Principal Product Manager, Incubation

About SecurityScorecard:

SecurityScorecard is the global leader in cybersecurity ratings, with over 12 million companies continuously rated, operating in 64 countries. Founded in 2013 by security and risk experts Dr. Alex Yampolskiy and Sam Kassoumeh and funded by world-class investors, SecurityScorecard’s patented rating technology is used by over 25,000 organizations for self-monitoring, third-party risk management, board reporting, and cyber insurance underwriting; making all organizations more resilient by allowing them to easily find and fix cybersecurity risks across their digital footprint. 

Headquartered in New York City, our culture has been recognized by Inc Magazine as a "Best Workplace,” by Crain’s NY as a "Best Places to Work in NYC," and as one of the 10 hottest SaaS startups in New York for two years in a row. Most recently, SecurityScorecard was named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023 and to the Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces in 2023 award recognizing “forward-thinking employers for their unwavering commitment to employee engagement.”  SecurityScorecard is proud to be funded by world-class investors including Silver Lake Waterman, Moody’s, Sequoia Capital, GV and Riverwood Capital.

This role will report to our SVP and / or Senior Director of Product and will be critical in enabling us to build new features and capabilities, plan for sustainable growth in scale, and enable other feature teams to build on the platform. To be successful, you should be proactive and able to effectively translate technical specifications to requirements aligned to prioritized business goals and performance metrics. The Incubation Product Manager is responsible for overseeing the development and validation of new product concepts within our company's innovation incubator. This role involves managing the entire product lifecycle from ideation to market validation, working closely with cross-functional teams to bring innovative ideas to life. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the hypothesis testing process for new product offerings, utilizing lean methodologies to rapidly validate concepts.
• Develop and implement a structured incubation process to explore new business areas and product opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including engineering, design, and marketing, to create and launch innovative products.
• Organize and coordinate workshops, hackathons, and events to foster innovation and support the incubation process.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including potential customers, industry experts, and investors.
• Analyze market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape to identify promising product opportunities.
• Create and manage product roadmaps, defining key milestones and success metrics for incubated projects.
• Present findings and recommendations to leadership, supporting go/no-go decisions for incubated products.
• Manage the financial aspects of incubation projects, including budget allocation and resource planning.
• Collaborate with the broader product team to ensure smooth transition of successful incubation projects into the main product portfolio.

You will:

• Work closely with our customer facing teams and engineering teams to develop a deep understanding of the customer operations model, distribution landscape, and competitive environment, to lead a platform/enterprise roadmap for SecurityScorecard customers and engineering teams. 
• Partner with engineering and design to build platform features that enable other engineering teams.
• Understand platform limitations and tradeoffs to deliver value quickly with a clear understanding of technical tradeoffs. 
• Engage with our customers to identify problems/solutions, enroll in beta and announce new features. 
• Own features from conception to launch, working directly with our design and engineering teams to deliver impactful platform/enterprise features that provide exponential value. 
• Develop a deep understanding of user-engagement, engineering challenges, and other product metrics, extracting insights to inform the roadmap and to continuously improve performance of our platform.
• Work in a dynamic environment where iterating quickly is critical.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field; MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in general or product management, with a focus on new product development, strategy or innovation.
• Strong understanding of lean startup methodologies and agile development practices.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated track record of successfully bringing new products to market.

Desired Skills:

• Familiarity with AI, cybersecurity and software supply chain.
• Strong foundations of data, business intelligence and product analytics.
• Experience with large language models and AI centered design is a plus.
• Proven experience in building multi-million dollar products from 0 to 1.
• Strong network within the startup and venture capital ecosystem.

Benefits:

Specific to each country, we offer a competitive salary, stock options, Health benefits, and unlimited PTO, parental leave, tuition reimbursements, and much more!

The estimated salary range for this position is $180,000-210,000. 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. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible for annual performance-based incentive compensation awards and equity, among other company benefits. 

SecurityScorecard is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and embraces diversity. We believe that our team is strengthened through hiring and retaining employees with diverse backgrounds, skill sets, ideas, and perspectives. We make hiring decisions based on merit and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex or gender (including pregnancy) gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, age, marital, veteran, disability status or any other protected category in accordance with applicable law. 

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 talentacquisitionoperations@securityscorecard.io.

Any information you submit to SecurityScorecard as part of your application will be processed in accordance with the Company’s privacy policy and applicable law. 

SecurityScorecard does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.  Please note that we do not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.   #LI-DNI