Description
Our client, a high-growth leader in the Data Protection and Cyber Resilience space, is seeking a VP of Product to own product vision, strategy, and execution across their next-generation backup, recovery, and data security portfolio. This executive will define platform strategy, drive market expansion, and lead high-performing global product teams.
This is a pivotal role for a company scaling rapidly across Enterprise, Mid-Market, and Cloud-native markets.
Key Responsibilities
Product Strategy & Leadership
- Define and own the end-to-end product vision, roadmap, and long-term strategy across Data Protection, Backup & Recovery, SaaS protection, and Cloud offerings.
- Lead and scale global Product Management teams, driving clarity, accountability, and excellence.
- Partner with Engineering to deliver high-quality, secure, resilient products at scale.
- Evaluate new markets, customer needs, and emerging technologies (AI, ML, Ransomware resilience, Cloud automation).
Execution & Delivery
- Translate customer pain points into actionable product plans that accelerate adoption and revenue growth.
- Oversee pricing, packaging, competitive analysis, and commercial strategy.
- Drive successful delivery of product releases, ensuring performance, security, and operational reliability.
- Champion UX modernization, subscription models, and SaaS transformation.
Go-To-Market Collaboration
- Collaborate closely with Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Alliances to deliver world-class GTM programs.
- Enable field teams with product expertise, competitive insights, and value-based messaging.
- Represent Product in strategic customer conversations and executive briefings.
Experience & Requirements
- 10+ years in Product Management, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
- Deep experience in Data Protection, Backup & Recovery, Cyber Resilience, Storage, Cloud/SaaS, or adjacent security domains.
- Proven track record driving multi-million-dollar growth, launching enterprise products, and scaling global teams.
- Strong technical understanding of Cloud-native architectures, SaaS delivery models, and security fundamentals.
- Experience working in high-growth or transformation environments (PE-backed, scale-up, or enterprise modernization is a plus).
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management abilities.
