Director of Product Management

Checkmarx is an application security company. The Director of Product Management leads the product management team and owns the multi-year strategy and roadmap for the engine portfolio, partnering across engineering, research, design, and go-to-market teams to deliver enterprise-ready capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Own the multi-year product strategy and roadmap for the engine portfolio, and make the investment trade-offs across engines that determine where Checkmarx competes and wins
• Build and lead a high-performing product management team, setting direction, developing talent, and holding a consistent standard across domains
• Establish detection quality and performance as accountable business outcomes, with clear targets and the evidence to demonstrate progress against them
• Partner with R&D leadership to align engineering capacity and delivery commitments to the roadmap
• Translate customer, market, and competitive insight into a differentiated strategy that drives adoption and revenue growth
• Align GTM, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success behind the engine narrative, and own its credibility in the market
• Engage enterprise customers and C-level stakeholders to validate direction, build long-term partnerships, and resolve escalations that matter to the business
• Represent the engine strategy internally and externally, including at executive reviews, customer briefings, industry events, and analyst engagements

Requirements:

• 10+ years of product management experience, with at least 5 years in a SaaS environment
• 3+ years of experience leading product teams in a fast-paced technology environment
• Proven success launching and scaling B2B SaaS or enterprise security products
• Deep understanding of product lifecycle management, Agile methodologies, and lean principles
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with data-driven decision-making
• Experience engaging with enterprise customers, C-level stakeholders, and technical users
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, high-growth, and security-conscious environment
• Strong point of view on AI/ML product development, with familiarity across the AI/ML lifecycle (data, model development, evaluation, deployment)
• Background in cybersecurity, application security, (AppSec), DevSecOps, DevOps, or developer tooling