Job Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced professional to drive growth in our identity business. This role will be responsible for developing a clear product line strategy, leveraging the WatchGuard Unified Security Platform, and driving ongoing ambitious growth in excess of 30% YoY growth.
The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in modern authentication and authorization protocols, hands-on experience with identity platforms such as Okta, Duo, ForgeRock, Ping Identity, or SailPoint, and a strong understanding of Zero Trust principles and implementation across identity workflows.
Additionally, the successful candidate will possess excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience presenting to executive leadership and board-level stakeholders, and familiarity with compliance and regulatory frameworks (e.g., SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, NIST, ISO 27001) as they relate to identity.
Requirements:
* General Manager or equivalent experience
* Deep expertise in modern authentication and authorization protocols (e.g., SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, FIDO2)
* Hands-on experience with identity platforms such as Okta, Duo, ForgeRock, Ping Identity, or SailPoint
* Demonstrated ability to align identity strategy with broader enterprise security architecture and business objectives
* Experience managing cross-functional teams and working with engineering, sales, marketing, compliance, and audit stakeholders
* Strong understanding of Zero Trust principles and implementation across identity workflows
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with experience presenting to executive leadership and board-level stakeholders
* Familiarity with compliance and regulatory frameworks (e.g., SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, NIST, ISO 27001) as they relate to identity
* Proven experience leading M&A integration efforts from an identity perspective
* Familiarity with identity threat detection technologies and identity-centric security operations
* Ability to influence and drive change across organizational boundaries and hierarchical levels
Qualifications:
* Over 10 years of progressive Product Management experience
* Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related field
* MBA preferred
* Over 10 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, with at least 5 years in identity, access management or multi-factor authentication leadership roles
* More than 5 years of experience in a channel lead sales organization