Senior Director, Head of Product, Dropbox

AI-Powered Security & Content Access Governance

CA$253.3-342.7k

All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

Expert level
Remote from Canada

More information about location

Dropbox

Smart workspace company

Job no longer available

Dropbox

Smart workspace company

1001+ employees

B2CB2BData storageEnterpriseCloud Computing

Job no longer available

CA$253.3-342.7k

All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

Expert level
Remote from Canada

More information about location

1001+ employees

B2CB2BData storageEnterpriseCloud Computing

Company mission

Dropbox's mission is to design a more enlightened way of working.

Role

Who you are

  • Security Product Leadership: 10+ years of product management experience, with at least 5 years leading security product teams in DLP, access governance, threat detection, insider risk, or compliance
  • 0 → 1 Product Builder: Proven track record of launching and scaling security products from inception, ideally within a large tech company, security startup, or enterprise SaaS business
  • AI & Security Expertise: Experience integrating AI/ML into security solutions, especially in areas like automated access controls, risk detection, or data protection
  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Strong ability to influence engineering, security, GTM, and legal teams, with a balance of technical depth and business strategy
  • Customer-Centric Mindset: Passion for solving customer pain points, with a track record of delivering security products that are both powerful and easy to use

Desirable

  • Executive Communication: Ability to engage and present to senior leadership and external stakeholders, clearly articulating complex security concepts and business outcomes
  • Customer Advocacy: Experience building advisory boards or other customer feedback mechanisms to inform product strategy and ensure market fit
  • Market Insight: Deep understanding of the SMB and mid-market security landscape, including competitor offerings, emerging trends, and customer needs

What the job involves

  • Dropbox is expanding its capabilities in AI-powered security, content access governance, and data loss prevention (DLP) to help SMB and mid-market businesses secure and manage their content with enterprise-grade protection
  • Following our acquisition of Nira, we have taken the first steps to integrate its data access governance technology into Dropbox Dash
  • Now, we are focused on deepening this integration across the Dropbox portfolio and expanding our security offering in the broader data access governance and DLP markets
  • We are looking for a Senior Director, Head of Product to lead this next phase—defining the strategy, shaping the roadmap, and scaling a new security business within Dropbox
  • This is a 0 → 1 opportunity to establish Dropbox as a leader in cloud security for SMBs and mid-market companies, bringing AI-driven access governance, insider risk protection, and compliance automation to businesses that need it most
  • Develop and execute the strategy for integrating Nira’s governance capabilities more deeply within Dropbox while also creating a standalone security offering that serves the broader market
  • Leverage AI and automation to streamline access control, enforce real-time DLP policies, and detect security risks, making security intelligent and frictionless for mid-market businesses
  • Identify gaps in the SMB/mid-market security space, establish Dropbox’s unique value proposition, and build a long-term product and GTM strategy to scale adoption
  • Work with engineering and design teams to develop automated access reviews, AI-powered security insights, and compliance-driven workflows that enhance Dropbox’s security offerings
  • Partner with marketing, sales, and partnerships to define packaging, pricing, and distribution models for Dropbox’s expanding security product line
  • Engage with SMB and mid-market customers to deeply understand their security challenges and shape the roadmap accordingly
  • Work with engineering, security, compliance, and GTM teams to ensure products align with industry standards (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, etc.) and deliver a seamless experience

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Insights

Top investors

3% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • We offer a generous company contribution toward individual medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including contributions toward dependent premiums
  • Keep sharing and collaborating with friends and family even when you’re not at work with free Dropbox space for your whole crew
  • Take the vacation you’ve always dreamed of with up to four consecutive weeks of paid time off
  • Celebrate common holidays without your paycheck taking the hit with 11 company paid holidays
  • Each Dropboxer has access to 32 hours of paid volunteer time off each year that they can use to support the causes close to their hearts
  • We regularly offer panels and seminars featuring the best minds in tech, talent, diversity, and beyond that any Dropboxer can attend from the comfort of their home
  • No two Dropboxers are the same, and their benefits shouldn’t be either. Our Perks allowance empowers employees to customize their benefits in line with what really matters to them

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Jan 2014

$350m

SERIES C

Oct 2011

$250m

SERIES B

Total funding: $607.3m

Our take

Dropbox started by helping people bring together their files in one central place. The contents of these folders are synchronised to Dropbox's servers along with other computers and devices where the user has installed Dropbox, keeping the same files up-to-date across all devices.

Nowadays, there are lots of competing companies in cloud storage, and some with better distribution (e.g. Google and Apple). This explains why Dropbox is making a big push to reinvent itself after a fairly disappointing run since its IPO in 2018. The new Dropbox turns folders into "Spaces", which are collaboration hubs for teams, complete with comment streams, artificial intelligence tools and integrations into services such as Slack.

The company continues to build out its offerings through acquisitions, such as that of Formswift, bolstering its end-to-end agreement workflow capabilities. Indeed, It's very clear that Dropbox is trying to make a big move from being just a storage company. This seems to be a necessary move given the competitive nature of the industry it is operating within.

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