Director, Product Management

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Own the holistic Developer and User Experience strategy across all Veracode products, serving as the primary advocate for consistency and excellence in every user interaction
• Act as the "glue" between product teams, ensuring unified experiences whether users are developers working in their IDE or security professionals reviewing reports
• Personally conduct user interviews, usability sessions, and customer feedback calls
• Get into our products daily—test features, file bugs, and experience our tools as both a developer and product leader
• Unblock teams by clarifying requirements, making quick decisions, or engaging in technical discussions
• Explore innovative approaches to product management, including leveraging AI where it adds value
• Prototype experience improvements and work directly with designers and engineers to iterate
• Partner closely with Product Design to champion user-centric approaches
• Leverage your development background to anticipate developer needs, pain points, and workflows, translating them into product strategy
• Use cutting-edge tools to analyze user feedback at scale, identify patterns, and generate actionable insights
• Work with the GTM team to articulate the value of superior developer and user experience in go-to-market strategies
• Build and own the product roadmap for experience improvements across the portfolio
• Establish and monitor KPIs for user experience, developer adoption, and satisfaction metrics
• Drive adoption of modern developer workflows
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and UX Design to ensure technical feasibility while maintaining experience quality
• Mentor and coach Technical Product Managers on user-centric product development

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of hands-on software development experience, with a practicing developer background
• Deep hands-on experience with developer tools: CLIs, IDE extensions, CI/CD systems, AI-First IDEs, and package managers (npm, pip, Maven)
• Understanding of developer workflows and toolchains
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience with at least 8 years total experience in high tech, software, or SaaS
• Proven track record of successfully transitioning from engineering to product management
• Comfortable being hands-on with products—using CLI, testing IDE plugins, navigating APIs
• Track record of hands-on product leadership, not just strategic oversight
• Energy and enthusiasm for doing the work, not just directing it
• Curiosity about emerging technologies including AI/ML and their impact on developer experience
• Strong knowledge of application security and developer interaction with security tools
• Deep appreciation for Product Design and ability to partner effectively with designers
• Experience driving cross-product consistency and unified experiences across multiple user touchpoints
• Ability to think holistically about the user journey beyond individual features
• Experience using data, user research, and analytics to improve experiences
• Excellent customer-facing skills engaging both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience creating and launching products with exceptional user experiences
• Strong strategic thinking to balance user needs with business outcomes
• Exceptional communication skills to align stakeholders around experience vision
• Experience in Agile development environments and modern software delivery (CI/CD, DevOps, DevSecOps)
• Extensive experience with Cloud Native Technologies and developer tooling ecosystems

Nice to Have

• Experience exploring innovative approaches to product management, including AI integration

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 8 years total experience in high tech, software, or SaaS

Benefits & Perks

• Outstanding Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Wellness benefits
• "Take What You Need" time off policy
• Extensive development and training offerings
• Generous 401k match
• Community of professionals committed to excellence