Principal Product Manager Lead

Team Description
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Our team is at the forefront of modern security operations, leveraging the power of Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender XDR to deliver a unified, intelligent, and scalable approach to threat detection, investigation, and response. Microsoft Sentinel, a cloud-native SIEM and SOAR solution, enables us to collect and analyze data at scale across users, devices, applications, and infrastructure—both on-premises and in the cloud. With built-in AI and machine learning, Sentinel helps us detect sophisticated threats and automate responses to mitigate risks efficiently. Integrated seamlessly with Microsoft Defender XDR, our platform provides end-to-end visibility and protection across endpoints, identities, emails, and cloud apps. This synergy empowers our security operations team to proactively defend against cyber threats, streamline incident response, and maintain a resilient security posture.

Responsibilities
Responsibilities
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• Drive Product Vision & Strategy: Lead end-to-end ownership of product areas, from crafting a compelling vision and strategy to defining roadmaps and delivering impactful outcomes aligned with business goals. Champion an AI-First Mindset & Embed AI into the core of product thinking.
• Lead and Grow a High-Performing PM Team: Inspire, mentor, and develop a team of product managers. Foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and continuous learning. Ensure clarity of roles, responsibilities, and career growth paths.
• Customer-Centric Innovation: Analyze customer feedback, usage data, and market trends to uncover unmet or emerging needs. Build strong relationships with customers and partners to inform product direction and enhance user satisfaction. Define success metrics and KPIs. Use telemetry, experimentation, and analytics to guide decisions, validate hypotheses, and continuously improve product performance
• Backlog Ownership & Feature Definition: Define and prioritize features with a clear understanding of customer value, technical feasibility, and ROI. Collaborate with engineering, design, and research teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Agile Execution & Delivery: Partner closely with engineering leads to ensure focused execution, identify quick wins, and respond rapidly to evolving customer needs and security threats.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work across Microsoft product teams and external partners to deliver integrated, end-to-end experiences. Identify synergies and lead joint initiatives that amplify product value.

Qualifications
Required
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• 7+ years of experience in cross-functional product management (and Engineering) roles, driving impactful outcomes across diverse teams.
• 3+ years of experience managing and mentoring product management teams, fostering growth, ownership, and strategic alignment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering.
• Background in Security, Cloud, or SaaS, domains.
• Deep understanding of B2B & enterprise software and experience working with large, global customers and service providers across industries such as Financial Services, Technology, Telecommunications, Government, and Critical Infrastructure.
• Proven expertise in product strategy development, including product/market fit analysis, competitive landscape evaluation, and long-term vision setting. Excellent problem-solving skills and a strong drive to create meaningful impact.
• Track record of leading large-scale product initiatives across multiple disciplines such as engineering, design, research, marketing, sales, and customer success.
• Outstanding collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with customers, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.

Preferred -

• Experience in early-stage product incubation or startups is highly preferred—demonstrated ability to lead products from ideation through MVP and iterative enhancement, including customer persona mapping, problem validation, and roadmap creation.

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