Director, Product Management

Ping Identity•Denver, CO

About The Position

We’re looking for a Director, Product Management to drive the product strategy and roadmap for PingOne Privilege, our Just-in-time next-gen Privileged Access Management (PAM) product focused on our enterprise customers. This senior individual contributor role sits in our Product organization and will be central to how Ping secures and protects sensitive privileged access to high‑value accounts, infrastructure, and applications across hybrid and multi‑cloud environments. You will shape how PingOne Privilege integrates with our broader Identity & Access Management (IAM) and Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) offerings to deliver cohesive Zero Trust journeys for customers. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in PAM for enterprise environments, is comfortable operating at strategic and execution levels, and can lead complex, cross‑functional initiatives without direct line management.

Requirements

10+ years in product management for enterprise B2B software, with significant time in identity and access management.
Direct product ownership in Privileged Access Management (or closely related domains such as privileged session management, credential vaulting, PAMaaS, privileged remote access, CIEM) for large or regulated enterprises.
Demonstrated success defining and executing strategy for complex products spanning on‑prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.
Track record of leading cross‑functional initiatives without direct reports, aligning Engineering, Architecture, GTM, and Operations teams around common outcomes.
Strong understanding of privileged access concepts: least privilege, Zero Standing Privileges, just‑in‑time access, session monitoring and recording, approvals and workflows, secrets management, and audit/compliance needs.
Solid grounding in identity and security fundamentals, including authentication, authorization, policy models, directory services, and common enterprise infrastructure targets
Deep knowledge of IaaS cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and developers tools and technologies including SSH, RDP, Kubernetes and Databases
Exceptional problem‑structuring and analytical skills, comfortable working with both qualitative and quantitative data to inform decisions.
Excellent written and verbal communication, including experience presenting strategy and roadmap to executives and strategic customers.
Proven ability to decompose large initiatives into clear milestones, manage risk, and drive execution in agile environments.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, or related field

Nice To Haves

Additional experience in IAM and IGA (SSO/MFA, federation, lifecycle provisioning, access requests, certifications, SoD) is a significant plus.
an advanced degree is a plus.

Responsibilities

Own the end‑to‑end product strategy and multi‑year roadmap for PingOne Privilege, with a focus on global enterprise and regulated customers.
Define how PAM capabilities (e.g., credential and secrets vaulting, session management, just‑in‑time and just‑enough access, elevation and approvals, auditing and forensics) evolve to meet emerging threat, compliance, and operational needs.
Define how PAM integrates with Ping’s broader identity platform (SSO/MFA, IAM, IGA, directories, analytics) to deliver differentiated, end‑to‑end scenarios.
Define the PAM strategy for AI agents and Non human identities
Engage directly with CISOs, developers, security architects, identity leaders, and operations teams to deeply understand enterprise threat models, workflows, and constraints.
Translate complex security and compliance requirements into clear, opinionated product use cases for both cloud and hybrid deployments.
Monitor the PAM, IAM, and IGA competitive landscape and adjacent markets (cloud infra, DevOps, ITSM, ITOM) to ensure Ping is a strategic differentiator.
Establish Ping’s leadership in Agentic AI and NHI markets
Translate strategy into crisp product requirements, narratives, and user stories for multiple engineering teams; make thoughtful, data‑driven trade‑offs on scope and sequencing.
Partner with Engineering, Architecture, UX, and Data teams to balance security, scale, performance, and operability for enterprise deployments.
Drive complex cross‑functional initiatives that span multiple product areas and services, ensuring clear ownership, milestones, and communication.
Collaborate with Product Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success on positioning, packaging, and GTM plays for PAM‑centric solutions and bundles.
Support strategic deals, customer escalations, and roadmap reviews as the primary product voice for PAM, especially with large global accounts.
Define and track key success metrics (e.g., privileged account/session coverage, reduction in standing privileges, attach/expansion rates, time‑to‑value) and use them to drive iteration.
Act as a senior IC product leader, mentoring other PMs in adjacent identity areas (Access Management, IGA, Analytics) and raising the bar on security depth and enterprise product thinking.
Champion a culture of customer‑backed, data‑informed, experiment‑oriented decision‑making across the product organization.