SimSpace serves as an AI Proving Ground where organizations can confidently train, test, and outmaneuver adversaries in any environment. As a Principal Product Manager, you will lead the development of next-generation cybersecurity platforms, focusing on security automation and agentic systems to enhance the skills of cyber defenders and safeguard critical infrastructures.
Responsibilities:
- Define and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap, including the adoption and implementation of agentic use cases and the convergence of training and testing within the cyber range platform
- Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify opportunities and threats, with a focus on emerging AI and agent-based security solutions
- Prioritize features and initiatives based on business and customer impact
- Work closely with engineering and design teams to develop and deliver high-quality, in-scope, and on-time products
- Create initiatives and epic level requirements in partnership with your engineering teams to deliver solutions focused on training, testing, and validating security operations tools and new AI agents in a hyper realistic replica environment
- Manage the product lifecycle from concept through launch and beyond, ensuring timely delivery, specifically for continuous, comprehensive testing and validation use-cases within the range
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to align on product goals and priorities
- Communicate product plans, progress, and outcomes to senior leadership and other key stakeholders
- Gather and analyze customer feedback to inform product decisions
- Work with customer support and sales teams to understand customer needs and pain points
- Ensure the product delivers a compelling user experience and meets customer expectations
- Define and monitor key product metrics to measure success and drive continuous improvement
- Use data-driven insights to iterate and enhance the product
- Mentor and guide junior product managers and other team members
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence within the product team
- Stay organized, manage time effectively, and prioritize work between multiple projects and deadlines
Requirements:
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in product management with a proven track record of delivering successful products, or equivalent experience in cybersecurity with significant expertise in red teaming, blue teaming, and/or incident response
- A strong understanding of the current security tools on the market, technology trends, and the competitive landscape
- Proven expertise in advanced security operations, penetration testing, threat emulation, vulnerability assessment, threat detection, and incident response
- In-depth knowledge of security tools such as Metasploit, Burp Suite, Cobalt Strike, Nmap, Wireshark, Splunk, SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR, and threat intelligence platforms
- Demonstrated experience using, designing, and testing autonomous or semi-autonomous agents for security operations (e.g., attack agents, defensive agents, user emulation agents)
- Strong understanding of network protocols, operating systems, and security architectures
- Relevant certifications such as OSCP, CISSP, CEH, GCIH, or equivalent highly desired
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to think strategically and execute methodically
- Proficiency in product management tools and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum)
- Deep familiarity with foundational AI/ML concepts and their application in developing, testing, and securing intelligent and autonomous cyber security agents (e.g., adversarial training, system-level defenses)
- Customer-focused mindset with a passion for creating great user experiences
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Strong leadership and team-building skills
- Lead or executed blue team operations to detect, respond to, and mitigate cyber threats
- Developed and implemented advanced detection and response strategies to identify and neutralize threats
- Collaborated with red and blue teams to refine detection capabilities, response protocols, and overall security strategies
- Conducted detailed analysis and reporting on security incidents and red team engagements, providing actionable recommendations for security improvements
- Experience developing security requirements and tailoring red and/or blue team strategies accordingly
- Have led or executed red team operations to simulate advanced cyber threats against enterprise networks, applications, and cloud environments
- Developed and implemented realistic attack scenarios to identify vulnerabilities and assess the effectiveness of security controls