[Hiring] Product Manager @Sophos

Role Description

The Product Manager drives the strategy, discovery, and delivery of Sophos Firewall and its cloud-based multi-firewall management capabilities in Sophos Central, the core of Sophos’ network security portfolio. You will partner closely with engineering, design, sales, and customer success to build solutions that protect organizations across distributed, hybrid, and cloud-first environments. This Product Manager role owns the full product lifecycle, including identifying market opportunities and defining strategy through launch, adoption, and scaling. The primary focus will be Sophos Firewall (XGS appliances, virtual and cloud-hosted firewalls, and SFOS) and Multi-Firewall Management from Sophos Central, including centralized policy, configuration, monitoring, reporting, and orchestration of firewall estates at scale for enterprises and MSPs. You’ll operate at the intersection of security domain expertise, customer insight, and technical execution, with a global scope that includes regular collaboration with regional teams. What makes this role unique is the combination of breadth and depth: you’ll shape product direction in one of the most established yet rapidly evolving segments of cybersecurity, working across every function of the business.

What you will do

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for capabilities within Sophos Firewall and Multi-Firewall Management in Sophos Central.
• Define and maintain a clear product roadmap grounded in evolving security needs, competitive dynamics, and business objectives.
• Develop expertise in next-generation firewall and network security use cases.
• Conduct customer discovery through interviews, data analysis, and close collaboration with global and regional sales teams, partners, and MSPs.
• Translate complex security and networking requirements into clear product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Partner with engineering to guide development, remove blockers, and ensure quality outcomes.
• Stay current on the competitive landscape to inform positioning and roadmap decisions.
• Drive go-to-market planning in collaboration with sales, marketing, and customer success.
• Define and track key product metrics using data to inform decisions and communicate results to stakeholders.
• Present product strategy, progress, and results to the product leadership team and Senior Management Team.
• Report to the VP of Product Management.

Qualifications

• At least 5+ years of strong experience in product management having domain knowledge of cybersecurity, network security, or a related B2B SaaS environment.
• Strong understanding of the network security market, including next-generation firewall capabilities.
• Familiarity with centralized firewall management platforms.
• Understanding of cloud-managed security operations.
• Proven track record of taking products from early discovery through launch and scaling in a technical domain.
• Ability to translate complex security and networking concepts into clear product strategy and actionable requirements.
• Comfort with data — you use quantitative and qualitative insights to drive prioritization and measure success.
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills.
• Experience collaborating with global or distributed teams and engaging with enterprise customers, partners, and prospects.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; technical degree, or security/networking certifications (CISSP, CCNP, etc.) are a plus.

Benefits

• Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees.
• Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy.
• Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities.
• Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint.
• Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp.
• Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge.
• Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing.