
- Understand of compliance and regulatory requirements related to network security.
- You must have a deep understanding of Network Protocols, knowledge of firewalls, be familiar with Cloud Platforms and networking concepts and be aware of the latest trends and threats in network security
- Demonstrate proficiency in TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, and other fundamental network protocols.
- Experience with firewalls and understanding firewall rule policies, rules, and best practices for securing network traffic.
- Experience with cloud service provides such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud, as well as, understanding of Cloud Networking concepts, including VPCs, subnets and security groups.
- Strong grasp of networking concepts such as routing, switching, VPNs and load balancing.
- Experience with enterprise-scale software development is a plus.
- Extensive knowledge of the product development life cycle, technical design, and data analytics
- Proven ability to influence the adoption of key product life cycle activities including discovery, ideation, strategic development, requirements definition, and value management
- Experience driving change within organizations and managing stakeholders across multiple functions
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Recognized thought leader within Network Security realm
- Relevant certifications such as, Cloud certifications (vendor specific) (e.g., AWS Cloud Practitioner and/or Certified Solutions Architect), and CompTIA Certification preferred.