Principal Product Manager — AI & Data Security

Forcepoint; Cork; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Forcepoint seeks a Principal Product Manager to drive the DSPM and AI Security roadmap, bridging engineering, design, go-to-market and customer-facing teams.

You will own end-to-end product lifecycle, engage with security architects and enterprise buyers, and contribute PRDs, sprint planning, and competitive analysis. This execution-focused role demands hands-on leadership and strong communication.

Qualifications

• PM experience in B2B/enterprise software with ownership of product areas.
• Experience in cyber security, data protection, or cloud infrastructure products.
• Proven track record of owning a product or major feature area end-to-end: strategy, roadmap, delivery milestones, and adoption.
• Hands-on domain experience in DSPM, CSPM/SSPM/CASB with emphasis on data or identity components.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the parts of the product vision, strategy, and multi-quarter roadmap for Forcepoint’s DSPM and AI Security in a high-performance team of PMs.
• Conduct competitive intelligence to inform positioning and feature prioritization; translate customer needs into actionable workflows.
• Translate market trends and regulatory requirements into actionable product initiatives.
• Drive data-driven prioritization using telemetry, win/loss analysis, and customer usage analytics.
• Engage deeply with engineering on data discovery, classification engines, policy models, APIs, and remediation workflows.
• Author detailed PRDs, user stories, and acceptance criteria for engineering teams.
• Drive discover-classify-assess-remediate lifecycle across data stores, SaaS apps, and cloud-native environments.
• Partner with UX/UI to transform DSPM workflows into intuitive interfaces.
• Synthesize feedback from Sales, Solutions Engineers, and Customer Success into prioritized requirements.
• Support go-to-market with competitive positioning, demo narratives, and roadmap communications.

Skills

Product management

Cyber security

Data security

DSPM

Cloud security

Job description

Who is Forcepoint? Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint’s all-in-one, truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. 20+ years in business. 2.7k employees. 150 countries. 11k+ customers. 300+ patents. If our mission excites you, you’re in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All we’re missing is you!

Forcepoint is seeking a Principal Product Manager to drive roadmap and execution in our Data Security Posture Management and AI Security product line. This role is the critical nexus between engineering, design, go-to-market, and customer-facing teams, driving the full product lifecycle from discovery through market adoption. The ideal candidate combines deep technical fluency in data security with a hands‑on, customer‑obsessed approach to product management. You will engage directly with security architects, and enterprise buyers while also rolling up your sleeves on PRDs, Figma reviews, sprint planning, and competitive analysis. This is an execution biased role; we need someone equally comfortable presenting to customers and unblocking detailing out requirements as part of an engineering sprint.

Key Responsibilities

• Product Strategy & Roadmap Define and own the parts of the product vision, strategy, and multi-quarter roadmap for Forcepoint’s DSPM and AI Security working in a high-performance team of other PMs.
• Conduct continuous competitive intelligence to inform positioning and feature prioritization. Good understanding of the jobs to be done framework and ability to translate customer needs into well‑defined workflows leading to measurable security outcomes for customers.
• Translate market trends, customer insights, and regulatory req into actionable product initiatives.
• Drive data‑driven prioritization using product telemetry, win/loss analysis, and customer usage analytics.
• Product Execution Engage deeply with engineering on data discovery, classification engines, policy models, APIs, and remediation workflows.
• Author detailed PRDs, user stories, and acceptance criteria that engineering teams can execute against with minimal ambiguity.
• Drive the discover‑classify‑assess‑remediate lifecycle across structured and unstructured data stores, SaaS applications, and cloud‑native environments.
• Partner with UX/UI to transform complex DSPM workflows into intuitive, modern interfaces.
• Synthesize complex feedback from field teams (Sales, Solutions Engineers, Customer Success) into structured problem statements and prioritized requirements.
• Support go‑to‑market teams with competitive positioning, demo narratives, and roadmap communications.

Candidate Profile & Qualifications

• Required Experience Product Management experience in B2B/enterprise software, with progressive ownership of product areas.
• Experience in Cyber security, data protection, or cloud infrastructure products.
• Proven track record of owning a product or major feature area end-to-end: strategy, roadmap, delivery milestones, and adoption.
• Hands‑on domain expertise in one or more of the following (multiple strongly preferred): Data Security / DLP (across endpoints, cloud, email, web, or networks) DSPM (data discovery, classification, posture assessment, remediation in cloud data stores) Cloud Security Platforms (CSPM/SSPM/CASB) with emphasis on data or identity components

Don’t meet every single qualification? Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they don’t meet all requirements listed in a job posting. Forcepoint is focused on building an inclusive and diverse workplace – so if there is something slightly different about your previous experience, but it otherwise aligns and you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You could be a great candidate for this or other roles on our team.

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