Staff Product Manager

DigitalOcean

Senior Product Manager at DigitalOcean focusing on building security and identity capabilities. Lead the development of customer-facing security solutions with cross-functional collaboration.

Posted 7/17/2026full-timeSeattle • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $160,000 - $199,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Product Management with a focus on cloud infrastructure and security products, translating complex customer needs into actionable product strategies and requirements. Proficient in using prototyping tools and collaborating cross-functionally to drive product lifecycle and enhance customer value.

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Product ManagementCloud InfrastructureIdentity And Access Management (IAM)Prototyping ToolsCross-Functional Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Product StrategyAPIsAuthenticationAuthorizationDistributed SystemsSecurity ProductsCustomer-Facing ExperiencesSuccess MetricsCloud ArchitecturesCredential Lifecycle Management

Soft Skills

Written CommunicationCollaborative Ownership MindsetProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

FigmaCursorClaudeAI-Assisted Development Tools

Industry Keywords

Security ProductsDeveloper PlatformsSaaSEnterprise Control-PlaneCI/CD Workflows

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the roadmap for your product surface within the Security Products portfolio, translating customer needs and platform capabilities into a clear multi-quarter product strategy.
Translate complex identity, access, and security problems into intuitive experiences in the DigitalOcean console and API, focusing on usability for developers and small teams without sacrificing security or capability.
Work closely with engineering leaders to define architecture, shape technical direction, and ensure product decisions reflect both customer value and platform realities.
Engage directly with customers to understand how they manage access, credentials, automation, CI/CD workflows, service-owned workloads, and security in cloud environments today, then identify friction points and shape solutions that reduce operational complexity.
Drive the full product lifecycle from discovery through launch and iteration. Write clear product narratives and requirements, align cross-functional teams, and ensure successful delivery.
Collaborate with teams across Security, IAM, Accounts, Networking, Compute, App Platform, Inference, Billing, and Support to ensure security and identity capabilities integrate cleanly into the broader DigitalOcean experience.
Use prototyping tools, including Figma, Cursor, Claude, and other AI-assisted development tools, to clarify product requirements, test experience concepts, and help move ideas from customer problem to usable product experience.
Define clear success metrics, analyze product usage and customer feedback, and continuously refine the product to increase adoption, reduce customer risk, and improve customer value.
Partner with developer relations, marketing, and communications to ensure the value of DigitalOcean security and IAM capabilities is clearly communicated to customers.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in Product Management or a related technical role.
Experience working on cloud infrastructure, developer platforms, IAM, or security-related products.
Experience releasing customer-facing IAM, access control, identity, or security products, preferably in cloud infrastructure, developer platforms, SaaS, or enterprise control-plane environments.
Strong technical fluency with distributed systems, APIs, authentication, authorization, and modern cloud architectures.
Familiarity with identity and access concepts such as service accounts, API tokens, scoped permissions, RBAC, federation, workload identity, auditability, and credential lifecycle management.
Familiarity with AI-native infrastructure patterns, including machine identity, agent identity, delegated access, MCP-style workflows, and secure access for automated systems.
Experience partnering closely with engineering teams to define technical capabilities and deliver complex platform products.
Ability to translate customer problems into clear product strategy, requirements, and customer-facing experiences.
Strong written communication skills and ability to produce clear product narratives, specifications, and documentation.
Use tools like Figma, Cursor, Claude, and other prototyping or AI-assisted development tools to create mockups, workflow prototypes, and product concepts when needed to clarify requirements, test ideas, and unblock engineering, particularly in situations where design resources are limited.
Experience working cross-functionally across engineering, design, security, infrastructure, and go-to-market teams.
Comfort operating in fast-moving environments where product direction evolves with customer insight.
A collaborative ownership mindset and ability to drive alignment across multiple teams while staying accountable for customer value and product outcomes.

Benefits

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