Senior Product Manager - Security (12 month FTC)

Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive. 

At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections. Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place.

About the team

The Security Product team at Xero works with Security Operations and Engineering teams to ensure all of the security tools and services that are used by internal Xero's are easy to use, enhance security across the platform and operate efficiently. The tools and services built by the team will have downstream impact on our external customers. We focus on researching new trends in the security world, getting to know our internal Xero's pain points and using these and other data points to create exceptional roadmaps which have the right initiatives prioritised at the right time and deliver on new Security tools and services that Xero's love to use.

About the role

The Network Security Product Manager works with two engineering teams; Secure Corporate Networks which is focused on ensuring our internal networks are secure and stable, and the Edge Security team who secure our network borders. Key technologies in these areas are the Web Application Firewall, Content Delivery Network, Virtual Private Network, Secure Access Service Edge and Proxies. Ideally you will have either a strong background in network, security or cloud engineering and interest in Product Management OR a strong background in Product Management and are not afraid of learning complex, technical products. This role requires you to be adaptable, passionate and willing to collaborate with a diverse array of people and portfolios.

Please note this role is a 12 month fixed-term contract.

What you'll do

• Product strategy: Work with peers across cross functional teams such as Engineering to define and evolve the Xero’s Network Security tools and services with accountability for delivery towards our division’s objectives.
• Delivery: In collaboration with your engineering peers, define and execute on the product roadmap and prioritization to internal partners
• Results: Be accountable for the commercial success of the products you and your team create and manage, including achieving KPIs and performance targets

What you'll bring with you

• Strong experience with agile processes in a software development environment; experience in networking and cyber security is highly sought after
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with diverse stakeholder groups to realise customer / commercial outcomes 
• Solid track record of addressing customer needs through innovative use of technology 
• Effectively influenced outcomes at all levels in a variety of contexts 
• Experience shaping successful product roadmaps and long term planning across multiple or complex products 
• Experience within industry sectors relevant to Xero 
• Demonstrated experience in mentoring, supporting and coaching team members

Please note:

We will be observing a holiday shutdown period, during which there may be delays in our recruitment process, including responses and updates. We’ll resume full operations in the week commencing 13th January. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Why Xero? 

Offering very generous paid leave to use however you’d like (plus statutory holidays!), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family, free medical insurance, wellbeing and sports programmes, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices, flexible working, career development, and many other benefits that reflect our human value, you’ll do the best work of your life at Xero.