Senior Product Manager
UpGuard
full-time
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Location: California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Oregon • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
Tech Stack
Cyber Security
About the role
- UpGuard’s mission is to protect the world’s data by enabling customers to find, acknowledge, and remediate cyber risk.
- Define and own the product roadmap for a specific area of UpGuard's platform, driving long-term strategy, medium-term prioritization, and day-to-day execution.
- Collaborate extensively with engineering, design, and other product teams to build and refine features, ensuring they align with overall product vision.
- Conduct in-depth market and user research to identify customer pain points, unmet needs, and new opportunities for product development.
- Translate complex user needs and business requirements into clear, actionable product specifications and user stories.
- Oversee the entire product lifecycle from ideation and discovery through development, launch, and post-launch iteration.
- Work collaboratively with Marketing and Sales teams to effectively communicate the value and capabilities of new features and product enhancements.
- Analyze the competitive landscape and market trends to ensure UpGuard’s product remains industry-leading and differentiated.
- Identify and capitalize on commercial opportunities within your product area.
- Serve as a thought leader for your product domain, communicating with customers, prospects, and internal stakeholders.
Requirements
- 5+ years of proven product management experience in a SaaS environment, with a strong track record of successfully launching and iterating on complex software products.
- Demonstrated ability to define and drive product strategy, from conceptualization to market delivery.
- Strong understanding of product discovery methodologies and user-centered design principles.
- Excellent technical acumen, with the ability to understand complex technical concepts and collaborate effectively with engineering teams (knowledge of APIs, data mapping, and system interoperability is a plus).
- High energy, creativity, and a willingness to deeply understand problems and find innovative solutions.
- Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and concisely.
- A keen interest in product management and developing customer-centric solutions.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts and solutions, particularly in Vendor Risk Management (VRM) or External Attack Surface Management (EASM).
- Experience in a high-growth, fast-paced startup environment.