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We at Security Compass are on a mission to create a world where we can trust technology by enabling organizations to shift left and build secure applications by design. Our flagship product, SD Elements, helps organizations to reduce cyber risks by taking an automated, developer-centric approach to threat modeling, secure development, and compliance. This, combined with our industry-leading e-Learning offerings, allows us to support our customers in accelerating software time-to-market without sacrificing security.

As Senior Product Manager of our Secure Design Platform, SD Elements, you’ll be reporting to the Director, SD Elements. Your focus will be to work with your peers in product and engineering team to bring new features to life for our customers. This includes interviewing customers, talking to internal stakeholders in sales, support and marketing, writing user stories, managing a backlog of features, helping to create and execute on product roadmaps, and working with our user experience team to define the user experience.

Our ideal candidate would be based in the Greater Toronto Area but we are open to candidates across Canada. We are a remote-first company with a head-office in Toronto. We don’t mandate team members to come in on a particular schedule, however we encourage team members to come into the office to foster connection with their colleagues on a schedule that works for them personally.

What you’ll do

• Deeply understand our customer base and secure by design strategy
• Translate high level vision into an executable strategy and roadmap
• Attend scrum meetings including stand-ups, retrospectives, backlog refinement, and user experience reviews and demos.
• Own a portion of the overall SD Elements product roadmap:
  • Work closely with the product team and senior management to define the high-level roadmap of SD Elements
  • Meet with clients directly to solicit feedback on features and roadmap vision
  • Track customer needs and translate business problems to product enhancements
• Work with Revenue and Marketing teams to support creation of sales and marketing collateral plus training and enablement material that you will present to customer facing teams
• Work with Project Management teams to ensure successful delivery of new features that are coordinated across departments

What you’ll need to succeed

• 5+ years of experience in a product management role with experience developing products for enterprise environments
• Ability to deeply understand customer problems and to address them with user stories for consumption by the development team.
• Ability to closely work with engineering to execute against the roadmap efficiently
• Proven ability to collaborate across the business and across the feature lifecycle, from field facing teams, to marketing, to customer support.
• Experience working with product data and analytics to inform business decisions
• Nice to have: Application Security domain experience

Why Security Compass?

• Meaningful Work. We contribute towards making technology in the world more secure and our vision is one of a world where we can trust technology.
• Trust. It’s important to us that you trust those you work with and are empowered to be yourself. To build this trust and transparency, we encourage open, respectful communication.
• Innovation. We encourage you to explore ideas and test new theories, both in your work and in your individual career development plan.
• Growth. We make your growth and learning a priority by allocating all our employees with a dedicated learning & growth budget. We give our team members tools and support to be the drivers of their careers and encourage knowledge sharing.
• Life-Work Integration. We create an environment where you can integrate your work with life in a way that makes sense for you with our hybrid or remote working model, flexible work hours, and unlimited vacation!
• Fun. We could not have good culture without good fun, and we don’t underestimate its importance. Our casual atmosphere promotes camaraderie, fun and helps bring people together.
• Embracing Diversity, Inclusion and Equity. We speak up for inclusion and celebrate diversity in thought. Our goal is to create a safe, equitable workplace where everyone feels like they belong.

What does the interview process look like?

• Phone Interview You’ll start with a 15–20-minute phone screen with someone from our Recruitment team to learn more about your background and goals for your next role
• Technical Interview You'll be meeting members of our Product and Engineering teams to learn more about your product management experience
• Practical Assessment You’ll be given a case study to read over to discuss in the next round
• Hiring Manager Interview You’ll meet with the Hiring Manager for a deeper conversation about the practical exercise and also discuss team dynamics, and how you can make an impact
• Culture-Add Interview – This is a 30-minute virtual meeting with either our Chief People & Culture Officer or CEO to learn how your values align with our CCOAR values of Customer Focus, Collaboration, Ownership, Authenticity and Respect.

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Security Compass is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC). Should you require any accommodation, please inform hr@securitycompass.com so that an inclusive and barrier free process can be provided for candidates taking part in all aspects of the hiring process. All information provided will be addressed confidentially.