VP Product - Innovation & Strategy

Promon; Oslo; Remote; NOK 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Next-Gen Mobile App Security company seeks a Product Lead to drive product strategy and execution. The right candidate will possess a proven track record in cybersecurity and leadership, fostering innovation while ensuring alignment with customer needs and market trends. This role is pivotal in maintaining the company’s position as a leader in application security while engaging deeply with customers to enhance product offerings.

Benefits

Supportive work culture

Opportunities for career growth

Access to industry leaders in mobile security

Qualifications

• Track record of building and scaling product functions in cybersecurity.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic execution for security compliance.
• Proven leadership experience with high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead product strategy and execution aligned with customer needs.
• Drive innovation and collaboration across teams.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards.

Skills

Customer Focus

Innovation

Leadership

Cybersecurity Expertise

Regulatory Knowledge

Education

Experience in senior product leadership roles

SaaS expertise

Familiarity with industry standards like ISO 27001

Job description

We are the world's leading Next-Gen Mobile App security company.

Promon operates at the center of innovation, emerging trends, and high-end mobile app security solutions. Some of the world's largest enterprises trust us to secure their apps from cyber threats. Working together, our global team makes the digital world safer and more secure, one app at a time. With more than a billion app users to protect, now is a fantastic time to join Promon. You'll be part of a vibrant culture and help drive our ambitious plans for the years ahead. Our headquarters is based in Oslo, Norway, and with our global footprint, we have employees and customers all over the world.

Lead Promon’s product strategy and execution,ensuring alignment with customer needs, market trends, and security standards. Drive innovation, while maintaining Promon’s leadership in application security. Collaborate cross-functionally to build and execute a strategic roadmap, optimize product management processes, and mentor a high-performing team. Represent Promon as a thought leader in industry forums and customer engagements, shaping the future of secure software development.

Customer Focus & Innovation

• Champion customer needs, challenges, and feedback in product development.
• Engage with customers, market, and internal teams to drive innovation.
• Leverage emerging technologies, including AI, to enhance product success.
• Conduct market analysis, competitive research, and trend monitoring.

Product Vision & Strategy

• Collaborate with CPTO to define and execute a strategic product roadmap.
• Translate priorities into clear initiatives that maximize development capacity.
• Work with engineering, sales, and marketing to ensure outcome-driven roadmaps.
• Establish and optimize product management processes and cross-functional workflows.
• Reinforce Promon’s leadership in application security and RASP.

Cybersecurity & Regulatory Expertise

• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Apply best practices for high-security standards.
• Shape product strategies considering platform-specific challenges.
• Translate frameworks, certifications, and regulations into actionable improvements.

Leadership & Communication

• Lead, coach, and mentor a high-performing product team, empowering them to reach the next level.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across product, engineering, and commercial teams.
• Articulate Promon’s vision clearly to internal teams, partners, and customers.
• Represent Promon at industry events, conferences, and key engagements.
• Cultivate relationships with influencers and support analyst engagements.
• Report on progress, challenges, and investment needs.

Business Acumen

• Align product strategies with company goals to drive growth and profitability.
• Utilize SaaS expertise for data-driven decisions on pricing, packaging, and GTM strategies.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and business development for commercial alignment.
• Establish feedback loops to refine the product roadmap.
• Provide support for customer escalations when needed.
• Experience in senior product leadership and SaaS evangelist roles highly valued.

To be successful in this role, we believe you have:

Proven Track Record – Successfully built and scaled the product function multiple times, ideally in a top-tier cybersecurity company.

Strategic Execution – proven strategic experience in translating complex security and compliance requirements into impactful product innovations. Demonstrated success in developing and executing outcome-driven product roadmaps, leveraging market analysis, competitive research, and emerging technologies.

️ Cybersecurity Expertise – Proven experience in cybersecurity or SaaS, with a deep curiosity and eagerness to continuously learn and adapt to evolving threats, technologies, and industry best practices.

Customer Focus & Innovation – You’ll have experience actively engaging with customers to understand their needs, challenges, and aspirations—translating insights into product strategy and innovation. You will have played a key role in high-stakes customer conversations, influenced strategic sales by articulating value propositions and shaping product direction to align with evolving market demands. Your ability to connect deeply with customers and build trust will be critical in ensuring our products continue to lead in both relevance and impact.

People leadership Experience – Successfully empowered, lead, and mentored a high-performing product team, fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture that drives success.

Evangelism & Strategic Communication – Compelling storyteller skills and a charismatic industry voice, with ability toengage stakeholders while championing Promon's vision andaligning product strategy with business growth.

Innovation & Emerging Tech– Proven experience indriving innovation, exploring new technologies (including AI), and challenging the status quo to create market-leading solutions.

Regulatory & Compliance Knowledge – Familiarity with industry standards and frameworks like ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, DORA, and the AI Act, with the ability to translate compliance needs into product improvements.

In addition to the above, we are looking for a leader who is:

Thriving: You thrive on positivity and passion, always looking for opportunities and possibilities. You balance constructive feedback with a friendly and approachable demeanor.

Clear: You operate with efficiency and goal-orientation, agreeing on shared visions and setting well-articulated, measurable goals. You are an active listener who ensures understanding, while focus on the right tasks at the right time.

Adaptable: You embrace solution-focused adaptability, defining success clearly and being open to new ideas. You make timely decisions, trust your team, and strive to be trusted in return.

Accountable: You take responsibility for your actions, setting and achieving high standards. You link individual goals to the broader strategy, supporting your team and understanding that our collective success depends on each member's contributions.

Why you'll thrive as a Promoneer:

At Promon you'll be at the forefront of game-changing technology, contributing to world-leading, future-focused innovations. Your contributions will help shape the future as we relentlessly pursue groundbreaking solutions that redefine industry standards.

With our Nordic values, you'll have a chance to immerse in a Nordic work culture renowned for innovation, flat hierarchy, and inclusivity.

Promon is planning on significant growth in the coming years. While we are growing, so will you as we encourage and support your passion, curiosity, and goals!

You will work with some of the world's best app security experts and mobile security thought leaders.

Get inspired, chat with our fun and engaging international team - share travel stories, cultural differences, and strange things to eat, while learning more about the world!

We love to celebrate - whether it's birthdays, team wins, reaching milestones, or the joy of holidays, we embrace the spirit of celebration that brings our team closer together.

We value Trust as the foundation of our relationships, foster Curiosity to drive innovation, infuse Humor into our daily work, and inspire Ambition to achieve excellence in all we do.

Where you'll work:

While we have our main office in Oslo, Norway, we’re open to remote work for the right candidate—no matter where you’re located. If you’re a great fit, let’s talk!

As part of the initial application processwe are asking a few questions to help us understand your experience and fit for the role. Please answer honestly—there are no right or wrong answers. If you move forward in the process, we will explore these topics in more depth during interviews.

Employment at Promon is contingent upon a satisfactory verification of a general background check, including education and employment verification. Any background verifications will be obtained with written consent from the individual.

Promon is an equal-opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other protected class.