Principal Product Manager

Who is SimSpace:

SimSpace launched in 2015 with a singular purpose – addressing the most urgent and sophisticated cybersecurity challenges to reduce risk for our most vulnerable and valuable infrastructure. The organizations around the world that we depend on every day to keep our loved ones safe and secure. Our healthcare facilities, schools, financial institutions, transit centers, grocery stores, and workplaces just to name a few. To deliver global resiliency, we provide an elite cyber range platform to curate unassailable cyber defenses, data driven decisions, cutting edge training labs, live attack scenarios, and extensive individual and dynamic team readiness training. 

SimSpace works as OneTeam to elevate humanity around the world. We are committed to continuously improving and delivering a cultivated member experience whether that is accomplished through focusing on supporting our client’s teams or our own mission driven SimSpacers. 

We are an international company headquartered in Boston's Fort Point in the U.S. If you are interested in elevating the technology and creative solutions necessary to secure and safeguard our future while working alongside others who share your passion for purpose and development, we want to meet you!

Why should you choose a career at SimSpace?

We are an organization that is focused on building our culture and mindfully enhancing our atmosphere everyday which is why we have collaborated on an integral value system. Our governing philosophy of being Human Centered is deeply embedded within our value system. We apply this philosophy to every one of our internal team members, external clients, and their customers.

Our core values:

• Serve to Protect – We provide safe space, deliver on the mission, and elevate humanity
• Acquire Understanding – We seek and provide clarity 10x, cultivate comprehension, and believe information goes both all ways
• Operate as Innovators – We stay curious, practice consistency over intensity, and continue to be the change we need in the world
• Teamwork Without Borders – We are never alone, we solve for all, and keep people at the heart of everything we do

Summary

As a Principal Product Manager at SimSpace, you will drive the strategic evolution of a critical growth offering that empowers organizations to test, validate, and optimize their entire security stack in hyper-realistic simulated environments. In this senior leadership role, you will be responsible for defining the long-term product vision and AI strategy that helps CISOs and security operations leaders make evidence-based decisions about their cybersecurity investments to reduce risk and maximize ROI. You will lead the development of AI-powered capabilities and agentic workflows that autonomously run multiple optimization scenarios, generate intelligent recommendations for security tool configurations, and provide automated guidance to customers.

This Principal Product Manager will play a pivotal role in defining, developing, and driving the product strategy and roadmap that leverages our cutting-edge cyber range technology and advanced AI/ML capabilities. This individual will work closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, design, marketing, sales, and customer success to deliver a best-in-class solution, shaping how enterprises worldwide approach intelligent security stack optimization, from Fortune 500 financial institutions to critical infrastructure providers. This role will report to the Director of Product Management.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Strategy & Roadmap:

• Define and clearly communicate the product vision and strategy for a key growth offering to establish SimSpace as the market leader in security toolstack optimization.
• Lead the development of AI agents to dynamically test scenarios, analyze performance, and deliver optimized configuration and workflow recommendations.
• Lead comprehensive market research and competitive intelligence initiatives to identify emerging opportunities and threats.
• Drive strategic product decisions and feature prioritization based on market analysis, customer insights, and business impact assessment.
• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with leading security vendors to enhance platform integrations and market positioning.
• Present product strategy and roadmap to executive leadership, board members, and key enterprise customers.

Product Development:

• Lead cross-functional product development teams through complex technical initiatives including Agentic AI, leading AI- and ML-driven adaptive attacks, and automated security assessment capabilities.
• Define and manage comprehensive product use-cases, requirements and acceptance criteria, connecting the product strategy down through initiatives and epics for the engineering team.
• Oversee the complete product lifecycle for major Stack Optimizer releases, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer success metrics.
• Drive technical innovation in security tool optimization methodologies and establish industry best practices for security stack performance measurement.

Stakeholder Management:

• Collaborate with senior leadership across sales, marketing, engineering, and customer success to align Stack Optimizer strategy with company-wide objectives.
• Serve as the primary product SME for Stack Optimizer to contribute to customer meetings, industry conferences, and analyst briefings.
• Build and maintain relationships with key enterprise customers and industry influencers to guide product direction and market positioning.

Customer Focus:

• Engage with senior security leaders, security architects, and front-line security teams to understand on-going toolstack optimization challenges to inform product decisions.
• Drive customer success initiatives that demonstrate measurable ROI including cost reduction, detection accuracy improvements, and operational efficiency gains.
• Establish customer feedback loops, success metrics, and usage based telemetry to drive product strategy, meeting customer expectations, and strengthening competitive positioning.

