Talis Consulting Group

Lead product backlog prioritization and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver cloud-native software solutions. | Over 10 years of product management experience with strong technical and strategic skills but no VP-level leadership experience or specific identity security domain expertise. | We are looking for a Vice President of Product to lead product strategy, cross-functional alignment, and portfolio execution across a leading identity security platform, its flagship identity attack path management solution, and related services. In this role, you will help build and scale one of the most widely adopted platforms in identity security, trusted by thousands of security teams to uncover, prioritize, and eliminate real-world identity attack paths across complex enterprise environments. This role is responsible for turning strategic vision into market-defining product outcomes, partnering tightly with engineering, research, sales, marketing, and customer success. You will be the executive owner ensuring product vision is translated into a product strategy and roadmap that drives customer value, market differentiation, and commercial impact. • This position is remote, based in the U.S., with travel quarterly for in-person company events and other ad hoc meetings. • Candidate must be authorized to work and reside in the United States; we do not currently sponsor immigration visas. What You’ll Own Product Strategy • Translate company’s product vision (driven by CPO and executive team) into a cohesive, multi-year execution plan • Shape and evolve strategy to support emerging initiatives, future product opportunities, TAM expansion, and make explicit tradeoffs across multiple product lines • Conduct competitive analysis in identity security and adjacent SaaS categories to ensure strategy is grounded in customer value, competitive landscape, and market trends in identity security Product Roadmap • Build and institutionalize a professional roadmap process (prioritization, sequencing, signals gathering, iteration cycles). • Ensure clear alignment between engineering capacity, market needs, customer commitments, and revenue priorities. • Manage roadmap across multiple feature teams; articulate tradeoffs and dependencies. • Build mechanisms for predictable planning; quarterly/annual product planning rhythms, OKRs, and transparency for stakeholders. Product Execution • Develop and standardize core product artifacts (requirements, specs, launch plans, definitions of readiness, etc.). • Implement a structured product discovery process to validate problems, test hypotheses, and de-risk investments before build. • Define and maintain the product operating model including planning cadence, communication rhythm, accountability across product and engineering. • Ensure strong alignment between PMs and engineering leads; quickly resolve blockers and ambiguity Operational Excellence • Establish the operating rhythm for the product org (rituals, tooling, dashboards, communication cadences). • Ensure visibility for the exec, GTM, engineering, marketing, sales, and customer-facing teams. • Create systems for customer insight gathering and data-driven decision making. Go-to-Market Engagement • Translate product capabilities into clear value propositions for GTM teams. • Represent product direction in late-stage sales, strategic customer presentations, and industry events • Partner with analysts to drive category definition, differentiators, and market perception Talent Management • Recruit, coach, and retain high-caliber Product Managers. • Shape an empowered product culture that balances creativity with disciplined execution and clear accountability • Develop and shape a scalable organization capable of spanning multiple product lines. Pricing and Packaging • Build and own pricing and packaging strategy. • Define tiers and packaging structures aligned to value realization across hybrid identity environments. • Partner closely with Finance, Marketing, and Sales to model monetization and lifecycle impacts. Requirements • 10+ years of product management experience, including senior leadership responsibility (VP, Sr Director, or equivalent). • Proven track record owning product strategy and execution for complex, multi-product B2B SaaS platforms. • Experience translating executive vision into multi-year product strategies and outcome-driven roadmaps. • Strong background working with highly technical products and customers. • Demonstrated ability to build and operate effective product management processes (road mapping, prioritization, discovery, planning). • Deep experience partnering with Engineering leadership to align strategy, capacity, and execution. • Executive-level communication skills with the ability to influence and align cross-functional leaders. • Experience supporting go-to-market efforts, including sales enablement, strategic deals, and customer engagements. • Ownership or significant involvement in pricing and packaging for B2B SaaS products. • Proven ability to recruit, develop, and lead high-performing product management teams. Nice to Have • Background in security, identity, infrastructure, or other deeply technical enterprise domains. • Experience with open-source products, product-led growth (PLG) motions, or hybrid OSS + commercial SaaS models. • Familiarity with analyst relations and category positioning. • Experience scaling product organizations through periods of rapid growth or transition. • Strong intuition for balancing innovation, technical depth, and commercial outcomes. What Success Looks Like (First 12–18 Months) • A clear, published rolling 12-month roadmap tied to measurable customer and business outcomes • A predictable planning and release process that engineering and go-to-market teams trust • Increased win rates in strategic deals driven by differentiated product positioning • Clear portfolio rationale: what we’re doubling down on, what we’re sunsetting, and why • Product team operating with confidence, cadence, and strategic clarity • Collaborative, productive relationships in place with Marketing and other GTM functions What We Offer Target Base Salary is 260K – 300k +20% bonus + equity • Health/Dental/Vision/life insurance: 100% covered for both the employee and their family • Flexible time off policy • 13 paid holidays annually • 401(k) with up to 4% company match • Stock Options & bonuses • Remote work: $1,500 new hire allowance to set up a home office • $500 annual home office allowance after first year • $150 monthly cell phone and internet reimbursement • $5,000 annual professional development allowance • $5,250 toward continuing education or student loan repayment • $1,200 annual budget for lifestyle, wellness, pet insurance, and more • A one-time $10,000 benefit toward family planning