Principal Product Manager – AI Platform, Cyber Validation

SimSpace

Principal Product Manager shaping the future of AI-powered cybersecurity products at SimSpace. Leading strategic initiatives for Environmental Realism in cyber defense technologies.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $215,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in product management with a focus on cybersecurity and AI infrastructure, driving strategic vision and execution across cross-functional teams. Possesses strong technical fluency in platform design, architecture, and security operations, ensuring alignment with customer needs and market differentiation.

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Product Management ExperienceCybersecurity ConceptsPlatform DesignTechnical FluencyStakeholder Management

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Hard Skills

Product ManagementCybersecurityAI InfrastructurePlatform EngineeringSimulationSecurity OperationsAPIsData FlowsRequirements DefinitionThreat Emulation

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsStrategic JudgmentCollaborationPrioritizationCustomer Value Translation

Tools & Technologies

Cloud InfrastructureKubernetesContainersVirtualizationSIEMEDRNmapWiresharkSplunkCobalt Strike

Certifications & Qualifications

CISSPOSCPCEHGCIHPMPPMC

Industry Keywords

Environmental RealismAI-Native Security ProductsCyber AgentsAdversary BehaviorIncident ResponseControls ValidationB2B EnvironmentsTechnical Buying DynamicsRed Team WorkflowsBlue Team Workflows

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber SecurityDistributed SystemsKubernetesPMPSplunk

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for one of SimSpace's most strategic product portfolios.
Determine how Environmental Realism evolves to support emerging AI-native security products, autonomous cyber agents, and increasingly sophisticated cyber operations.
Serve as the cross-functional leader for Environmental Realism, bringing together engineering, UX, cyber experts, range content teams, customer-facing organizations, and executive leadership around a common strategy.
Drive alignment, facilitate difficult prioritization decisions, and ensure multiple teams execute as a coordinated portfolio rather than independent initiatives.
Partner directly with cybersecurity companies, enterprise security organizations, government agencies, and internal cyber experts to guide the evolution of capabilities including attack simulation, user activity generation, and AI-assisted environment creation.
Represent SimSpace's Environmental Realism strategy with customers, analysts, and industry partners. Translate insights into product strategy and roadmap investments.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 8 years of product management experience with a proven track record of delivering successful technical products, or equivalent experience in cybersecurity, AI infrastructure, platform engineering, simulation, security operations, or enterprise technology.
Demonstrated experience owning cyber products, platform products, infrastructure products, developer platforms, enterprise technical products, AI/ML platforms, cloud platforms, or other complex systems-oriented products.
Strong technical fluency and the ability to work directly with senior engineering leaders on architecture, platform design, APIs, data flows, integrations, scalability, reliability, security, and implementation tradeoffs.
Experience defining clear functional and non-functional requirements that enable engineering teams to understand the intended outcome, constraints, customer value, and success criteria.
Strategic product judgment, including the ability to connect technical platform investments to customer value, market differentiation, business outcomes, and long-term product direction.
Working knowledge of cybersecurity concepts related to attacks, adversary behavior, threat actors, threat emulation, detection, response, controls validation, and security operations.
Strong understanding of enterprise customer needs, technical buying dynamics, stakeholder management, and product discovery in complex B2B environments.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex platform, AI, and cybersecurity concepts into clear product strategy and customer value.
Preferred But Not Required: Experience with AI/ML infrastructure, autonomous agents, LLM applications, model evaluation, agent evaluation, GPU/CPU performance considerations, data pipelines, or AI development workflows.
Experience with platform technologies such as cloud infrastructure, hybrid cloud, Kubernetes, containers, virtualization, hypervisors, APIs, distributed systems, developer experience, observability, or infrastructure automation.
Experience with cyber ranges, simulation environments, training platforms, security operations, threat emulation, adversary emulation, red team or blue team workflows, incident response, or controls validation.
Familiarity with security tools or concepts such as SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, threat intelligence, MITRE ATT&CK, Cobalt Strike, Metasploit, Burp Suite, Nmap, Wireshark, or Splunk.
Experience building or scaling products that serve both technical operators and executive decision-makers.
Relevant certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, CEH, GCIH, PMP, PMC, or equivalent experience are helpful but not required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus savings plans—coverage starts on day one!
Access to company-paid counseling, coaching, and resources for you and your family through Spring Health.
Plan for your future with a 401(k)-retirement savings plan featuring a company match.
Take the time you need with unlimited vacation and dedicated health & wellness days. SimSpace provides flexible solutions to meet the diverse work-life needs of team members.
Paid leave plans to support you and your loved ones during life’s most important moments.
Equity stock options at hire, with annual performance-based grants—become an invested stakeholder in our shared success.
Earn $1,500–$3,500 for every qualified hire through our employee referral program.
Full- and partial-subsidized gym membership plans and equipment discounts to help you reach your personalized fitness goals.
Access a LinkedIn Learning membership to prioritize your personal and professional development.
Monthly reimbursements for meaningful connections with teammates through our SocialSpace Community.
Legal plan coverage, pet insurance, wellness reimbursements, and more to simplify life’s details.