Principal Product Manager, XDR & Exposure Management

Elastic

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Posted: 17 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday

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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

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Principal Product Manager (XDR & Exposure Management) - Security Solutions joins the Elastic Security team to own XDR and the convergence of exposure and vulnerability capabilities. This role involves managing the end-to-end strategy for detection and response across endpoint, cloud, identity, and network domains while expanding into features like patch management, device control, and remediation workflows. The successful candidate will define product requirements in collaboration with Engineering and Security Labs, manage noise reduction, and translate market trends into actionable roadmaps. Key competencies include extensive experience in B2B enterprise software, deep knowledge of EDR, SIEM, and security operations, and a strong understanding of asset criticality and threat landscapes. You will serve as the primary voice for C-suite stakeholders, utilizing technical expertise to prioritize risks and navigate complex security challenges within a unified data layer environment.

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XDR EDR SIEM Vulnerability Management Patch Management AI Data Science Security Operations SOC Automation

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, attack surface, and cloud posture to prioritize security risks.
Collaborate with the Entity Analytics team to integrate asset criticality and context into exposure prioritization.
Serve as the primary product voice for C-suite stakeholders to communicate roadmap direction and strategic decisions.
Analyze the competitive landscape of security vendors and MDR providers to develop differentiated product strategies.
Author technical requirements for engineering teams based on research from the Security Labs team.
Create internal artifacts such as decision memos and roadmap trackers to provide visibility without requiring meetings.

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 prioritization over raw scanning and asset inventory.
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 lead across a matrixed organization and drive execution in a remote-first environment.
Familiarity with AI security, including how AI/ML systems are attacked and defended, is preferred.

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