Head of Product

About Veza

Veza is the authorization platform for data security. Identity and security professionals use Veza to modernize access governance for the new data landscape. By automating the work of finding and fixing excessive permissions on a continuous basis, Veza helps organizations achieve Least Privilege. Veza’s unique approach ingests metadata from any app or data system, organizes it as an authorization graph, and makes it searchable in real-time. Global enterprises like Blackstone, Wynn Resorts, Choice Hotels, and many more trust Veza to protect sensitive data and automate access reviews. Founded in 2020, Veza is headquartered in Los Gatos, California, and is funded by Accel, Bain Capital, Ballistic Ventures, GV, Norwest Venture Partners, and True Ventures. To learn more, visit veza.com.

About the Opportunity

As the Head of Product, you’ll lead the team to build Veza Authorization Platform and lay the foundation for an iconic company. Today, we have three products: Search and Insights, Access Review Workflows, and Activity Monitoring. Search and Insights allow users to visualize the reality of access permissions to enterprise resources, find risk-prioritized misconfigurations with both pre-built and custom queries, and send alerts to your preferred enterprise collaboration systems. Access Review Workflows allow users to set up certification campaigns, managers or resource owners to review and validate permissions, and auditors to get full visibility and tracking of the access review process and certification results. Activity Monitoring provides an additional powerful layer of event data, adding insight into who performed what specific action, with better intelligence around dormant permissions and overall user risk. The platform connects to a wide range of cloud IAM, on-prem systems, identity providers, cloud platforms, structured data, unstructured data, and apps (both 3rd party and custom), to understand and manage data permissions. The platform also has the Open Authorization API, allowing customers to connect essentially any SaaS app or system to Veza. 

You Will:

• Prioritize customer needs, products, features, and the actions of you and your team
• Own the overall product roadmap for existing and future products in alignment with overall company goals and in partnership with the founding team
• Manage the Product Management team and help them define and evolve a world-class product
• Partner closely with the Engineering team to help them build great products and plan for the future
• Design, execute, and manage our overall product management strategy with collaboration from key stakeholders
• Help define and execute new product management processes to build scale while maintaining agility and speed
• Recruit and develop a world-class team of product managers who will deeply understand customer needs and how to translate those into actionable plans for Engineering
• Engage with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to plan, execute, and improve Veza’s overall strategy 
• Collaborate with the Sales team to help demonstrate the value of the product, roadmap, and Veza as a development partner
• Support Product Marketing to position our core capabilities with a deep understanding of Veza’s target personas and their needs
• Serve as a company and product evangelist with thought leadership, blogging, social media posts, and speaking at industry events
• Understand the competitive landscape as an input for product planning, enabling near-term differentiation and building a long-term competitive moat

You Are:

• With 10+ years of experience in B2B product management
• With 3+ years of experience hiring and managing teams 
• Experienced with Product Management in a high-growth start-up
• Willing and able to travel and meet with key stakeholders monthly 

Nice to Have:

• Professional experience at security and/or identity companies 
• Technical knowledge of authorization, authentication, identity, and data systems
• Experience hiring and managing product management teams of 5 or more
• Demonstrated track record of ambition, drive, and achievement

Our Culture:

We’re driven to build a strong company culture and are looking for individuals with a Founder’s Mentality and strong alignment with our following guiding principles:

• Stay Customer Obsessed
• Iterate, Adapt, and Innovate
• Demonstrate a will to win
• Lead with Humility
• Act with Integrity

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and equity packages
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Pre-tax health care, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)
• Flexible medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Parental leave
• Flexible Time Off
• Home Set up and Monthly Connectivity Stipend

At Veza, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For this position, the reasonably expected pay range is between $250,000 and $300,000 for the level at which this job has been scoped. Your base pay will depend on several factors, including your experience, qualifications, education, location, and skills. In the event that you are considered for a different level, a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for equity and a competitive benefits package.

Veza is proud to be an equal opportunity and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. If a candidate with a disability requires an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email recruiting@veza.com