Senior Product Manager – Platform Appliances and Metadata

Bengaluru - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Vectra is the leader in AI-driven threat detection and response for hybrid and multi-cloud enterprises.

The Vectra AI Platform delivers integrated signal across public cloud SaaS identity and data center networks in a single platform. Powered by patented Attack Signal Intelligence it empowers security teams to rapidly prioritize investigate and respond to the most advanced cyber-attacks. With 35 patents in AI-driven threat detection and the most vendor references in MITRE D3FEND organizations worldwide rely on the Vectra AI to move at the speed and scale of hybrid attackers. For more information visit .

Vectra AI is seeking a skilled Senior Product Manager to lead product strategy and execution for our Platform Appliances and Metadata a foundational layer of the Vectra Network Detection and Response (NDR) portfolio. This role is responsible for defining the roadmap and long-term vision for hardware virtual and cloud-based appliances as well as the metadata parsing and generation capabilities that power Vectras detections and analytics.

In this role you will operate at the intersection of network data planes performance-sensitive systems and signal generation ensuring Vectras sensors and appliances deliver reliable high-fidelity metadata at scale across on-prem hybrid and cloud environments. Youll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams in Austin and Bangalore to evolve core platform capabilities that underpin the entire product portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

Own and evolve the product strategy and roadmap for Vectras appliance portfolio including physical hardware virtual appliances and cloud-native sensors.
Define requirements and priorities for metadata parsing enrichment normalization and generation on the network data plane.
Balance performance scale reliability and cost considerations across appliance form factors and deployment models.
Partner closely with engineering data science security research and UX teams to manage the product backlog resolve architectural and design challenges and deliver high-quality platform releases.
Drive alignment between appliance capabilities and downstream consumers of metadata including detection engines analytics and user-facing experiences.
Identify opportunities to modernize deployment lifecycle management upgrades and observability of appliances across customer environments.
Serve as a product champion with customers partners and field teamstranslating real-world deployment feedback into actionable roadmap decisions.

Qualifications

Required

5 years of experience in enterprise product management with a strong record of delivering platform or infrastructure products.
Experience building managing or delivering network appliances sensors or data-plane technologies in enterprise virtual or cloud environments.
Strong understanding of network traffic analysis packet processing flow generation and metadata pipelines.
Experience defining roadmaps that span hardware virtualized and cloud-native deployment models.
Proven ability to work cross-functionally with engineering data science security research and operations teams on complex performance-sensitive systems.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make tradeoffs between fidelity scale and operational simplicity.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills capable of aligning diverse stakeholders around technical and product strategy.
Demonstrated success driving products from concept through adoption in globally distributed teams.

Nice to Have / Bonus

Familiarity with high-performance networking packet capture frameworks or kernel-level networking.
Experience with cloud networking constructs (e.g. VPC traffic mirroring cloud-native sensors).
Background in security analytics NDR or large-scale data platforms.
Technical background in software development or systems engineering.

Vectra provides a comprehensive total rewards packagethat supports the financial physical mental and overall health of our employees and their families. Compensation includes competitive base pay incentive plan eligibility and participation in the employee equity plan (stock options). Specific benefits offered varies by location but commonly include health care insurance income protection / life insurance access to retirement savings plans behavioral & emotional wellness services generous time away from work and a comprehensive employee recognition program.

Vectra is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or Veteran status.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Vectra is the leader in AI-driven threat detection and response for hybrid and multi-cloud enterprises.The Vectra AI Platform delivers integrated signal across public cloud SaaS identity and data center networks in a single platform. Powered by patented Attack Signal Intelligence it empowers securit...

Vectra is the leader in AI-driven threat detection and response for hybrid and multi-cloud enterprises.

Key Responsibilities

Own and evolve the product strategy and roadmap for Vectras appliance portfolio including physical hardware virtual appliances and cloud-native sensors.
Define requirements and priorities for metadata parsing enrichment normalization and generation on the network data plane.
Balance performance scale reliability and cost considerations across appliance form factors and deployment models.
Partner closely with engineering data science security research and UX teams to manage the product backlog resolve architectural and design challenges and deliver high-quality platform releases.
Drive alignment between appliance capabilities and downstream consumers of metadata including detection engines analytics and user-facing experiences.
Identify opportunities to modernize deployment lifecycle management upgrades and observability of appliances across customer environments.
Serve as a product champion with customers partners and field teamstranslating real-world deployment feedback into actionable roadmap decisions.

Qualifications

Required

5 years of experience in enterprise product management with a strong record of delivering platform or infrastructure products.
Experience building managing or delivering network appliances sensors or data-plane technologies in enterprise virtual or cloud environments.
Strong understanding of network traffic analysis packet processing flow generation and metadata pipelines.
Experience defining roadmaps that span hardware virtualized and cloud-native deployment models.
Proven ability to work cross-functionally with engineering data science security research and operations teams on complex performance-sensitive systems.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make tradeoffs between fidelity scale and operational simplicity.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills capable of aligning diverse stakeholders around technical and product strategy.
Demonstrated success driving products from concept through adoption in globally distributed teams.

Nice to Have / Bonus

Familiarity with high-performance networking packet capture frameworks or kernel-level networking.
Experience with cloud networking constructs (e.g. VPC traffic mirroring cloud-native sensors).
Background in security analytics NDR or large-scale data platforms.
Technical background in software development or systems engineering.