Vice President, Product Management (MDR)
About The Position
Rapid7 is looking for a Vice President, Product Management to own the strategy, vision, and execution of our Managed Detection & Response (MDR) product portfolio. This is a rare opportunity to shape how thousands of organizations experience cybersecurity as a managed service, defining what great looks like at the intersection of human expertise and cutting-edge technology. Rapid7's MDR product team partners closely with our SOC, engineering, and go-to-market functions to shape the service experience, define platform capabilities, and continuously raise the bar on global managed security service delivery. As a Vice President, Product Management (MDR), your primary responsibility will be to set the product direction for Rapid7's managed security service while balancing customer needs, analyst capabilities, and strategic business goals.
Requirements
- 12+ years of product management experience, with significant time spent leading product for managed services, SaaS platforms, or security products
- Deep understanding of the cybersecurity landscape, particularly in detection and response, MDR, SOC operations, or incident response
- Proven track record of leading and scaling product teams in a fast-paced, customer-centric environment
- Ability to drive multi-year product vision through strategic doing while staying grounded in near-term execution and time-bound milestones
- Ability to establish clear accountability and ownership across teams to deliver value for managed service customers
- Ability to make efficient decisions that resolve complex product challenges and maintain operational momentum across functions
- Ability to communicate complex product strategies clearly to executive and customer audiences to foster commitment
- Ability to build global cross-functional networks across engineering, services, sales, and executive leadership to drive aligned business outcomes
- Ability to embrace challenging conversations constructively to find common ground across cross-functional stakeholder groups
- Ability to apply self-awareness to adapt leadership style to varying group dynamics across technical and business teams
- Eager mindset toward navigating change by driving product evolution in a fast-moving market
- Embody core values to foster a culture of excellence that drives meaningful impact and collective success.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the MDR product strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with Rapid7's broader detection and response vision
- Partner closely with SOC leadership to deeply understand analyst workflows, operational pain points, and necessary platform capabilities
- Lead and develop a high-performing team of product managers, fostering accountability and continuous learning
- Translate customer insights, market trends, and competitive intelligence into differentiated product decisions that drive retention and expansion
- Collaborate with engineering to define and deliver a platform roadmap that gives MDR analysts speed, context, and automation
- Serve as a senior customer-facing voice for the MDR product by engaging with strategic accounts and building trust through transparency
- Define and track product OKRs and success metrics to continuously improve the service experience and business outcomes
- Work cross-functionally with sales, marketing, and customer success to ensure product positioning, launch readiness, and customer adoption
Benefits
- Variable/incentive compensation
- Equity
- Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
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