Principal Product Manager - Risk Assessment and Governance

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Job summary

A leading company in cyber risk management is seeking a Principal Product Manager for its Risk Assessment and Governance product lines. The successful candidate will spearhead product management efforts from vision through execution, emphasizing user-centered design and strong leadership. An ideal fit will possess extensive SaaS experience, particularly in cybersecurity and regulatory compliance, and demonstrate excellent communication and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience with senior/principal role in a SaaS company.
• Experience in cybersecurity, Regtech, or banking.
• Deep involvement in product discovery and evangelism.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the product vision aligned with company objectives.
• Translate vision into actionable strategy, incorporating market analysis.
• Understand user problems and translate them into product requirements.

Skills

Product management

Cybersecurity

Regulatory compliance

User-centered design

Data-driven decision making

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or technology-related field

Job description

Job DescriptionPrincipal Product Manager - Risk Assessment and Governance

As a Principal Product Manager for our Risk Assessment and Governance Program product lines, you will lead end-to-end product management efforts for one of our key strategic product areas. From discovery through design and delivery, you will execute on the product vision, drive cross-functional collaboration, and ensure we bring to market products that are valuable, viable, and usable. You’ll be both a strategist and an executor—driving business impact while deeply engaged in customer problems. You’ll partner with customers, engineering, sales, customer success, and our CTS Ops team to ensure DefenseStorm remains the market’s “built for banking” leader in cyber risk management. This role is ideal for a highly experienced product leader who thrives on ownership, user-centric thinking, and shaping product direction at both strategic and tactical levels.

Location

Atlanta, GA
Remote

Job Duties and Responsibilities

1. Define and evolve a compelling product vision aligned with company objectives, customer needs, and market dynamics, in conjunction with the CPO.
2. Translate vision into a clear, actionable strategy and roadmap for your product line.
3. Research and analyze market trends, customer segments, competitor offerings, and emerging technologies.
4. Partner with Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing to incorporate external insights into product planning.
5. Understand user problems and how we solve them, leveraging feedback loops with users and customers.
6. Assess customer value, business model alignment, and operational feasibility to prioritize features and initiatives.
7. Quantify potential outcomes and influence prioritization decisions through impact and trade-off analysis.
8. Partner with Product Designers to ensure user experience is central to product development.
9. Participate in user interviews, usability testing, and develop personas to advocate for users.
10. Translate business needs and user insights into product requirements, including epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
11. Ensure cross-functional clarity and alignment through documentation and backlog grooming.
12. Collaborate with engineering to ensure timely, high-quality delivery.
13. Serve as the product owner within engineering, owning the backlog and prioritization.
14. Develop launch plans, messaging frameworks, and enablement materials with Product Marketing.
15. Monitor product adoption and success metrics post-launch, iterating based on feedback.
16. Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Required Education and Experience

1. 5+ years of product management experience, with at least 2+ years in a senior or principal role at a SaaS company.
2. Background in cybersecurity, Regtech, regulatory compliance, or banking.
3. Bachelor's degree in business or technology-related field.
4. Deep experience with product discovery, serving as a product owner, and user-centered design.
5. Excellent communication, data-driven decision making, outcome orientation, inquisitiveness, and evangelism.

DefenseStorm provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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