Product Manager

Who is Tenable?

Tenable® is the Exposure Management company. 44,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. Our global employees support 65 percent of the Fortune 500, 45 percent of the Global 2000, and large government agencies. Come be part of our journey!

What makes Tenable such a great place to work?

Ask a member of our team and they’ll answer, “Our people!” We work together to build and innovate best-in-class cybersecurity solutions for our customers; all while creating a culture of belonging, respect, and excellence where we can be our best selves. When you’re part of our #OneTenable team, you can expect to partner with some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry, and have the support and resources you need to do work that truly matters. We deliver results that exceed expectations and we win together!

Your Role:

At Tenable, the work that we do matters in delivering industry-leading cyber exposure products. Our mission is to help our customers understand and manage their security vulnerabilities and effectively manage their cyber-exposure risk.  As a Product Manager for Tenable, you will contribute to building and managing the product roadmap, as well as the product strategy. This includes maintaining, prioritizing, aligning and socializing product goals and requirements to meet the needs of our customers and partners.

We’re looking for a Product Manager who has a strong technical background and adept at influencing and inspiring collaboration across cross-functional teams. In this role, you will partner directly with engineers and architects to define and deliver our solutions. This is a high visibility product management opportunity with global impact. The ideal candidate will be a master of collaboration, will have a strong understanding of security and vulnerability management, and is hyper focused on solving customer problems. They will have experience building large scale, distributed security solutions and have a track record of delivering excellent results in a fast paced environment.  

Tenable has a hybrid work environment where teams work in a local office 2 days per week. You will be expected to commute to one of our offices located in Columbia, MD, Boston, MA or San Jose, CA.

Your Opportunity:

• Understand and empathize with customer and business needs and translate into actionable product plans and requirements

• Lead  or participate in strategic customer engagements to gather feedback on product needs, requirements, challenges, and to present the roadmap

• Understand the competitive landscape, be the first seller of the product, and illustrate positioning for all audiences for the product story

• Partner with product engineering and Produce agile artifacts such as roadmaps, personas, success criteria and user stories

• Collaborate cross-functionally, both horizontally and vertically, to ensure internal alignment on product requirements, goals, strategy, messaging, execution, and ongoing support

• Lead or participate in meetings with Sales, Support, Customer Success, and other teams to gather feedback/requirements and keep them informed about changes and product plans

• Be an active participant in the execution of go-to-market, launch activities, and conferences

• Own product end to end through the entire software development life cycle

• Light travel as necessary (15%) to company offices, planning sessions, and customers

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree required (or equivalent experience), preferably in computer science, engineering, design or a related field; Masters degree a plus

• 2+ years of experience in Product Management, Sales Engineering, Solutions Architect, Management Consulting, Product Owner or related customer facing roles

• Have an entrepreneurial spirit and be able to work independently and effectively in a results-oriented, efficient environment

• Demonstrated track record as an empathetic listener and team player

• Demonstrated success translating complex qualitative and quantitative customer feedback into successful products/features/solutions

• Must be comfortable managing and putting structure around ambiguous problems

• Outstanding organizational skills and ability to manage, align and prioritize a backlog of competing priorities

• Experience collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data from disparate sources in order to drive conclusions and recommendations

• Demonstrated ability to multiply knowledge – document research findings, market analysis, and product requirements for both technical and non-technical audiences. Constant producer of artifacts

• Ability to work with and lead cross-functional teams in a matrix organization

• Strong oral, written, and presentation communication skill

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This is the base pay range for this position. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, location and experience, and may fall outside of the range shown. Employees are also eligible for variable compensation in addition to base pay (commission for sales roles, bonus for non-sales roles), depending on company and individual performance. Tenable also offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefits which include: medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance; 401(k) retirement savings with company match; an employee stock purchase plan; an employee referral program; flexible spending accounts; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); education assistance; parental leave; paid time off (PTO); company-paid holidays; health and wellness events; and community programs.

If you’ve reached this point, and you’re still not sure if you should apply…..Just do it! We’re human and we don’t fit a perfect mold. Having diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, that’s a good thing! If you’re coming from outside of the cyber industry - great! If you’re looking to try something new - awesome! All we ask is you bring passion to all that you do, crave creativity and innovation, and embrace the hard work of gaining new skills and accepting big challenges. 

We’re committed to promoting Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) at Tenable - through all equal employment opportunity laws and regulations at the international, federal, state and local levels.  If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact Recruiting@Tenable.com for further assistance.

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