Product Executive

Darktrace is a global leader in AI for cybersecurity that keeps organizations ahead of the changing threat landscape every day. Founded in 2013, Darktrace provides the essential cybersecurity platform protecting nearly 10,000 organizations from unknown threats using its proprietary AI.

The Darktrace Active AI Security Platform™ delivers a proactive approach to cyber resilience to secure the business across the entire digital estate – from network to cloud to email. Breakthrough innovations from our R&D teams have resulted in over 200 patent applications filed. Darktrace’s platform and services are supported by over 2,400 employees around the world. To learn more, visit http://www.darktrace.com.  

Job Description:

The Product Executive is responsible for gaining expertise in their given product area, developing a deep understanding of the technology and the customer use cases that it solves. They must support the Director(s) of Product in delivering value to customers by taking on the operational tasks needed to ensure smooth delivery of new products and features.

This is a hybrid role, and the expectation would be to work at least 2 days a week in the Cambridge or The Hague office.

What will I be doing:

• Working closely with developers and technical leads to stay up to date with the latest product features and fixes,
• Proactively testing new features ahead of release and providing feedback to the engineering team,
• Assisting in release planning and administration efforts, understanding product priorities and ensuring relevant work is progressing,
• Liaising with the Product Marketing team on the latest updates and messaging,
• Assisting in the creation and delivery of product enablement materials.

What experience do I need:

You will join a diverse community of professionals from a range of backgrounds and career stages. To succeed in this role, you’ll need to demonstrate exceptional communication and team collaboration skills, along with either a strong interest in or prior experience in product management or a product-focused role. You will also be expected to demonstrate the following :

• Organisational skills,
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively,
• Experience writing technical documents or long-form academic material
• Great attention to detail,
• Capacity to work with a range of different skill levels, from experienced engineers to junior end-users,
• Strong independent analysis and documentation skills,
• Continual improvement mindset.

Benefits:

• 23 days’ holiday + all public holidays, rising to 25 days after 2 years of service,

• Additional day off for your birthday,

• Private medical insurance which covers you, your cohabiting partner and children,

• Life insurance of 4 times your base salary,

• Salary sacrifice pension scheme,

• Enhanced family leave,

• Confidential Employee Assistance Program,

• Cycle to work scheme.