The Opportunity
SailPoint is the leader in identity security and data is the foundation of our intelligent unified platform. We are seeking a visionary and execution-focused Data Platform Product Manager to own the strategy and roadmap for the critical infrastructure that powers all data-driven products including our AI/ML capabilities analytics and data-as-a-product offerings.
You will be the bridge between internal data consumers (Data Scientists Product Managers Engineers and Business Leaders) and the Data Engineering teams ensuring our data platform is scalable reliable compliant and delivers maximum business Impact.
Key Responsibilities
1. Product Strategy & Vision
Define articulate and champion the long-term vision and strategy for the SailPoint Data Platform aligning it with the overall Identity Security Cloud and AI/ML roadmap.
Conduct internal customer research with data consumers to deeply understand their needs pain points and opportunities for increasing their productivity and data literacy.
Own the strategy for our Business Intelligence (BI) platforms ensuring data is accessible and actionable for business stakeholders.
Define measurable success metrics and KPIs for the Data Platform (e.g. data quality platform reliability/uptime cost efficiency and adoption rate).
2. Roadmap & Execution
Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for data-as-a-product offerings data ingestion pipelines storage technologies and data governance tooling.
Prioritize platform investments across foundational needs (security scalability observability) and high-impact new capabilities (real-time data streams new data sources).
Drive the integration and feature roadmap for our search technologies including OpenSearch focusing on efficient indexing high performance and advanced searching techniques.
Translate complex platform requirements into clear concise and actionable user stories and specifications for Data Engineering teams working within an Agile framework.
3. Data Governance & Integrity
Partner closely with Legal Security and Governance teams to ensure the Data Platform adheres to strict security standards and global regulatory compliance requirements.
Define and enforce policies for data quality lineage and access controls to ensure Integrity and trustworthiness of all data leveraged across the organization.
4. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Enablement
Act as the primary interface between Data Engineering Data Science Core Product teams and Executive Stakeholders.
Drive adoption of the Data Platform by creating clear documentation training materials and fostering a culture of data self-service and Innovation across the company.
Effectively communicate technical trade-offs and business value of platform investments to non-technical audiences.
Required Skills and Experience
5 years of Product Management experience with at least 3 years focused on Data Platforms Data Infrastructure or internal-facing Platform products.
Proven experience defining and managing a high-scale data platform roadmap (e.g. using technologies like Snowflake Databricks Kafka Spark or similar cloud-native data services).
Demonstrated experience working with Business Intelligence tools (e.g. Qlik) and understanding how to optimize the underlying data platform for BI consumption.
Strong knowledge of modern search technologies (e.g. OpenSearch/Elasticsearch) and various searching techniques (e.g. relevance scoring distributed indexing).
Deep understanding of the data ecosystem including data warehousing ETL/ELT data governance and data quality principles.
Familiarity with AI/ML model deployment infrastructure and how to support the needs of Data Science teams.
Strong technical acumen including proficiency in SQL and a conceptual understanding of cloud computing (AWS Azure or GCP).
Exceptional communication presentation and leadership skills to drive consensus across multiple functional teams.
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in the Identity Security or SaaS industry.
Prior hands-on experience as a Data Engineer Software Engineer or Data Analyst.
Experience with a Unified Data Model architecture and principles.
Benefits and Compensation listed vary based on the location of your employment and the nature of your employment with SailPoint.
As a part of the total compensation package this role may be eligible for the SailPoint Corporate Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission along with potential eligibility for equity participation. SailPoint maintains broad salary ranges for its roles to account for variations in knowledge skills experience market conditions and locations as well as reflect SailPoints differing products industries and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. We estimate the base salary for US-based employees will be in this range from (min-mid-max USD):
$126600 - $180900 - $235200Base salaries for employees based in other locations are competitive for the employees home location.
Benefits Overview
1. Health and wellness coverage: Medical dental and vision insurance
2. Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability
3. Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
4. Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees spouses and children
5. Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account
6. Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching
7. Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy
8. Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually
9. Sick leave
10. Parental support: Paid parental leave
11. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors
12. Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance Critical Illness Accident Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options
13. Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
SailPoint is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome all qualified candidates to apply to join our team. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability protected veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.
Alternative methods of applying for employment are available to individuals unable to submit an application through this site because of a disability. Contact or mail to 11120 Four Points Dr Suite 100 Austin TX 78726 to discuss reasonable accommodations. NOTE: Any unsolicited resumes sent by candidates or agencies to this email will not be considered for current openings at SailPoint.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
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