Principal Product Manager, XDR & Exposure Management

Elastic

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Elastic is the company behind Elasticsearch and the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash). It sells search, observability, and security products built on that search engine, primarily through its Elastic Cloud managed service.

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TL;DR · Principal Product Manager, XDR & Exposure Management

Principal Product Manager (XDR & Exposure Management) - Security Solutions joins the Elastic Security team to own XDR and the converging exposure and vulnerability capabilities. This role involves managing the end-to-end strategy for detection, response, and remediation across endpoint, cloud, identity, and network domains. You will build features like patch management, advanced device control, and host firewall management while integrating signals from attack surface and cloud posture to improve prioritization. The ideal candidate possesses 7–10 years of experience in product management, with at least 4 years in security or B2B enterprise software. Key requirements include deep knowledge of EDR, SIEM, and SOC operations, alongside a strong understanding of exploitability, reachability, and the cyber threat landscape. You will collaborate with engineering and research teams to translate complex technical requirements into actionable roadmaps for C-suite stakeholders.

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What you'll do

  • Own the end-to-end XDR strategy and delivery across endpoint, cloud, identity, and network domains.
  • Lead the expansion of XDR into exposure and vulnerability management features like patch management and remediation workflows.
  • Define the integration points between XDR, exposure, and adjacent surfaces like attack surface and cloud posture.
  • Partner with the Entity Analytics team to integrate asset criticality and context into exposure prioritization.
  • Serve as the primary product voice for senior stakeholders including CISOs and VPs of Security Operations.
  • Analyze the competitive landscape of security vendors and MDR providers to drive differentiated product direction.
  • Write high-quality technical requirements for engineering teams based on research from the Security Labs team.
  • Create internal and external artifacts such as roadmap trackers, decision memos, and competitive briefs.

What we're looking for

  • You must have 7–10 years of product management experience, including at least 4 years in security or B2B enterprise software.
  • You must possess hands-on knowledge of XDR, EDR, SIEM, or broader security operations as a product manager or practitioner.
  • You must demonstrate fluency in exposure and vulnerability management, specifically regarding prioritization based on exploitability and reachability.
  • You must have a solid understanding of analytics, data science techniques for detection, and the current cyber threat landscape.
  • You must possess technical credibility to write high-quality requirements and judge architectural feasibility independently.
  • You must have executive presence to communicate roadmaps and deliver difficult news to C-suite and VP-level stakeholders.
  • You must be able to work across a matrixed organization including Product, Engineering, Sales, and Customer Success.
  • Familiarity with AI security and the defense of ML or agentic systems is preferred.

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