Senior Technical Product Manager, Sophos
Identity and Access Management, IAM
Cybersecurity-as-a-Service
Open for applications
Cybersecurity-as-a-Service
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To develop powerful and intuitive products and services that provide the world's most effective cybersecurity for organizations of any size.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelors degree in computer science or related field
- 5+ years of product management or engineering experience building IAM or related products
- Strong understanding of IAM concepts, patterns, frameworks and technologies :
- AuthN / AuthZ : basic web authentication, SAML, OAuth/OpenID, MFA, Role based access control (RBAC), FIDO2
- Security standards and protocols : NIST Cybersecurity Framework, SSL/TLS, PKI,…
- API Security, Directory services
- Strong, persona driven requirements analysis skills
- The ability to distill a complex set of requirements into incremental deliverables that are well defined and valuable
- The ability to weigh critical, well-informed trade-offs and have the data points to defend those decisions
- Experience preparing and presenting a technical roadmap to customer and management stakeholders
- Experience working within an Agile development process; clear understanding of roles and ceremonies
- Strong collaboration skills to interface successfully with a broad variety of stakeholders across multiple time zones and functional domains
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to effectively communicate strategy, technology, and tradeoffs to customers, developers, and management
What the job involves
- As the Senior Product Manager of Identity and Access Management (IAM) for the Sophos Central platform, you will oversee the development of services and user experiences that empower customers, partners, and Sophos product developers to effectively govern identities and control data and resource access within the Sophos Central ecosystem
- Your responsibilities will encompass a wide range of IAM components, including identity management for end users and services, authentication, federation/SSO, authorization, and role-based access control (RBAC)
- In this role, you will collaborate closely with product leaders to shape a comprehensive, long-term IAM strategy for the Sophos Central platform. By leveragingyourexpertise in IAM technologies and industry best practices, you will drive the evolution and enhancement of IAM capabilities, ensuring a seamless and secure user experience while aligning with organizational goals and regulatory compliance
- Strategic Planning: Work with management to develop and execute a comprehensive platform strategy for IAM, aligning it with the overall business goals and market requirements
- Platform Development: Lead cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver innovative IAM capabilities, ensuring that they meet customer needs, provide robust security, and enable interoperability in our ecosystem
- Market Analysis: Conduct market research and analysis to identify customer needs, market trends, and emerging technologies in the field of identity and access management
- Requirement Gathering: Collaborate closely with customers, internal stakeholders, and engineering teams to gather and prioritize platform requirements. Define clear user stories and acceptance criteria, ensuring effective development
- Roadmap Management: Define and maintain a detailed IAM platform roadmap. Continuously iterate and update it based on changing priorities
- Stakeholder Management: Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, executives, sales teams, and engineering teams. Effectively communicate product vision, strategy, and progress, and gather feedback to drive platform improvements
- Release Management: Plan and coordinate releases, working closely with engineering, quality assurance, and other relevant teams. Ensure timely delivery of high-quality releases, managing dependencies and mitigating risks throughout the release cycle
- Performance Monitoring: Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for the IAM features in the platform. Continuously analyze performance and customer feedback to identify areas for improvement
- Industry Compliance: Stay up-to-date with relevant industry standards, regulations, and compliance requirements related to IAM. Ensure the platform meets the necessary security and privacy standards
Our take
Due to the fast-evolving nature of cybercrime, companies can struggle to keep their security up-to-date and resilient. Sophos provides managed cybersecurity services to identify and resolve cyberthreats within all sizes of organisations, combining cutting edge cybersecurity tech with expert support teams.
Leveraging AI and machine learning, Sophos' system automates the detection and blocking of over 99% of threats, meaning its analysts only have to hunt down and stop the most sophisticated attackers. As well as its Managed Detection and Response (MDR) product - which, serving over 15,000 customers, is the most-used on the market - the company also delivers Incident Response Services for those experiencing an active threat.
Sophos is not a new player in the cybersecurity space, but has demonstrated its dedication to innovation with continued product launches, updates, and acquisitions such as that of BAE spinout SOC.OS that have kept its tech at the front of the market. Alongside many of its peers, the effects of the economic climate have caused Sophos to cut staff as it focusses on achieving “the optimal balance of growth and profitability", but this recent hiccup does not take away from its position as a market leader continuously leading adaption in the space.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
36% female employees
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2020
$2.7m
SEED
Total funding: $2.7m
Company benefits
- Remote-first working model & hybrid options
- We encourage teams to get together in person periodically to help facilitate teamwork
- Flexible start and end times for many roles
- Leadership development program
- Access to LinkedIn Learning
- Global internal coaching program (Coach Match)
- Periodic Sophos wellness days off for all Sophos to help employees relax and recharge
- Global wellbeing program, which offers a range of wellbeing resources, including Sophos Wellbeing Webinars, Stress Management Toolkits, and Developing Resilience Courses
- Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential advice and counseling on a wide range of work and personal issues
- Free annual subscription to the Calm app
- Paid parental leave, caregiver leave & bereavement/compassion leave available
- We host some unforgettable social experiences for our global teams including our music festival SOPH-Fest, go-karting, Sophmudder, and incredible holiday parties!
- Our annual global fitness challenge, SOPH-Fit, sees thousands of employees taking part in our virtual global race around the world
- Each quarter, we celebrate our exceptional global team by running the Sophos Values Awards, which recognizes and rewards employees who embody the Sophos values and who we are as a company
- Health care benefits available worldwide
Company values
- Simplicity: We strive to embrace design, automation, and re-engineering across our products and business operations. We aim to create instinctive next-gen products that provide IT professionals with exactly what they need to do their jobs efficiently and effectively.
- Empowerment: We support and enable people to do great work. We trust people to take ownership, to take smart risks, and to deliver results. We encourage people to take action, to seek knowledge, and to question actions inconsistent with our mission, values, or principles.
- Passion: We care intensely about our success and our impact. We maintain high standards and continuously strive to improve. We inspire others.
- Innovation: We stay at the forefront and advance the boundaries of what is possible. If we fail, we do it quickly, learn, share the lessons learned, and move forward. We always seek better approaches to what we do.
- Authenticity: We are genuine, transparent, and honest. We admit our mistakes and strive to remain self-aware. We say what we think, even if it might be difficult.
Company HQ
Abingdon, UK
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Leadership
Kris Hagerman
(CEO, not founder)Former CEO of Corel Corporation, who previously served as Group President of Data Center Management at Symantec. Was also Executive VP and GM of Storage and Server Management at Veritas Software, as well as CEO and Founder of both Bigbook and Affinia.
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