Senior Principal Product Manager

Quick Heal; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. in Pune invites a Senior Principal Product Manager to lead the EDR, XDR, and AI Security portfolio. You will define product strategy, own the end-to-end roadmap, and deliver innovative cybersecurity solutions addressing enterprise threats.

You will collaborate with engineering, threat research, AI/ML, design, sales, and customer success to translate market trends into differentiated products that strengthen enterprise security and fuel growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in product management, with enterprise cybersecurity focus.
• Proven ability to define strategy and end-to-end roadmaps for security products.
• Strong understanding of detection, response, and threat intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision and roadmap for EDR, XDR, and AI Security portfolios.
• Lead end-to-end lifecycle from discovery to launch and adoption.
• Collaborate with engineering, threat research, AI/ML, design, and sales.
• Translate market trends and threat intelligence into differentiated capabilities.

Skills

Enterprise cybersecurity

Product strategy

Roadmap ownership

AI Security

Stakeholder engagement

Threat intelligence

Education

MBA or MS in CS/InfoSec/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

Job description

Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. is India's most trusted name in cybersecurity innovation. With a legacy of over 30 years, we’ve grown from a garage-born antivirus start-up to a globally respected, publicly listed cybersecurity product company with a market capitalisation of INR 2,500 Cr and revenues approaching INR 400 Cr.

Quick Heal has transformed from protecting individual users under the Quick Heal brand to safeguarding businesses of every size with our enterprise-grade Seqrite portfolio. Our mission - Innovate. Simplify. Secure. drives everything, we do.

We are home to India’s largest indigenous malware and threat research lab, and the creators of industry first innovations like AntiFraud.ai and SiA, a Gen-AI powered analyst assistant. Our product stack spans Endpoint Protection, XDR, Zero Trust, Threat Intelligence, Data Privacy, and beyond - built upon a robust Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture.

Quick Heal Academy (QHA) is a leading institute for cybersecurity education and training. We collaborate with universities and organizations to build skilled professionals and strengthen the global cybersecurity ecosystem.

Quick Heal drives impactful CSR initiatives through its foundation, focusing on education, employability, vocational training, and cybersecurity awareness - contributing to a safer, inclusive, and sustainable future.

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Principal Product Manager

Experience: 10+ years

Location: Pune, India

Role Summary

We are looking for a Senior Principal Product Manager to lead our EDR & XDR product portfolio along with AI Security. This is a high-impact role for an experienced product leader who can define product strategy, own the roadmap end-to-end, and deliver innovative cybersecurity solutions that address evolving enterprise threats.

You will work at the intersection of enterprise cybersecurity, AI-driven innovation, and customer needs - shaping next-generation detection, investigation, and response capabilities for modern SOC teams. Partnering closely with engineering, threat research, AI/ML, design, sales, customer success, and executive leadership, you will translate market trends and threat intelligence into differentiated products that strengthen enterprise security, accelerate customer adoption, and drive business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the EDR, XDR, and AI Security portfolio, aligning product investments with customer needs, evolving threat landscapes, and business objectives.
• Define and execute the product strategy for next-generation detection, investigation, response, and AI-powered security capabilities to strengthen the enterprise cybersecurity platform.
• Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle-from customer discovery and market research to requirements, development, launch, adoption, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, threat research, AI/ML, design, security operations, sales, marketing, and customer success teams to deliver high-quality, scalable security products.
• Translate customer challenges, threat intelligence, competitive insights, and emerging security trends into differentiated product capabilities and roadmap priorities.
• Drive AI-powered innovation across the portfolio, including intelligent detection, automated investigation, security copilots, threat hunting, and agentic security workflows, while ensuring responsible and secure AI adoption.
• Define product requirements, prioritize features using customer and business impact, and ensure timely execution while balancing technical debt, platform scalability, and performance, and customer outcomes, and leverage data-driven insights to guide.
• Partner with GTM teams to develop product positioning, pricing, competitive differentiation, enablement, and successful product launches that accelerate customer adoption and revenue growth.
• Represent the voice of enterprise customers by engaging with CISOs, SOC analysts, security architects, partners, and analysts to validate product direction and identify emerging opportunities.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across product, engineering, security research, executive leadership, and business stakeholders while influencing strategic decisions across the enterprise security portfolio.
• Mentor product managers, foster a culture of customer-centric innovation and execution excellence, and provide thought leadership on enterprise cybersecurity, EDR/XDR, and AI Security trends.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management experience, with at least 5+ years leading Enterprise Cybersecurity products such as EDR, XDR, Endpoint Protection, SIEM, SOAR, Identity Security, Cloud Security, or AI Security.
• Proven experience defining product strategy, owning end-to-end roadmaps, and delivering enterprise security products from concept through commercialization.
• Strong understanding of endpoint security, detection and response, threat intelligence, MITRE ATT&CK, incident response workflows, and modern SOC operations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of AI Security concepts, including LLM security, AI-powered detection and response, security copilots, agentic AI, prompt injection risks, and responsible AI practices.
• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, security research, AI/ML, and architecture teams, translating complex technical concepts into customer-centric product capabilities.
• Excellent customer engagement skills, with experience working directly with CISOs, SOC analysts, security architects, enterprise customers, partners, and industry analysts to validate product strategy and roadmap.
• Strong analytical and business acumen with experience defining product success metrics, analysing customer adoption and usage data, and driving data-informed.
• Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams across product, engineering, threat research, sales, marketing, customer success, and support in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication, strategic thinking, and product execution skills, with a record of delivering differentiated enterprise products that drive customer value and business growth.

Good-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience building AI-native cybersecurity products, including Security Copilots, AI assisted threat hunting, autonomous investigations, or agentic security workflows.
• Working knowledge of cloud security technologies, including AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Containers, CNAPP, CSPM, CWPP, or Identity Security.
• Familiarity with detection engineering concepts, including Sigma, YARA, behavioral analytics, telemetry pipelines, and detection rule development.
• Experience with Zero Trust architectures, MDR/XDR platforms, vulnerability management, or data security solutions.
• Exposure to regulatory and compliance frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, DORA, GDPR, or the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).
• MBA or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.

Why Join Us

• Lead the strategy and roadmap for next-generation Enterprise Cybersecurity products spanning EDR, XDR, and AI Security at one of India's leading cybersecurity companies.
• Build innovative security solutions that help enterprises detect, investigate, and respond to evolving cyber threats across endpoint, identity, cloud, and AI environments.
• Drive high-impact product initiatives with direct influence on technology strategy, customer success, market differentiation, and business growth.
• Collaborate with world-class engineering, threat research, AI/ML, and security experts in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment committed to shaping the future of