Security Product Manager | Career Path

Learn about the Security Product Manager career path in cybersecurity. Discover key responsibilities, required skills, average salary expectations, and relevant certifications for this role.

Overview

Defines the strategy, roadmap, and features for specific security products (commercial or internal), translating market needs and customer requirements into actionable development plans.

Responsibilities

  • Define the strategy
  • roadmap
  • and features for security products (either internal tools or commercial products)
  • conduct market research
  • gather requirements from customers/stakeholders
  • work with engineering to build the product
  • manage product launch and lifecycle

Required Skills

  • Product management methodologies
  • market analysis
  • requirements gathering
  • roadmap planning
  • understanding of security market/technologies
  • communication
  • working with engineering/sales/marketing

Salary Expectations

$110,000 - $180,000+ USD

Relevant Certifications

No specific certifications listed for this role yet.

Common Career Pathway

Can transition from technical security roles (e.g., Sales Engineer, Consultant, Engineer) into product management, or come from traditional product management with a focus on security products.

Learning Roadmap

Security domain knowledge -> Product Management fundamentals -> Market research/analysis -> Roadmap/Requirements definition -> Agile methodologies -> Communication/Leadership.

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