Principal Product Manager

Workiva Inc.

About The Position

We are seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead a strategic Account Security initiative within our Platform organization. This role will define, build, and scale a premium security offering that delivers advanced capabilities such as Bring Your Own Key (BYOK), Hold Your Own Key (HYOK), Advanced Audit Logging, and other enterprise-grade security features. This is a highly visible role responsible for taking a 0→1 product from concept to market, shaping platform-wide security strategy, and enabling go-to-market success across Sales and Marketing.

Requirements

10+ years of Product Management experience, with significant time in platform or infrastructure products.
Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
Track record of delivering 0→1 products and scaling them in market

Nice To Haves

Experience launching enterprise or SaaS security products such as encryption, key management, or audit/compliance.
Prior engineering experience.
Deep understanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM), Authentication & Authorization frameworks (OAuth, SAML, RBAC/ABAC), and Multi-tenant system design.
Expertise in encryption and key management concepts including BYOK, HYOK, and KMS integrations.
Ability to operate as a platform-level thought leader influencing teams across engineering, design, security, and go-to-market.
Strong intuition for balancing usability with robust security and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

Own and drive the end-to-end product strategy for a paid Platform Security offering.
Define vision, roadmap, and success metrics for capabilities including BYOK, HYOK, audit logging, and related security features.
Identify market opportunities and customer needs to shape a differentiated enterprise security product.
Lead product development from ideation through launch and scale, partnering closely with engineering to deliver secure, scalable, and performant solutions.
Make principled tradeoffs between speed, risk, and long-term platform integrity.
Act as a thought leader across the platform organization, driving improvements in authentication, authorization, multi-tenant architecture, and organization management.
Influence platform standards, patterns, and best practices.
Work directly with enterprise customers to understand security requirements and validate solutions.
Partner with internal solution/product teams to ensure platform capabilities meet downstream needs.
Partner with Sales and Marketing to define packaging, pricing, and positioning for the security offering.
Enable Sales through clear value propositions, messaging, and supporting materials.
Drive successful product launches and adoption strategies.