Lead Product Manager

About UpGuard

UpGuard is revolutionizing security by replacing manual bottlenecks with AI-driven precision. Fresh from a US$75M Series C funding, the company is scaling its infrastructure to handle 100 billion daily risk signals. UpGuard builds a Cyber Risk Posture Management (CRPM) platform integrating security ratings, threat intelligence, and agentic AI to help organizations proactively manage their evolving cybersecurity risks. The company offers autonomy and resources to deliver world-class technology on a global scale.

Role Overview

The Lead Product Manager role involves owning the strategy and long-term planning for multiple product areas across several squads. You will lead a high-performing, autonomous team of Senior Product Managers, each responsible for their squad's roadmap, while also managing your own team of engineers and designers. This new leadership position is crucial for UpGuard's accelerated growth, with a focus on both team development and product outcomes across the portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive product strategy and outcomes for a portfolio spanning multiple squads, aligning with business goals and customer needs.
• Guide and mentor Senior Product Managers, ensuring process consistency across squads in collaboration with Product Operations and other lead managers.
• Resolve inter-squad trade-offs and dependencies that surpass individual teams.
• Craft and communicate the product narrative, overseeing revenue, user engagement, retention, and risk metrics.
• Collaborate closely with the CPO/VP Product on strategic decisions.
• Develop and maintain a rolling quarterly plan aligned with a two-to-three-year product vision, updating as market dynamics evolve.
• Empower Senior Product Managers to make investment decisions within their product areas.
• Balance priorities across multiple product areas to maximize success.
• Continuously enhance product discovery, prioritization, and delivery processes.
• Manage, coach, and grow product management staff including Senior Product Managers and people managers.
• Set high standards for quality, accountability, and craftsmanship, while fostering personal growth.
• Lead hiring, onboarding, and leveling of product managers during company expansion.
• Define best practices for product management within the organization.
• Align product strategy with retention, market expansion, win rates, and addressable markets.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Support, and Customer Success on positioning, pricing input, launches, and enablement across the portfolio.
• Represent UpGuard’s product vision externally with customers, prospects, and analysts.

Candidate Profile and Experience

• 7 to 10 years of experience in B2B SaaS product management including at least 3 years in direct product team leadership.
• Proven ability to manage strategy across multiple product areas and produce measurable business outcomes.
• Experience leading complex product initiatives and advocating for them effectively.
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities, with a collaborative approach towards engineers and designers to deliver exceptional user experiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or credentials in security, governance, risk, and compliance (GRC).
• Understanding of cybersecurity concepts and solutions.
• Background in building high-functioning product management teams in growing companies.
• Experience with integrations, APIs, and data-driven product development.
• Demonstrated ability to identify commercial opportunities within product strategies.

Benefits and Compensation

• Monthly lifestyle subsidy supporting financial, physical, and mental well-being.
• Work-from-home setup allowance to create an optimal work environment, provided within first three months.
• Annual learning and development budget of $1500 USD to support career growth.
• Paid time off plus two additional company-specific leave days.
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave regardless of parenting role.
• Personal leave including sick and carer’s leave.
• Fully remote working model with physical offices in Sydney and Hobart but no mandatory attendance.
• Provision of high-end laptops tailored for each team member's role.
• Subscriptions to generative AI tools provided for professional use.

Diversity and Legal Information

UpGuard is recognized as a Great Place to Work® in multiple countries with 99% employee approval. The company is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer encouraging applications without discrimination based on race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, or other protected categories. Local hiring restrictions apply for US-based roles. All employees must complete a national police history check and reference verifications before starting.