Performance & Metrics:

• Establish and monitor strategic product KPIs including adoption and usage growth, customer retention, and product-driven revenue impact.
• Define customer success metrics for Stack Optimizer including security stack optimization outcomes, cost reduction and ROI improvements, and customer satisfaction scores.
• Drive continuous improvement in the product through metrics, experimentation and customer/stakeholder feedback.

Leadership:

• Mentor and coach junior product managers and other team members, specifically in providing cybersecurity domain expertise.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence within the product team, including role modeling best practices.
• Drive organizational culture of innovation, customer obsession, and data-driven decision making within the product organization.
• Represent SimSpace as a thought leader in security toolstack optimization across product strategy, content development, and external stakeholder activities.

What are the qualifications to apply? To be successful as a Principal Product Manager, you need:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in product management with a proven track record of delivering successful enterprise B2B software products, or equivalent experience in cybersecurity with significant expertise in security operations technologies used within a SOC at large enterprise organizations.
• Extensive background in  current security tools on the market, security operations, security architecture and technology trends, and the competitive landscape.
• Proven expertise in advanced penetration testing, threat emulation, breach and attack simulation, vulnerability assessment, threat detection, and incident response.
• In-depth knowledge of security tools across CTEM, BAS, SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, cloud security , and threat intelligence platforms.
• Strong understanding of security compliance standards and frameworks (NIST and MITRE ATT&CK), network protocols, operating systems, virtualized environments, and security architectures.

Skills:

• Ability to think strategically and execute methodically.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Executive communication and presentation skills with experience influencing C-level decision makers and enterprise buying committees
• Experience with high-velocity and scalable product development methodologies.
• Proficiency in product management and engineering tools and processes (e.g., Jira, Agile, Scrum).

Attributes:

• Customer-focused mindset with a passion for creating great user experiences.
• Intellectual curiosity about emerging cybersecurity trends and commitment to thought leadership in the security optimization space.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, uncertain, dynamic environment.
• Strong leadership and team-building skills.

Preferred but not required:

• Existing product management experience at a leading cybersecurity B2B SaaS product company in the SIEM, EDR or IDS/IPS market.
• Experience in creating products/solutions or processes to benchmark, evaluate and optimize security and IT tool effectiveness under real-world attack conditions.
• Background in detection engineering and rule creation related to the refinement of detection logic across SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and cloud security solutions.
• Familiarity with cyber security team process optimization, including SOC efficiency, reduce alert fatigue, and automate incident response.
• Relevant certifications such as OSCP, CISSP, CEH, GCIH, or equivalent highly desired.
• Collaborated with red and blue teams to refine detection capabilities, response protocols, and deliver actionable recommendations for security improvements.

We’re proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive package designed to support your well-being, growth, and success:

• Compensation. Base salary range: $195,000-255,000, reflecting our confidence in your expertise and impact, with the opportunity for annual bonuses tied to company performance and individual contributions.
• Health & Wellness. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus savings plans—coverage starts on day one!
• Mental Health Support. Access to company-paid counseling, coaching, and resources for you and your family through Spring Health.
• Financial Well-Being. Plan for your future with a 401(k)-retirement savings plan featuring a company match.
• Flexible Time Off. Take the time you need with unlimited vacation and dedicated health & wellness days. SimSpace provides flexible solutions to meet the diverse work-life needs of team members.
• Parental Leave. Paid leave plans to support you and your loved ones during life’s most important moments.
• Ownership Opportunities: Equity stock options at hire, with annual performance-based grants—become an invested stakeholder in our shared success.
• Referral Rewards: Earn $1,500–$3,500 for every qualified hire through our employee referral program.
• Peloton Interactive Wellness Program: Full- and partial- subsidized membership plans and equipment discounts to help you reach your personalized fitness goals.
• Continuous Learning: Access a LinkedIn Learning membership to prioritize your personal and professional development.
• Social Connections: Monthly reimbursements for meaningful connections with teammates through our SocialSpace Community.
• Extra Perks: Legal plan coverage, pet insurance, wellness reimbursements, and more to simplify life’s details.

SimSpace is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. 

SimSpace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients.

Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups only apply to jobs if they meet all of the qualifications. However, no one ever meets 100% of the qualifications. SimSpace encourages you to break that statistic and to apply. We look forward to your application!

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, in accordance with applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact careers@simspace.com.

SimSpace does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.

Actual compensation for the position is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to affordability, skills, qualifications and experience, and may vary from the range.