Senior Director of Product Management, Vectra AI
$245.8-289.2k
+ Incentive Plan + Stock Options
Office located in San Jose, CA
AI cyber threat detection
Open for applications
AI cyber threat detection
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$245.8-289.2k
+ Incentive Plan + Stock Options
Office located in San Jose, CA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make the world a safer and fairer place by using AI to see and stop threats before the become breaches.
Role
Who you are
- 12+ years of product management experience with at least 5 in a leadership role
- Deep understanding of SOC operations, workflows, and technologies (e.g., SIEM, SOAR, EDR, NDR, XDR, cloud security)
- Hands-on, customer-first mindset with proven success translating customer needs into differentiated products
- Strong grasp of competitive dynamics in cybersecurity, with the ability to craft strategies that create sustainable moats
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and fast-changing environments, with the ability to adapt quickly while maintaining focus on outcomes
- Excellent communication and executive presence; able to influence across the company and with external stakeholders
- Demonstrated success mentoring PMs and driving cross-functional collaboration
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Senior Director of Product Management to define the strategy, vision, and execution of Vectra’s groundbreaking initiative to transform the Security Operations Center (SOC)
- This solution harnesses classical AI/ML and Agentic AI approaches to radically transform the entire SOC operational model, enabling enterprises to more intelligently process alerts, to identify and resolve real threats faster, and to identify changes to the environment that will lead to better future outcomes
- This is a hands-on leadership role involving early-stage product definition which requires a deep understanding of how SOCs operate, the technologies deployed within them, and how AI can be harnessed to reimagine how a SOC should be built
- The Senior Director will work directly with customers to understand their needs and pain points, while closely tracking the competitive landscape
- This role is responsible for shaping a strategy that creates clear competitive moats and defensible differentiation in the market
- The role reports directly to the CTO
- Product Vision & Market Differentiation
- Define and articulate our vision focused on transforming SOC operations through AI
- Develop a product strategy that builds clear long-term differentiation in the market
- Customer-First Execution
- Engage deeply with customers and partners to understand their workflows, challenges, and needs
- Translate customer insights into product requirements that deliver measurable outcomes
- Collaboration & Influence
- Work closely with engineering, design, sales, and marketing teams to deliver high-impact solutions
- Partner with C-suite executives to align the SOC transformation strategy with Vectra’s overall business goals
- Thought Leadership
- Present the solution to customers, analysts, and the industry – positioning Vectra as the leader in AI-driven SOC transformation
- Mentorship & Team Development
- Act as a mentor and role model for other PMs, sharing expertise and fostering growth across the team
Our take
The increasing advancement of technology has created a need to keep our data safe and secure. And with cyber-attacks on the rise, companies are looking for ways to deter this problem. In response, Vectra AI has developed an AI-driven cyber security platform that detects attacker behaviours regardless of location.
The company continuously creates unique algorithm models for a host of current and new threat scenarios. What sets it apart from its competitors is the fact that its AI platform excels in detecting, clustering, prioritizing, and anticipating attacks. Alerts uncover attacker methods in action and are correlated across customer environments to expose real attacks.
Vectra AI has seen considerable global growth through its continued focus on platform innovation. Its expansion into new markets and locations has firmly established it as one of the top and award-winning cybersecurity options on the market.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Apr 2021
$130m
SERIES F
Jun 2019
$100m
SERIES E
Total funding: $352.3m
Company benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Healthcare Packages
- Global Wellness Days
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Parental Leave
- Fertility Assistance
Company HQ
West Valley, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Hitesh Sheth
(CEO)Former COO of Aruba Networks.
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