Fortinet Director Product Management 

India, Maharashtra, Pune 

554415615

You would act as a Product Manager

As a Product Manager you will:

1. Customer Engagement & Roadmap Development:
   • Deliver customer roadmap presentations to articulate our vision and gather feedback.
   • Formulate new product requirements and specifications based on customer goals/feedback, market analysis, competitive landscape, and engineering backlog.
   • Craft and maintain a robust product release plan ensuring a healthy and realistic roadmap.
2. Market & Industry Representation:
   • Maintain and nurture relationships with industry analysts through regular interactions and presentations to ensure our product is well-represented in market guides and quadrants.
   • Conduct competitive analysis to stay ahead of industry trends and incorporate findings into product strategy.
3. User Experience & Design Collaboration:
   • Collaborate with UX teams to ensure a seamless user experience, providing clear feature requirements and participating in design reviews and beta testing.
   • Champion the user's perspective throughout the product development lifecycle.
4. Product Marketing & Communication:
   • Work closely with the Product Marketing team to create impactful product release announcements, feature updates, press releases, service descriptions, and ordering guides.
   • Develop training materials, use case videos, community blogs, and other reference materials to promote product usage and adoption.
5. Development & Quality Assurance:
   • Collaborate with Dev and QA teams to ensure comprehensive understanding of product features, thorough testing from various user perspectives, and adherence to release timelines.
   • Ensure high-quality product releases by overseeing testing processes and addressing any issues promptly.
6. Integration & Solutions Development:
   • Guide integration and solutions teams to develop valuable solutions that leverage product features effectively.
   • Foster strong partnerships with SIEM, EDR, NDR, and other SecOps and NOC products to form a unified security strategy.
7. Internal Collaboration & Enablement:
   • Work with internal teams to maximize the benefits of SOAR, providing support and guidance on best practices.
   • Regularly sync with sales, pre-sales, and business development teams to ensure their needs are addressed and they have the resources required for success.
8. Partner & Alliance Management:
   • Collaborate with the alliance team to onboard new integration partners and create solution briefs and whitepapers.
   • Build and maintain strong relationships with key partners to enhance product capabilities and market reach.
9. Community & Documentation:
   • Ensure the community portal remains active and engaging, fostering healthy discussions and knowledge sharing.
   • Work with documentation teams to produce high-quality product and solution guides.
10. Market Analysis & Competitive Intelligence:
    • Regularly review market trends and competitive updates, preparing battle cards and other strategic documents.
    • Monitor key POCs to support account teams with the necessary information and R&D support for successful conversions.
11. Revenue & Regional Performance Reporting:
    • Regularly report back to PM leadership on revenue progress and projections.
    • Monitor and track regional growth, identifying opportunities to support and uplift low-performing regions.

We Are Looking For:

• Proven experience in product management within the cybersecurity industry, preferably with SOAR products.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity concepts, including SIEM, EDR, NDR, and other SecOps and NOC products.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strategic mindset.

Preferred:

• Experience working with industry analysts and participating in market research.
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies.
• Proven track record of successful product launches and lifecycle management.