Security Analytics​/SIEM - Director of Product​/Product Operations

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter.

By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.

We're seeking a strategic PM Director to play a key role in scaling our AI-driven SIEM product portfolio while building world-class product operations capabilities. Join our Elastic Security leadership team and drive the strategic direction of groundbreaking solutions that empower organizations to gain AI-driven insights across their security ecosystem, detect sophisticated threats, and orchestrate proactive defense strategies at enterprise scale!

Strategic Leadership & Vision:

• Lead cross-portfolio roadmap planning and prioritization
• Drive product vision through presentations to executive leadership and enterprise customers
• Establish product positioning in the evolving SIEM/security analytics market

• Be responsible for product lifecycle for our security analytics solutions from concept to market
• Build coordinated roadmaps balancing innovation with reliable delivery
• Drive product-market fit through customer engagement and competitive intelligence

• Establish and improve product operations frameworks, processes, and metrics
• Implement data-driven analytics, critical metric tracking, and performance measurement
• Optimize development workflows, release processes, and cross-functional teamwork
• Drive operational excellence in launches, rollouts, and customer adoption

• Mentor a team of product managers
• Cultivate a culture of innovation and operational excellence
• Collaborate with engineering on technical architecture and development priorities
• Partner with design to ensure exceptional user experiences

• Engage with customers, analysts, and practitioners to validate product direction
• Collaborate on go-to-market strategies and competitive positioning
• Drive customer advisory programs and feedback loops

Experience:

• 12+ years of product management experience with 8+ years in cybersecurity and enterprise software, including 5+ years in director-level leadership roles leading product teams and driving cross-functional initiatives
• 5+ years specifically in SIEM, security analytics, threat detection, or related security platforms with success in building and scaling AI/ML-powered security products
• Experience with enterprise security sales cycles, large-scale deployments, and building product operations at scale

Knowledge:

• Experience in SIEM architectures, security data lakes, enterprise security analytics platforms, and AI/ML applications in cybersecurity including behavioral analytics and threat detection
• Understanding of big data platforms (Elasticsearch, cloud-native architectures, streaming analytics), security orchestration (SOAR), and threat intelligence platforms
• Knowledge of enterprise security operations workflows, SOC management, natural language processing for security use cases, and product operations standard methodologies including metrics frameworks and process optimization

Skills:

• Exceptional leadership and team development capabilities with experience managing managers, critical thinking and execution perfection
• Outstanding social skills with ability to influence executive team members, combined with data-driven decision making and strong analytical problem-solving abilities

• Passionate curiosity about the evolving cybersecurity landscape
• Strategic approach with attention to operational detail and market dynamics
• BS/MS degree in engineering, computer science, information security, or other related subject area