Staff Product Manager, Platform

Job description

Who we are: Horizon3 http://Horizon3.ai is a fast-growing, remote cybersecurity company dedicated to the mission of enabling organizations to proactively find, fix and verify exploitable attack vectors before criminals exploit them. Our flagship product, the NodeZeroTM platform, delivers production-safe autonomous pentests and other key assessment operations that scale across the largest internal, external, cloud, and hybrid cloud environments. NodeZero has been adopted by organizations of all sizes, from small educational institutions to government agencies and Global 100 enterprises. It is used by IT Ops/SecOps teams, consulting pentesters, and MSSPs and MSPs. We are a fusion of former U.S. Special Operations cyber operators, startup engineers & operators, and formerly frustrated cybersecurity practitioners. We're committed to helping solve our common security problems: ineffective security tools and false positives, resulting in alert fatigue, blind spots, "checkbox” security culture, cybersecurity skills shortage, and the long lead time and expense of hiring outside consultants. Collectively, we are a team of learn it alls, committed to a culture of respect, collaboration, ownership, and results. We are seeking a Senior or Staff Product Manager for Platform to lead our platform product portfolio that makes NodeZero enterprise-ready, extensible, and reliable at scale. WHAT YOU'LL DO - You will work closely with the Sr. Director of Product and senior engineering leadership to define and execute the platform strategy that underpins every experience in our product. - You will be responsible for ensuring our platform is scalable, observable, secure, and supports current and future needs in offensive and defensive product areas. You will define and drive the platform capabilities that enable feature teams, partners, and customers to build, automate, and operate on top of NodeZero with confidence. - You are a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can move fluidly between strategic thinking and tactical execution, and is comfortable making decisions that impact multiple product lines. - You will partner cross-functionally with Engineering, SRE, Customer Success, Marketing, Support, Sales, and other Product leaders to deliver platform functionality that improves system stability, accelerates development, and unlocks enterprise and partner growth. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Platform Product Strategy and Vision: Own the end-to-end product strategy for the NodeZero platform, with a focus on scalability, reliability, security, extensibility, and enterprise readiness. Ensure platform investments are tightly aligned with company objectives, revenue goals, and customer outcomes. - Roadmap and Portfolio Management: Develop and maintain a transparent, outcome-driven roadmap across your portfolio. Balance short-term needs with long-term strategic bets. - Cross-Functional Alignment and Delivery: Partner closely with Engineering, SRE, Marketing, Sales, Support, and Customer Success to define requirements, plan releases, and drive execution. - Metrics, Insights, and Experimentation: Define and track success metrics across platform reliability, performance, integration adoption, and enterprise feature utilization. - Voice of Customers and Partners: Engage directly with strategic customers and partners to understand needs, validate designs, and gather structured feedback. WHAT YOU'LL BRING - 5+ years of Product Management experience in B2B SaaS, with significant time spent on platform, infrastructure, or deeply technical products - Strong understanding of modern data platform concepts such as ETL or ELT pipelines, event-driven architectures, schema evolution, data modeling, orchestration, and platform abstractions - Ability to engage credibly with engineers on architectural trade-offs, scalability constraints, and implementation sequencing - Comfort working in technically deep environments where platform choices materially impact product velocity, customer experience, and system resilience - Strong systems thinking with the ability to connect runtime behavior, data flows, platform services, and end-user value - Deep understanding of SaaS architectures, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and multi-tenant platforms - Proven experience owning or materially influencing reliability and performance domains, including SLAs, SLOs, SLIs, error budgets, and incident management practices - Excellent cross-functional leadership skills; able to partner effectively with Engineering, SRE, Marketing, Sales, Support, and Customer Success, and influence senior stakeholders - Data-driven decision making, with experience defining product and operational metrics and using insights to guide prioritization and iteration - Clear, confident communicator who can translate complex technical concepts into simple, actionable narratives for executives, customers, and internal teams - Comfort operating in Agile environments, managing backlogs, making trade-offs, and shipping iteratively in collaboration with distributed teams NICE TO HAVES - Experience in cybersecurity, offensive security, security operations, exposure management, or adjacent domains - Familiarity with pentest workflows, security findings pipelines, or graph-oriented and runtime-heavy platform environments Preferred Education - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field - An advanced degree in engineering or business is preferred If you are an experienced product manager with a background in platform products and are passionate about building reliable, scalable, and extensible cybersecurity platforms, we encourage you to apply for this position. Join our team and play a critical role in helping customers succeed with our cutting-edge solutions. Travel Required This job may require up to 25% of travel to be successful. COMPENSATION AND VALUES At Horizon3, we believe that our people are our greatest asset, and our compensation philosophy reflects this core value. We are committed to fostering an environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and rewarded for their contributions. Our compensation structure is designed to be fair, competitive, and transparent, ensuring that every team member is recognized and compensated equitably across roles, levels, and locations. In accordance with various states’ transparency regulations, we provide the following salary range information for this position: - Base salary range: $194,000 - $265,000 annually annually. The exact salary will be determined based on the selected candidate’s location, qualifications, experience, and relevant skills. - Additional compensation: All full-time roles are eligible for an equity package in the form of stock options. Perks of Horizon3 http://Horizon3.ai - Inclusive Team: We value diversity and promote an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. - Growth Opportunities: Be part of a dynamic and growing team with numerous career development opportunities. - Innovative Culture: Work in a collaborative environment that encourages creativity and out-of-the-box thinking. - Hybrid & Remote Work: We embrace a mix of remote and hybrid work models depending on role and location, including our Chicago office, where some roles require regular in-office presence. - Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive salary, equity and benefits. Our benefits include health, vision & dental insurance for you and your family, a flexible vacation policy, and generous parental leave. You Belong Here: Horizon3 is not just an equal opportunity employer - we are a community that values diversity, equity, and inclusion as fundamental principles of our culture and success. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace where everyone feels welcome and respected, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, hair length or any other legally protected status by law. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion means we strive to attract, develop, and retain a workforce that reflects the varied communities we serve. We believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation and strengthen our ability to create cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions. At Horizon3, every team member is valued and supported in an environment that encourages personal and professional growth. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we encourage all qualified individuals to apply. Come be a part of Horizon3, where your unique contributions are recognized, and your potential is limitless. Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Application Note: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.