Senior Director, Product - Threat Intelligence & Detections

Arctic Wolf; United States; Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 287,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity for all employees

Flexible time off

Private benefits plan

EAP and wellness programs

Parental leave

Job summary

Arctic Wolf is seeking a Senior Director of Product for Threat Intelligence & Detection to lead strategy and roadmap for threat intel and threat hunting on our Aurora Platform. You will align with executive leadership to drive high-impact security outcomes across MDR/EDR offerings.

You’ll partner with engineering, security research, and product teams to translate complex cyber threats into differentiated product capabilities and scalable initiatives in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of cybersecurity experience with threat intel, threat hunting, detection engineering, incident response, or security research.
• 10+ years in product management with director-level experience leading cross-functional security product teams.
• Proven track record of strategy-to-market success and measurable results.
• Strong executive communication for technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Present vision and roadmap to executives and teams; ensure strategy aligns with corporate goals.
• Collaborate with engineering to define high-level platform initiatives and AI-related efforts.
• Lead cross-functional backlog reviews and co-design to leverage security research capabilities.
• Drive strategic threat intel and detection priorities into product roadmaps and partnerships.
• Communicate complex cybersecurity problems and opportunities to stakeholders across the organization.

Skills

Threat intelligence

Threat hunting

Detection engineering

Security research

Executive presence

Cybersecurity strategy

Job description

At Arctic Wolf, you won’t just watch the cybersecurity industry evolve – you'll help lead the change. Our global Pack is made up of people who thrive on solving hard problems, moving fast, and building technology that protects organizations around the world. We’re proud to be recognized by Forbes, CNBC, Fortune, CRN, Gartner Peer Insights and IDC MarketScape – but what matters most is the work behind it: delivering real outcomes for customers through award winning innovation like our Aurora Platform. If you’re looking for meaningful work, smart teammates and the chance to make a real impact in a high-growth company that’s redefining security operations, Arctic Wolf is the right place for you! Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We’re looking for Senior Director, Product - Threat Intelligence & Detection to be part of making this happen.

LOCATION: This role is open to Remote-United States, Remote-Canada, Hybrid-Eden Prairie-MN-USA, Hybrid-Waterloo-ON-CAN. This senior product management lead role for Arctic Wolf defines and evangelizes the commercial strategy and product roadmap for threat intelligence & threat hunting along with delivering on the platform strategy to drive detection efficacy and efficiency for the latest threats keeping our customers safe.

Role Scope

• Presents at stakeholder meetings to communicate the vision and alignment with corporate strategy.
• Works with product principals and engineering leaders to communicate strategy and high-level roadmap for threat intelligence, detections, and AI related initiatives to Leadership, PM and Engineering teams.
• Participates in cross-functional efforts and co-design to ensure product initiatives leverage existing security research capabilities and avoid redundant development.
• Decides (with Architecture and Security Research leadership) when new threat detection or intelligence capabilities are sufficiently differentiated to create new products or platforms and deliver highest value in efficacy and efficiency.
• Creates vision and strategy presentations and documents that address high-level cybersecurity problems, emerging threat landscapes, and AI-driven solutions.
• Defines and drives the strategic vision for threat intelligence and threat hunting while overseeing the incubation of breakthrough threat detection capabilities that improve effectiveness of our products (MDR, EDR) and the SOC.
• Leads cross-functional teams through product development, fostering a culture of experimentation, rapid iteration, threat validation, and customer-centric innovation in security.
• Partners with executive leadership to align threat intelligence and AI initiatives with long-term business goals, ensuring resource allocation and portfolio management driving high-impact security outcomes.

