Director, Product Management

Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information across enterprises, governments, and consumers.

Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend harnesses AI to protect organizations and individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints.

The Trend Vision One™ enterprise cybersecurity platform accelerates proactive security outcomes by predicting and preventing threats across the entire digital estate and environments like AWS, Google, Microsoft, and NVIDIA.

Proactive security starts here.

Location: This role can be based in one of our offices located in Austin, TX;
Las Colinas, TX; or Ottawa, ON.

We are seeking a dynamic Director of Product Management with a deep passion for cybersecurity and extensive experience in Exposure Management
, with a primary focus on Vulnerability Management
. This role involves owning product strategy and multi‑year roadmaps, conducting market and customer research, and driving execution across engineering, design, and go‑to‑market teams.

The Director will provide strategic leadership for our Exposure Management portfolio, ensuring tight alignment between customer risk outcomes, market needs, and business objectives. Key responsibilities include using data‑driven insights to guide investment decisions, partnering closely with engineering leadership to deliver scalable capabilities, and working with field and customer‑facing teams to ensure success in the market. Ideal candidates bring deep domain expertise in vulnerability and exposure management, strong leadership and communication skills, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast‑paced environment.

A background in technical roles such as software engineering, sales engineering, security architecture, or technical leadership is highly valued.

• Product Strategy and
  
  Roadmap:
  
  
  Develop, own, and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Exposure Management product area, with a strong emphasis on Vulnerability Management. Align product direction with business objectives, customer risk reduction outcomes, and market demands.

• Market Research and Analysis:
  Conduct ongoing market research to identify trends in exposure management, vulnerability assessment, and risk prioritization. Analyze the competitive landscape and customer needs to inform strategic decisions and differentiation.

• Product Development:
  Partner closely with engineering and UX leadership to drive the development of new capabilities across vulnerability discovery, prioritization, and remediation workflows. Ensure timely delivery, technical quality, and scalability.

• Customer Engagement:
  Act as a senior voice of the customer, engaging directly with strategic customers and partners to understand real‑world exposure challenges. Gather, prioritize, and translate customer needs into clear product requirements.

• Cross‑functional
  
  Collaboration:
  
  
  Work closely with sales, marketing, customer success, and support teams to ensure successful product launches, strong field enablement, and sustained adoption of Exposure Management capabilities.

• Data‑Driven Decision Making:
  Use qualitative and quantitative data—including product usage, risk signals, and customer outcomes—to guide prioritization, measure success, and continuously refine product strategy.

• Analyst Relations:
  Build and maintain strong relationships with industry analysts focused on Exposure Management, Vulnerability Management, and broader security operations. Represent product strategy and roadmap externally and incorporate analyst feedback into planning.

• Experience:
  8+ years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, with significant hands‑on experience in Exposure Management and Vulnerability Management
  . Experience in technical roles such as software engineering, sales engineering, security architecture, or technical leadership is highly valued.

• Product Knowledge:
  Deep understanding of vulnerability management, exposure assessment, and risk‑based prioritization, along with adjacent cybersecurity domains.

• Analytical
  
  Skills:
  
  
  Strong analytical and…