Technical Product Manager – Software Security, Firmware

Jobtailor; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Security-focused role

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior product leader to drive embedded security IP products and firmware strategies in a complex hardware/software ecosystem.

You will define roadmaps, collaborate with architecture teams, and translate cryptographic standards into practical hardware requirements while focusing on secure, end‑to‑end system integration.

Qualifications

• Track record of launching and managing complex security IP or embedded products with firmware throughout lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience with integration of embedded firmware in hardware security IP.
• Design/architect/implementation experience of embedded firmware products.
• Knowledge of Arm, RISC‑V, or x86 architectures, TRNG, PUF.
• Understanding of physical and logical vulnerabilities on firmware devices (SCA, DPA, timing attacks).
• System-architect mindset for end‑to‑end security integration.
• Familiarity with standard crypto API and driver implementation.
• Background transitioning from software designer/system architect to product management.

Responsibilities

• Work with key customers and ecosystem partners to integrate our security solutions into broader system architectures.
• Define, maintain, and execute the strategic product roadmap for software-based security IPs, cryptographic libraries, and firmware portfolios.
• Partner with internal architecture teams to analyze complex SoC/system architectures and define interfaces easing integration for external customers.
• Act as the domain expert for cryptographic capabilities, balancing classical algorithms with Post‑Quantum Cryptography (PQC) standards.
• Collaborate with security research and engineering teams to harden firmware and software against hardware‑level and logical attacks.
• Analyze market trends, deployments, and competitors to build a differentiated software security portfolio.
• Author PRDs and technical specs translating cryptographic standards into actionable hardware requirements.
• Measure product performance using internal and external data sources.
• Drive continuous improvement of product development processes.

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Work with key customers and ecosystem partners to integrate our security solutions into broader system architectures.
• Define, maintain, and execute the strategic product roadmap for software-based security IPs, cryptographic libraries, and firmware portfolios.
• Partner closely with internal architecture teams to analyze complex SoC/system architectures. Define clean interfaces and solutions that ease the integration pain points for external customers adopting our IPs.
• Act as the domain expert for the product’s cryptographic capabilities, balancing classical algorithms with emerging Post‑Quantum Cryptography (PQC) standards.
• Collaborate with security research and engineering teams to ensure firmware and software products are hardened against advanced hardware‑level and logical attack vectors.
• Analyze market trends, customer deployment environments, and competitor landscapes to build a differentiated, industry‑leading software security portfolio.
• Author comprehensive Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) and technical specifications that translate complex cryptographic standards into actionable hardware engineering requirements.
• Measure product performance utilizing data from internal and other data sources.
• Continuous improvement of our product development processes.

Requirements

• Track record of successfully launching and managing complex security IP or embedded products with firmware throughout their lifecycle.
• Proven hands‑on experience with integration of embedded firmware in hardware security IP.
• Proven experience in design/architect/implementation of embedded firmware products.
• Knowledge of architectures such as Arm, RISC‑V, or x86, TRNG, PUF.
• Solid understanding of physical and logical vulnerabilities on devices running firmware, specifically: Side‑Channel Attacks (SCA) and Differential Power Analysis (DPA), Timing attacks and microarchitectural leaks, Fuzz‑based leaks and software/firmware exploitation techniques etc.,
• System architect mindset able to envision products with end‑to‑end security integration.
• Familiarity with industry standard crypto API and driver implementation.
• A background that includes transitioning from a software designer/system architect/security architect into product management and welcome.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in integrating security solutions into system architectures, with a strong focus on cryptographic capabilities and embedded firmware management. Proven ability to analyze complex architectures and translate cryptographic standards into actionable requirements.