Director, Product Management – Strategic Technology Alliances & Marketplace

Qualys•Foster City, CA

6d•$210,000 - $240,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world! Director, Product Management – Strategic Technology Alliances & Marketplace About the job Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world! Director, Product Management – Strategic Technology Alliances & Marketplace Location: Foster City, California (Min 3 days mandatory in office) Qualys is transforming cybersecurity operations through the Enterprise TruRisk Platform and the AI-Native Risk Operations Center (ROC). As organizations struggle to manage cyber risk across fragmented security and IT ecosystems, Qualys is building an open, ecosystem-driven platform that unifies risk intelligence, prioritization, and remediation across cloud, identity, endpoint, data, applications, infrastructure, and AI environments. To accelerate this vision, we are seeking a Director of Product Management – Strategic Technology Alliances & Marketplace to build and scale the partner ecosystem powering the Qualys ROC. Role Overview This is a highly strategic product leadership role responsible for defining and executing Qualys' technology ecosystem strategy. You will own the vision, roadmap, and growth of the Qualys ROC Marketplace, driving partnerships with leading security, cloud, infrastructure, identity, AI, networking, mobile, OT/IoT, and IT operations vendors. Your mission is to transform Qualys ROC into the industry's most connected Cyber Risk Operations platform by building integrations, joint solutions, co-selling motions, and ecosystem-driven customer outcomes. You will work at the intersection of Product Management, Business Development, Engineering, Alliances, Marketing, and Sales to create partner-powered solutions that help customers identify, prioritize, orchestrate, and eliminate cyber risk. Mission Build the industry's leading Cyber Risk Operations Marketplace that enables customers to: Connect their entire security ecosystem Correlate risk across multiple technology domains Drive remediation through partner technologies Leverage Agentic AI-powered workflows Reduce cyber risk through integrated partner solutions Accelerate time-to-value from existing technology investments What You Will Own Marketplace Strategy & Ecosystem Vision Define and execute the strategy for the Qualys ROC Marketplace, including: Marketplace architecture and platform strategy Integration prioritization framework Partner onboarding model Joint solution development process Ecosystem monetization opportunities Marketplace growth metrics and adoption Create the industry's most comprehensive ecosystem for: Exposure Management Cloud Security Identity Security Data Security Endpoint Security Network Security AI Security Security Operations IT Operations Risk Remediation Strategic Technology Partnerships Own executive-level relationships with key ecosystem partners. Potential partner categories include Cloud Providers, Identity Security, Endpoint & Device Security, Cloud & Application Security, Data Security, AI Security, OT/IoT security, IT and Workflow systems. Joint Solution Development Partner with internal product leaders and alliance partners to define and deliver high-value joint use cases. Examples joint use cases include Identity Risk Reduction, Cloud Risk Remediation, Endpoint Risk Elimination, AI Risk Management focusing discovering, prioritizing and remediating cyber risk with Agentic AI powered workflow. Product Leadership Collaborate with product management teams across all of Qualys products : Responsibilities include: Defining partner integration requirements Building roadmap alignment Prioritizing marketplace investments Driving API and platform strategy Ensuring customer adoption and measurable outcomes Go-To-Market Leadership Lead ecosystem GTM initiatives including: Joint Launches Product announcements Solution launches Analyst briefings Conference presence Sales Enablement Develop: Joint solution messaging Battlecards Pitch decks Discovery guides Competitive positioning Solution Demonstrations Create and maintain: Demo environments Partner-integrated use cases Executive storytelling assets Customer proof points Co-Sell Programs Drive: Field alignment Opportunity identification Joint account planning Executive sponsorship Revenue attribution Key Success Metrics Marketplace Growth Number of strategic integrations Marketplace adoption Active ecosystem partners Joint customer deployments Business Impact Partner-influenced pipeline Partner-sourced opportunities Co-sell revenue contribution Attach rates for partner solutions Product Impact Partner use-case adoption Customer activation rates Time-to-value improvements Risk reduction outcomes Strategic Impact Analyst recognition Ecosystem differentiation Market awareness Platform expansion Qualifications Required 10+ years in Product Management, Product Strategy, Alliances, or Platform Ecosystems Experience building enterprise software integrations and partnerships Strong cybersecurity industry knowledge Experience working with cloud and security ecosystems Ability to influence executive stakeholders internally and externally Strong technical understanding of APIs, integrations, and platform architectures Preferred Experience in one or more of: Exposure Management Security Operations Cloud Security Identity Security Endpoint Security Data Security AI Security Security Platforms Marketplace Businesses Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate combines: Product Strategist Can identify market opportunities and translate them into ecosystem investments. Ecosystem Builder Knows how to create win-win partnerships that deliver customer value. Technical Product Leader Can define integrations, APIs, data models, and workflows. GTM Operator Can drive launches, enablement, and co-selling motions. Executive Influencer Can build trusted relationships with executives at strategic partners. Why This Role Matters The cybersecurity market is moving from standalone products to platform ecosystems. Customers increasingly expect security tools to work together, share context, automate workflows, and deliver measurable risk reduction. This role will build the ecosystem that makes the Qualys Risk Operations Center the central intelligence and orchestration layer across cloud, identity, endpoint, data, AI, network, and infrastructure security. Strategic Vision: "Make Qualys ROC the operating system for Cyber Risk Operations, powered by the industry's largest ecosystem of risk intelligence, remediation, and automation partners." This position sits at the center of Product, Ecosystem, and Platform Strategy and will be a critical driver of Qualys' long-term growth and market differentiation. The salary range for this position is $210,000 - $240,000 per year. Final compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to skills, relevant experience, and work location. Please note this range reflects base salary and does not include incentive compensation or potential equity grants. We also offer a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package. Qualys is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy. Join our talent community and receive the latest Qualys news, content, and be first in line for new job opportunities. Join our Talent Community! Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based security, compliance and IT solutions with more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. Qualys helps organizations streamline and automate their security and compliance solutions onto a single platform for greater agility, better business outcomes, and substantial cost savings.

