Vice President, Product Management (MDR)

Rapid7 is seeking a Vice President of Product Management to own the strategy, vision, and execution of its Managed Detection & Response (MDR) product portfolio. The role sets product direction for the managed security service, leads the product team, and works with SOC, engineering, customers, and go-to-market teams to improve the service and business outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Define and drive the MDR product strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with Rapid7's broader detection and response vision
• Partner closely with SOC leadership to deeply understand analyst workflows, operational pain points, and necessary platform capabilities
• Lead and develop a high-performing team of product managers, fostering accountability and continuous learning
• Translate customer insights, market trends, and competitive intelligence into differentiated product decisions that drive retention and expansion
• Collaborate with engineering to define and deliver a platform roadmap that gives MDR analysts speed, context, and automation
• Serve as a senior customer-facing voice for the MDR product by engaging with strategic accounts and building trust through transparency
• Define and track product OKRs and success metrics to continuously improve the service experience and business outcomes
• Work cross-functionally with sales, marketing, and customer success to ensure product positioning, launch readiness, and customer adoption

Requirements:

• Bring 12+ years of product management experience, with significant time spent leading product for managed services, SaaS platforms, or security products
• Possess a deep understanding of the cybersecurity landscape, particularly in detection and response, MDR, SOC operations, or incident response
• Demonstrate a proven track record of leading and scaling product teams in a fast-paced, customer-centric environment
• Drive multi-year product vision through strategic doing while staying grounded in near-term execution and time-bound milestones
• Establish clear accountability and ownership across teams to deliver value for managed service customers
• Make efficient decisions that resolve complex product challenges and maintain operational momentum across functions
• Communicate complex product strategies clearly to executive and customer audiences to foster commitment
• Build global cross-functional networks across engineering, services, sales, and executive leadership to drive aligned business outcomes
• Embrace challenging conversations constructively to find common ground across cross-functional stakeholder groups
• Apply self-awareness to adapt leadership style to varying group dynamics across technical and business teams
• Demonstrate an eager mindset toward navigating change by driving product evolution in a fast-moving market
• Embody our core values to foster a culture of excellence that drives meaningful impact and collective success