Director, Identity & Security Product Management

Rozgoo; United States; Remote; USD 127,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

MongoDB is seeking a dynamic Director of Identity and Security Product Management to lead our IAM and security strategy across the Atlas Platform, Core Database, and related services. You will guide cross-functional teams, collaborate with executives, and translate complex security requirements into actionable roadmaps.

You will partner with Engineering to deliver secure, scalable features such as authentication, authorization, and encryption, while shaping go-to-market and customer outcomes.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience managing teams and driving a strategic agenda forward.
• 10+ years of Product and/or Engineering Security experience working with enterprise-focused technologies and customers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for executive audiences.
• Experience or expertise in IAM, cloud security, and database security concepts.
• Strong technical acumen to partner with engineering and translate security requirements into roadmaps.
• Ability to evangelize solutions at industry events and with partners.
• Experience transforming traditional security measures into cloud-native solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Identity & Security Product Management team delivering IAM, encryption, and security features within the MongoDB platform.
• Drive security and compliance requirements into MongoDB products.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Support, Marketing, Sales, and leadership across units.
• Develop and maintain an up-to-date roadmap for IAM, encryption, and database security.
• Define go-to-market strategies and plan programs to execute on security initiatives.
• Engage with customers, industry leaders, and conferences to promote security solutions.
• Ensure a deep understanding of MongoDB platforms to align with business priorities.
• Prioritize features, determine functionality, and contribute to pricing discussions.

Skills

Leadership

Security expertise

Executive communication

IAM

Cloud security

Regulatory compliance

Strategic thinking

Product management

Public speaking

Job description

We are seeking a dynamic and visionary Director of Identity and Security Product Management to lead our Identity and Security Product Management team. This person will define and drive the execution of our product strategy for crucial functions across IAM and security, with a portfolio spanning authorization, authentication, Queryable Encryption, security hardening, and more. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate closely with stakeholders at every level of the organization, including executive leadership and cross‑functional teams across multiple business units.

As the Director of Identity and Security Product Management, you will work closely with your engineering counterparts to define and deliver the roadmap for Identity and Access Management (IAM), Queryable Encryption, and Database Security. Your scope will span the MongoDB Atlas Platform, Core Database, and other critical companion services, ensuring that our IAM and security offerings continue to set the industry standard for excellence and innovation.

Your leadership in this role will be instrumental in maintaining our customers’ trust in MongoDB to deploy secure, high‑performance applications with confidence, knowing their data is protected by cutting‑edge security solutions.

This role can be based in Toronto or remotely in Canada.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Identity & Security Product Management team responsible for delivering Identity and Access Management, Queryable Encryption, and other customer‑facing security features within the MongoDB platform
• Drive highly regulated customer platform security and compliance requirements into MongoDB products
• Drive collaboration across Engineering, Customer Support, Marketing, Sales, and the Executive Leadership Team
• Drive a strategic narrative with customers and industry thought leaders around database security and identity
• Develop and maintain an accurate and up‑to‑date roadmap across your ownership areas in partnership with Engineering counterparts
• Develop strategic, operational, and tactical recommendations tailored to our products to improve customers’ security posture and compliance positioning; regularly evangelize solutions at industry conferences, trade shows, and with key partners and accounts
• Deeply understand all aspects of MongoDB - to ensure a business outcome aligned with our broader product, customer, and company priorities
• Define security go‑to‑market strategies, identify key market/competitive trends and customer opportunities, and plan and manage programs to execute against those strategies by partnering with sales leadership at regional and global levels
• Drive decision‑making around prioritization, solutions, functionality, and pricing

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience managing teams and demonstrating leadership skills that bring together diverse viewpoints and drive a strategic agenda forward; can‑do attitude, optimism, humility, and willingness to dive into ambiguity are all pluses!
• 10+ years of Product and/or Engineering Security experience working with enterprise‑focused technologies and customers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present to large executive audiences and key enterprise customers globally
• Experience or Expertise in One or more of the following: CEH, GSEC, CISM, Comp TIA Security +, CISSP, CISA, SSCP, CASP+, OSCP, AWS Solution Architect Pro, AWS Security, AWS Advanced Networking Specialty or other cloud provider equivalents
• Working knowledge and/or hands‑on experience with several of the following areas: Identity & Access Management, operating system & platform security, network security, database security, and an understanding of network and web‑related protocols
• Strong subject matter expertise in the fields of IT security and risk management
• Experience with cloud‑native products and an in‑depth understanding of microservice topologies and implementations
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and proactively address business, product, and technical challenges
• Experience transforming traditional data center security measures into industry‑adopted cloud technologies
• Strong technical acumen - our Product Managers must be effective partners in decision‑making with their engineering counterparts and have deep depth of knowledge.
• Comfortable speaking with authority on any of the technical aspects of the topics in t