Senior Product Manager – Defender for Cloud

Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel

Date posted

Aug 18, 2025

Job number

1860178

Work site

Up to 50% work from home

Travel

None

Role type

Individual Contributor

Profession

Product Management

Discipline

Product Management

Employment type

Full-Time

If you're out to disrupt #CloudSecurity, come join us working for the largest security company in the world, on the leading planet-scale products

At the Microsoft Cloud Security team, we take immense pride in developing a diverse set of security products and services that are leaders in their respective market segments. Our innovative solutions have set new industry standards, earning global recognition safeguarding critical infrastructure at the highest scale.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) designed to protect cloud-based applications running in all major cloud providers, including cloud security posture management (CSPM) that finds weak spots across cloud configuration, helps strengthen the overall security posture and identify risk, and cloud workload protection (CWP) which identifies real-time attacks and helps the SOC respond and mitigate.

We're a diverse group of talented professionals consisting of software engineers, security researchers, product managers and data scientists collaborating to develop products that secure our customers, including the biggest companies in the world.

You will work in a supportive and inclusive environment where you will learn and work alongside the best and brightest minds in the industry, Fourtune 500 customers and can make a significant impact, grow your skills and advance your career.

• 6+ years of experience as a Product Manager.
• Security and cloud background.
• Experienced working with customers.
• trong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate ambiguity and make informed decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Proven track-record delivering software products/services to market.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Team player, confident, independent, and enthusiastic
• Great listener - deep customer empathy and ability to identify customer needs
• Excellent communication, writing, and presentation skills in English

• Strong attention to detail including proven ability to manage priorities.

• Proven technical background and experience (preferred around cloud technologies and DevOps)– Advantage

• Strong security and cloud background – Advantage
• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related technical equivalent. MBA - advantage.

• Analyze customer and market signals to identify customers' unmet or unknown needs and market opportunities for enhancements or development of multiple feature areas.
• Collaborate with others to identify the potential customer segments and investment opportunities. Evaluate tradeoffs, and prioritizes investments in consultation with cross-functional partner.
• Drive product areas end-to-end within Microsoft Defender for Cloud, including building vision and strategy, define roadmap, help define business model and marketing messages and drive execution for successful results.
• Work closely and build trust with customers to help direct product roadmap and improve customer experience.
• Define features and own their backlog, works with Software Engineering (SWE) and design teams to align on tradeoffs, and partners with Product Marketing on the disclosure of the roadmap and outbound communication.
• Drive business impact across the organization and track success criteria and performance metrics. Be data driven with ongoing analysis of usage data.
• Communicate clearly about projects, risks, and accomplishments on behalf of the team.
• Guide and mentor other team members.

More about our work:

What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud? - Microsoft Defender for Cloud | Microsoft Learn

Microsoft Defender for Cloud - CSPM & CWPP | Microsoft Azure

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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Industry leading healthcare

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Educational resources

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Discounts on products and services

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Savings and investments

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Maternity and paternity leave

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Generous time away

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Giving programs

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Opportunities to network and connect

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.