BeyondTrust

Director, Product Management – Certifications and Compliance

BeyondTrust

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Cloud

About the role

  • Own the strategy, planning and resourcing for certification programs, including FedRAMP (Moderate and High), GovRAMP, DOD ATOs & Certifications as well as other government and global regulated-market frameworks.
  • Serve as stakeholder in partnership for Trust & Assurance Organization for certification maintenance, including assessments, continuous monitoring, and reauthorization activities.
  • Maintain authoritative knowledge of evolving regulatory requirements and proactively assess their impact on product direction and delivery.
  • Own and actively manage sponsorship for certification initiatives, ensuring sponsorship alignment to company strategy and sustained sponsor engagement.
  • Translate regulatory and security requirements into clear, buildable product requirements and technical specifications.
  • Partner with Product and Engineering teams to align roadmap prioritization based on certification timelines, risk posture, and business impact.
  • Regularly speak with customers to understand evolving challenges and regulatory needs, translating insights into product and certification priorities.
  • Bring strong technical product knowledge and acumen to shape secure, compliant product capabilities.
  • Own business OKR outcomes tied to certifications, including enabling new customer acquisition, regulated market entry, and revenue growth.
  • Enable and guide Sales by translating certification posture into clear, credible market narratives aligned with government initiatives, regulatory priorities, and buyer mandates.
  • Continuously track and communicate certification-driven business performance, including revenue trends and global public sector sales impact, ensuring product teams understand both momentum and emerging risk.
  • Define and drive AI-enabled approaches to certification delivery that reduce friction and increase time-to-market.
  • Drive the translation of evolving public sector and government AI requirements into concrete product capabilities and AI-enabled product evolution.
  • Facilitate cross-functional execution across Security, Engineering, Cloud Operations, Legal, Risk, and Customer-facing teams.
  • Coordinate certification execution, including response delegation and technical activity alignment across teams.
  • Build and articulate certification business cases, including effort estimation, financial modeling, and delivery of measurable ROI.
  • Serve as a visible industry leader and spokesperson on product certifications through conferences, events, and thought leadership.
  • Involved in industry working groups and forums influencing compliance mandates and roadmaps.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business, or engineering.
  • 5+ years of experience in compliance-related roles
  • 5+ years of experience in product management.
  • Proven ownership of FedRAMP authorization from planning through authorization and ongoing operations.
  • Deep expertise across compliance frameworks, including FedRAMP High and Moderate, IL4/5/6, NIAP Common Criteria, NIST 800-53, Essential 8, IRAP, and similar.
  • Experience with cloud-native products and SaaS environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives without formal authority.
  • Experience working with regulated customer environments such as government, defense, or critical infrastructure.
  • A business-minded leader who views certifications as a lever for growth, not a concluded target itself.
  • A seasoned leader with hands-on experience running complex compliance and certification programs.
  • A positive, aspirational mindset that is contagious, energizing others in the achievement of impact and excellence.
  • Professional in a remote-first environment, with a strong expectation of availability, responsiveness, and visible leadership.
  • Strong business acumen with the ability to think strategically and apply financial rigor for the analysis of certification investments.
  • A self-starter who learns quickly and thrives in evolving markets and technologies.
  • An excellent communicator with executive-level written, verbal, and presentation skills.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
FedRAMPGovRAMPDOD ATOsNIST 800-53IL4/5/6NIAP Common CriteriaEssential 8IRAPcloud-native productsSaaS environments
Soft Skills
leadershipstrategic thinkingcommunicationcross-functional collaborationself-starterbusiness acumenpositive mindsetresponsivenessvisibility in leadershipability to influence
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer scienceBachelor’s degree in businessBachelor’s degree in engineering