Black Duck Software, Inc. helps organizations build secure, high-quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck, a recognized pioneer in application security, provides SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code, open source components, and application behavior. With a combination of industry-leading tools, services, and expertise, only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle.
Overview
We are looking for a Lead Technical Product Manager to drive the strategy, development, and market success of Defensics, Black Duck’s industry-leading fuzz-testing platform. This is a senior, hybrid role that sits at the intersection of product management, deep technical leadership, and sales engineering, with a strong focus on customer engagement and real-world impact.
This role is ideal for a product leader who thrives in highly technical environments, enjoys working close to customers, and can translate protocol-level complexity into clear business outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Product Leadership & Strategy
- Own the product vision, roadmap, and execution for Defensics
- Define and prioritise features based on customer needs, market trends, and competitive insights
- Partner with engineering to deliver high-quality, scalable security testing capabilities
- Drive end-to-end product lifecycle management from concept to release
Technical Product Ownership
- Act as the subject matter expert in fuzz testing, protocol security, and application security
- Translate complex technical concepts into clear product requirements and value propositions
- Work closely with engineering on protocol-level functionality and integrations
- Ensure the product meets enterprise-grade performance, scalability, and security standards
Customer Engagement & Sales Engineering
- Lead deep technical engagements with customers, prospects, and partners
- Support sales teams through pre-sales activities, demos, and solution positioning
- Translate customer challenges into product enhancements and innovation opportunities
- Act as a trusted advisor to customers on security testing best practices
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, and Customer Success teams
- Influence stakeholders at all levels to align on product strategy and execution
- Mentor and guide junior product managers and technical contributors
Required Experience
- Proven experience in Technical Product Management or Product Leadership roles
- Strong background in cybersecurity, application security, or protocol testing
- Experience working with fuzz testing, network protocols, or vulnerability discovery tools
- Demonstrated ability to engage with highly technical customers and engineering teams
- Track record of delivering complex technical products to market
Key Skills
- Technical depth (protocols, APIs, security testing)
- Stakeholder management & influencing
- Customer-facing communication & storytelling
- Product strategy & roadmap ownership
- Pre-sales / sales engineering collaboration
- Problem-solving & analytical thinking
- Agile / product development methodologies
Nice to Have
- Experience with DevSecOps or secure SDLC practices
- Knowledge of enterprise security tools and platforms
- Background in software development or engineering
- Experience working in global, cross-functional environments
Why Join Black Duck?
Work on a market-leading security product used by global enterprises
Operate in a high-impact, customer-facing role shaping product direction
Be part of a company at the forefront of application security and open source risk management
Collaborate with world-class technical and commercial teams
Black Duck is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or military service status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Black Duck complies with all applicable laws prohibiting employment discrimination in every jurisdiction where it operates and provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.
Skills Required
- Proven experience in Technical Product Management or Product Leadership roles
- Strong background in cybersecurity, application security, or protocol testing
- Experience working with fuzz testing, network protocols, or vulnerability discovery tools
- Demonstrated ability to engage with highly technical customers and engineering teams
- Track record of delivering complex technical products to market
Black Duck Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Black Duck and has not been reviewed or approved by Black Duck.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage provide multiple plan choices with transparent costs, with carrier updates noted for 2026. Vision via VSP and dental plan options offer defined tiers and network access.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with company matching alongside an employee stock purchase plan with a discount and lookback. These features support longer‑term savings and wealth building.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Exempt employees use a manager‑approved, no‑cap time‑off model, while non‑exempt employees accrue flexible time off alongside sick time. Paid leaves include parental and family care leave, with additional protections under applicable leave laws.
Black Duck Insights
What We Do
Organizations worldwide use Black Duck Software’s industry-leading products to secure and manage open source software, eliminating the pain related to security vulnerabilities, compliance and operational risk. Black Duck is headquartered in Burlington, MA, and has offices in San Jose, London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Vancouver, Seoul & Beijing
Why Work With Us
We pride ourselves on cultivating an environment of collaboration, creativity, and fun! We know where you work can influence how you work, which is why our collaborative office space focuses on community and continuous learning. Our work-hard, play-hard attitude even got us named a Top Place to Work in Massachusetts by The Boston Globe!
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