VP, Product Management: Cryptography Security Platform

Entrust Datacard; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a visionary leader for their Cryptographic Security Platform. This role involves driving product strategy, leading cross-functional teams, and ensuring exceptional user experiences in cryptographic solutions. With a focus on innovation and collaboration, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of identity-centric security solutions. If you have a passion for cybersecurity and a track record in product management, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. Join a team dedicated to building a more secure world together.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in product management with leadership roles.
• Deep understanding of product development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Define product strategy and align with business objectives.
• Lead a high-performing product team and manage product lifecycle.

Skills

Product Management

Leadership

Analytic Skills

Communication Skills

Customer Account Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or relevant fields

MBA or other relevant post-graduate program/degree

Tools

SaaS

Job description

Join us at Entrust

At Entrust, we’re shaping the future of identity centric security solutions. From our comprehensive portfolio of solutions to our flexible, global workplace, we empower careers, foster collaboration, and build solutions that help keep the world moving safely.

Get to Know Us

Headquartered in Minnesota, Entrust is an industry leader in identity-centric security solutions, serving over 150 countries with cutting-edge, scalable technologies. But our secret weapon? Our people. It’s the curiosity, dedication, and innovation that drive our success and help us anticipate the future.

VP, Product Management: Cryptography Security Platform

Position Overview:

Entrust’s Cryptographic Security Platform (CSP) leader will be responsible for accelerating growth of the company’s market-leading portfolio of cryptographic product offerings, executing on the company’s vision of delivering an integrated platform for enterprise-wide cryptographic security management. Working collaboratively across engineering & design, marketing & sales, customer success & professional services, and other cross-functional teams, the leader of this team will bridge business strategy and technical product development to define, execute, and refine the portfolio vision to meet customer needs and deliver material growth for the Data Security business.

Responsibilities:

Product Solution & Portfolio Leadership (70%)

1. Product Strategy and Vision: Play a pivotal role in defining and aligning the product strategy with overall business objectives. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand market trends, customer needs, and the competitive landscape to develop and drive alignment and support for the long-term product vision.
2. Identify market opportunities, assess risks, and make informed decisions regarding product investments and resource allocation.
3. Lead a team of product managers to ensure Entrust products deliver holistically across the cryptography portfolio and with a solution focus; breaking down organizational and product silos.
4. Conduct market research to identify emerging trends, customer preferences, and competitive pressure in order to make informed decisions regarding product positioning, differentiation, and pricing strategies.
5. Ensure an exceptional user experience, products are intuitive, visually appealing, and provide a seamless end-to-end user journey, resulting in customer satisfaction and loyalty.
6. Oversee the product development lifecycle, from ideation and prioritization to execution and release, for the suite of cryptography security products at Entrust. Work closely with engineering and design teams to ensure timely, secure, and high-quality product delivery that delights customers and creates sustainable competitive advantage.
7. Partner closely with Sales & Marketing to accelerate growth of the cryptography portfolio. Engage globally with customers and partners to evangelize our solutions.
8. Collaborate across the entire cross-functional team to ensure effective communication, alignment, and coordination throughout the product lifecycle. Act as a liaison between different teams to drive collaboration and achieve shared goals.
9. Establish objectives, key results, and supporting metrics to define, measure, and manage portfolio performance and drive market success. Analyze data and feedback to iterate and continually improve offerings.
10. Effectively communicate and present the business strategy, updates, and performance metrics to stakeholders, including senior leadership, to gain alignment and support of cryptography portfolio strategy.

Leadership & People Management (30%)

1. Lead and develop a high-performing product team, and foster a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement to drive product portfolio excellence.
2. Perform general management responsibilities such as hiring, performance management against defined goals and department OKRs/KPIs to ensure standards are consistently met or exceeded, complete performance reviews, and grow your team.
3. Serve as an escalation point for key decision making and issues management, providing leadership, coaching, and guidance to team.
4. Direct work and manage projects effectively through planning, organization and execution.

Basic Qualifications

1. Minimum 12 years of experience in product management, in progressive leadership positions.
2. Minimum of 7 years of experience leading teams.
3. Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or other relevant fields.
4. Deep understanding of product development methodologies.
5. Demonstrated analytic skills, ability to interpret financial results, and comfortable using both quantitative and qualitative data to make decisions.
6. Extensive software and software as a service (SaaS) product experience.
7. Large enterprise customer experience – comfortable in sales & ongoing customer account management contexts with both senior leaders and operators.
8. Excellent communication skills and strong executive presence, ability to convey complex ideas easily, and drive alignment to vision and strategy.
9. Must be able to lawfully work within and have unrestricted work authorization in the U.S.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. MBA or other relevant post-graduate program/degree.
2. Held senior product leadership position in fast-growing/market-leading security company.
3. Passionate about this sector of cybersecurity, emerging technologies, and industry trends.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you’re excited by the prospect of innovating, growing your career, and collaborating in a dynamic environment, Entrust is the place for you. Join us in making a difference. Let’s build a more secure world—together.

Apply today!

For more information, visit www.entrust.com .

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