Knowledge & Experience

Deep expertise in threat intelligence, threat hunting, detection engineering, and security research practices and their application to product development. Demonstrated understanding of conversational AI, large language models (LLMs), and machine learning applications in cybersecurity and threat intelligence and or detections is a plus. Collaborate and run cross-functional backlog reviews for threat intelligence and detections; participate in other product line reviews to contribute to overall organizational prioritization. Commission research into possible strategies to address customer security problems and evolving threat landscapes. Identify OKRs for threat intelligence, threat hunting and detections in support of wider corporate goals. Identify follow-up analysis and insights into emerging threat patterns and their implications for product strategy. Complexity and Problem Solving: Communicates to teams about process changes and the value these bring—provides clarity and answers questions about threat detection innovation priorities. Works with Engineering and Labs leadership to align threat intelligence, detection, and AI strategies with company direction, then breaks out specific initiatives to implement and support the strategy. Propagates priorities and “big rocks” to product principals and technical leaders to create an overall threat intelligence and detection product roadmap. Helps other product teams understand how threat intelligence, detections, and AI capabilities enable faster, more effective threat response in their solutions. Identifies projects that shift priorities and communicates with stakeholders across threat intelligence, security operations, and engineering teams.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, with deep expertise in threat intelligence, threat hunting, detection engineering, incident response, or security research—this is non-negotiable.
• 10+ years of product management experience, including 3+ years at a director level or equivalent managing complex, cross-functional teams delivering enterprise security products at scale.
• Proven track record of taking products from strategy through successful market launch, with quantifiable results in revenue growth, customer adoption, or competitive market share expansion.
• Executive presence with ability to speak credibly to technical and non-technical audiences about cybersecurity strategy, emerging threats, and security innovation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in Threat Intelligence, managed security services (MSS), managed detection and response (MDR), or security operations centers (SOCs).
• Experience within a fast-growth cybersecurity company or within a security labs/innovation division focused on emerging threats or technologies.
• Active presence and network within the cybersecurity community, threat intelligence organizations, security research ecosystem, or industry consortiums is a plus.

What We're Looking For

A seasoned cybersecurity leader and product strategist who brings deep technical credibility and hands-on threat intelligence experience combined with strong executive product management acumen. You understand evolving threat landscapes and advanced adversary tactics, have direct experience with threat intelligence analysis and threat hunting, and are passionate about applying emerging AI technologies to revolutionize how organizations detect and respond to threats. You can operate effectively at the executive level, balance strategic vision with execution discipline, and drive organizational alignment on complex, multi-year threat defense initiatives. You thrive in a fast-paced, innovation-focused environment and have the credibility to influence executive decision-making on security investments.

About Arctic Wolf

At Arctic Wolf, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that thrives on diversity of thought, background, and culture. This is reflected in our multiple awards, including Top Workplace USA (2021-2025), Best Places to Work – USA (2021-2025), Great Place to Work – Canada (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – UK (2024-2026), and Kununu Top Company – Germany (2024-2026). Our commitment to bold growth and shaping the future of security operations is matched by our dedication to customer satisfaction, with over 10,000 customers worldwide and more than 2,000 channel partners globally. As we continue to expand globally and enhance our technology, Arctic Wolf remains the most trusted name in the industry.

Values

Arctic Wolf recognizes that success comes from delighting our customers, so we work together to ensure that happens every day. We believe in diversity and inclusion, and truly value the unique qualities and unique perspectives all employees bring to the organization. And we appreciate that—by protecting people’s and organizations’ sensitive data and seeking to end cyber risk— we get to work in an industry that is fundamental to the greater good. We celebrate unique perspectives by creating a platform for all voices to be heard through our Pack Unity program. We encourage all employees to join or create a new alliance. See more about our Pack Unity here. We also believe and practice corporate responsibility, and have recently joined the Pledge 1% Movement, ensuring that we continue to give back to our community. We know that through our mission to End Cyber Risk we will continue to engage and give back to our communities.

Benefits

• Equity for all employees
• Flexible time off and paid volunteer days
• RRSP contribution and matching Training and career development programs
• Comprehensive private benefits plan including medical, mental health, dental, disability, life and AD&D, and value-added services
• Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with mental health services
• Family-forming benefits, enhanced maternity benefits, and paid parental leave

All wolves are welcome to join the Arctic Wolf pack, with compelling compensation packages, benefits, and equity for employees.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Arctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. Arctic Wolf is committed to fostering a welcoming, accessible, respectful, and inclusive environment ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. As such, we strive to make our entire experience as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for candidates and employees with disabilities and/or other specific needs where possible. Please let us know if you require any accommodation by emailing [e-mail]. View our Hiring Page to learn more about our application process.

Security Requirements

• Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with AWN’s Information Security policies, standards, processes, and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of AWN business information (in accordance with our employee handbook and corporate policies).
• Background checks are required for this position.
• This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR"). Please note that, if applicable, an offer for employment will be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations.

The base salary range for this job family is 164,000 to 287,000 CAD annually. This range reflects the base pay the company reasonably expects to offer for this position, aligned to the broader job family base pay structure. Actual base pay may vary based on skills, experience, and location, including job family level. In addition to base pay, Arctic Wolf offers variable incentive compensation, new hire equity grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Equal Opportunity Employer (Second Statement)

Arctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. Arctic Wolf is committed to fostering a welcoming, accessible, respectful and inclusive environment ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. As such, we strive to make our entire experience as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, you may make a request by calling the Arctic Wolf general contact number at 1-888-272-8429 and asking to speak to Recruiting, or by emailing [e-mail].