Principal Product Manager - Identity and Access Management

Summary

Join Samsara, a leader in the Connected Operations™ Cloud, as a Principal Product Manager to drive the vision for platform security capabilities. You will own and evolve the security roadmap, collaborating with engineering and other stakeholders to deliver impactful features. This role requires a strong technical understanding, experience in software security, and proven success in product management. You will deeply understand customer security needs and partner with legal and compliance teams. Samsara offers a competitive compensation package, flexible working arrangements, and a supportive team environment. This position is open to US-based candidates.

Requirements

• Strong technical understanding, with an ability to grasp technical concepts & establish credibility with engineers
• Experience defining features in the software security space, and familiarity with cloud security fundamentals
• A proven track-record of delivering outstanding results for customers & the business, managing significant complexity and bold timelines. You also have a bias-to-action and aren’t afraid to get your hands dirty
• Demonstrated experience defining and executing product roadmap for technical areas, and using analytics/data to measure progress toward goals and make investment choices
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle and track record of strong partnership with diverse engineering stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills. Must be comfortable presenting to customers and internal audiences, including senior executives. Can drive cross-organizational alignment with high judgment and effectiveness
• 7+ years of job experience, in relevant product, technical, and/or business roles

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the capabilities and roadmap for foundational security capabilities for Samsara’s cloud platform
• Deeply understand, advocate for and support our end customer’s security needs as they use the Samsara product portfolio
• Establish a north star and act as a flag bearer for availability, performance and support experiences that build trust with our customer base
• Collaborate with downstream product teams and stakeholders who depend on your team’s capabilities. Manage a robust “intake” process to understand emerging security risks and opportunities
• Partner with our legal and compliance teams to strategically prioritize compliance certifications and customer-facing security programs
• Identify technology trends that create new threats and risks for cloud software, mobile, and hardware solutions
• Collaborate with Engineering to drive the team’s quarterly release plans and long-term roadmap
• Communicate across product line leadership to share your roadmap, evangelize your priorities, and seek out areas of joint innovation
• Partner with customer-facing teams to close strategic accounts, resolve escalations, and maintain relationships with top customers
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in a technical field; an MBA is a plus
• Product management experience in the cloud infrastructure space and/or on products with a vertically integrated hardware+software stack
• Familiarity with B2B SaaS products and working with B2B sales teams
• Experience with both external and internal customers as key stakeholders to manage in roadmap planning and development

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• Employee-led remote and flexible working
• Health benefits
• Samsara for Good charity fund