Director of Product

Darktrace Ltd.; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday + public holidays

Private medical insurance

Life insurance of 4 times base salary

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

Enhanced family leave

Job summary

Darktrace Ltd. is seeking a Director of Product to shape product capabilities in Cambridge. This hybrid role requires strong product leadership with a focus on ensuring team performance and product value.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in product management within Enterprise SaaS, lead teams effectively, and collaborate with various stakeholders to enhance product strategy and execution.

Benefits include private medical insurance, life insurance, and 23 days of holiday, rising to 25 after two years.

Qualifications

• Significant product management experience, ideally within Enterprise SaaS.
• Track record of applying learnings from different environments to improve product outcomes.
• Experience leading and developing product talent.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the product area based on customer needs.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Product Managers/Product Owners.
• Work closely with Engineering and other teams to deliver a high-quality product roadmap.

Skills

Product management experience

Ability to drive alignment

Collaboration across Engineering, UX, and commercial teams

Excellent communication skills

Job description

## Director of ProductApplylocations: Cambridge Office, United Kingdomtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR101883Darktrace is a global leader in AI for cybersecurity that keeps organizations ahead of the changing threat landscape every day. Founded in 2013, Darktrace provides the essential cybersecurity platform protecting nearly 10,000 organizations from unknown threats using its proprietary AI.The Darktrace Active AI Security PlatformTM delivers a proactive approach to cyber resilience to secure the business across the entire digital estate – from network to cloud to email. Breakthrough innovations from our R&D teams have resulted in over 200 patent applications filed. Darktrace’s platform and services are supported by over 2,400 employees around the world. To learn more, visit http://www.darktrace.com. **Job D****escription****:**We’re looking for a Director of Product to play a key role in shaping our product capability within our Platform Services division. This is an opportunity for a highly experienced product leader who brings strong product craft, external perspective, and a passion for driving impact at scale. You’ll lead a small team of product professionals, while also influencing product strategy, ways of working, and outcomes across a broader set of teams and senior stakeholders. This is a hybrid role, with an expectation of working two days per week from our Cambridge office. **What you’ll be doing*** Own and evolve your product area, developing a deep understanding of customer needs, use cases, and value drivers* Ensure the product delivers maximum value through strong feature design, performance, and customer enablement* Lead, coach, and develop a small team of Product Managers/Product Owners, building a high-performing and collaborative environment* Lead through influence, partnering with senior stakeholders to improve product practices and outcomes across Platform Services* Bring fresh thinking and external best practices to continuously raise the bar on product strategy and execution* Work closely with Engineering to shape and deliver a high-quality product roadmap* Partner with Product Marketing and go-to-market teams to ensure clear, compelling product positioning**What we’re looking for*** Significant product management experience, ideally within Enterprise SaaS* A track record of applying learnings from different environments to improve product outcomes* Ability to drive alignment at senior levels through influence* Experience leading and developing product talent (even within smaller teams)* Strong collaboration across Engineering, UX, and commercial teams* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal* Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment**Benefits:*** 23 days’ holiday + all public holidays, rising to 25 days after 2 years of service,* Additional day off for your birthday,* Private medical insurance which covers you, your cohabiting partner and children,* Life insurance of 4 times your base salary,* Salary sacrifice pension scheme,* Enhanced family leave,* Confidential Employee Assistance Program,* Cycle to work scheme.*Darktrace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.**Darktrace is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact your Talent Partner.*Our Growth is Creating Great Opportunities! Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it! Once you've had a chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones you feel suit you best and keep track of both your progress in the selection process, and new postings that might interest you! Thanks for your interest in working on our team!