Requirements

10+ years in Product Management, Product Strategy, Alliances, or Platform Ecosystems
Experience building enterprise software integrations and partnerships
Strong cybersecurity industry knowledge
Experience working with cloud and security ecosystems
Ability to influence executive stakeholders internally and externally
Strong technical understanding of APIs, integrations, and platform architectures

Nice To Haves

Experience in one or more of: Exposure Management, Security Operations, Cloud Security, Identity Security, Endpoint Security, Data Security, AI Security, Security Platforms, Marketplace Businesses

Responsibilities

Define and execute the strategy for the Qualys ROC Marketplace, including: Marketplace architecture and platform strategy, Integration prioritization framework, Partner onboarding model, Joint solution development process, Ecosystem monetization opportunities, Marketplace growth metrics and adoption
Create the industry's most comprehensive ecosystem for: Exposure Management, Cloud Security, Identity Security, Data Security, Endpoint Security, Network Security, AI Security, Security Operations, IT Operations, Risk Remediation
Own executive-level relationships with key ecosystem partners. Potential partner categories include Cloud Providers, Identity Security, Endpoint & Device Security, Cloud & Application Security, Data Security, AI Security, OT/IoT security, IT and Workflow systems.
Partner with internal product leaders and alliance partners to define and deliver high-value joint use cases. Examples joint use cases include Identity Risk Reduction, Cloud Risk Remediation, Endpoint Risk Elimination, AI Risk Management focusing discovering, prioritizing and remediating cyber risk with Agentic AI powered workflow.
Collaborate with product management teams across all of Qualys products : Responsibilities include: Defining partner integration requirements, Building roadmap alignment, Prioritizing marketplace investments, Driving API and platform strategy, Ensuring customer adoption and measurable outcomes
Lead ecosystem GTM initiatives including: Joint Launches, Product announcements, Solution launches, Analyst briefings, Conference presence
Develop: Joint solution messaging, Battlecards, Pitch decks, Discovery guides, Competitive positioning, Solution Demonstrations
Create and maintain: Demo environments, Partner-integrated use cases, Executive storytelling assets, Customer proof points
Drive: Field alignment, Opportunity identification, Joint account planning, Executive sponsorship, Revenue attribution