Director of Product, Web Protections

Role SummaryMcAfee is seeking a visionary and customer-obsessed Director of Product Management, Web Protection & Browser Security to lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution of our Web Protections portfolio, including Web Advisor and other browser-based security experiences. This leader will define how McAfee protects consumers from evolving online threats across browsers, web platforms, and emerging AI-powered environments while creating seamless, trusted experiences that help people stay safe online without disruption. Reporting into Product leadership, this role sits at the intersection of cybersecurity, consumer experience, browser technologies, artificial intelligence, and platform strategy. This is a Hybrid role based in one of our hub locations i.e. San Jose, CA; New York, NY; Frisco, TX; Newport Beach, CA. We are only considering candidates who are currently in a commutable distance to these locations at this time and are not offering relocation assistance. Position DetailsAbout the role:Own the Web Protections Portfolio: Set the vision, strategy, roadmap, and operating priorities for McAfee’s Web Protections product portfolio, including Web Advisor and related browser-based protection experiences. Create a Better-Together Companion Experience: Define how the McAfee app and browser extensions work together across state, signals, data, and UX patterns to create a frictionless, unified customer journey. Translate Web Threats into Trusted UX: Partner with Design, Content, Research, and Engineering to convert complex and invisible web risks into calm, clear, non-intrusive experiences that help consumers understand what is happening and what to do next. Lead Browser and Platform Strategy: Navigate the evolving browser ecosystem—including Chromium, WebExtensions APIs, Safari and Firefox architectures, web protocols, content filtering mechanics, and privacy policy changes—to guide durable product strategy. Protect Users from Emerging AI and Agentic Risks: Anticipate how consumers will use generative AI and autonomous agents through the browser, then shape protections against emerging risks such as prompt injection, malicious autonomous agents, data scraping, automated scams, and other AI-driven web threats. Turn R&D into Consumer-Ready Products: Partner deeply with Advanced R&D, threat research, data science, and engineering teams to translate technical security research and behavioral model data into a prioritized roadmap that delivers customer value. Evaluate Strategic Partnerships: Identify, evaluate, and help execute technology partnerships and integrations with browser vendors, platform operators, data providers, or protection ecosystem partners that extend McAfee’s reach and differentiation. Communicate Strategy with Executive Clarity: Present ecosystem strategies, technical frameworks, trade-offs, product roadmaps, and measurable business/customer outcomes to executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders. About you:10+ years of product management experience, including leadership responsibility for consumer technology, cybersecurity, SaaS, browser-based products, or related technology platforms. Deep understanding of web technologies, browser ecosystems, extension platforms, web protocols, privacy frameworks, and online security trends. Proven success defining product vision, strategy, roadmaps, and execution for large-scale products that deliver measurable customer and business outcomes. Experience translating complex technical capabilities, security risks, and research innovations into intuitive, customer-centric product experiences. Demonstrated ability to partner effectively across Engineering, Design, Research, Data Science, Threat Research, and other cross-functional teams in a highly matrixed environment. Proven people leader with experience building, developing, and inspiring high-performing product teams, establishing a culture of accountability, innovation, and results. Demonstrated success launching and scaling innovative 0-to-1 products or platform capabilities that delivered significant, measurable business impact, customer value, and market differentiation. Strong understanding of AI technologies and practical experience leveraging AI tools to accelerate product development, improve decision-making, increase team effectiveness, and drive productivity across the product lifecycle. Highly data-fluent leader who is comfortable operating at both the strategic and detailed levels, using analytics, customer insights, experimentation, and business metrics to make informed decisions and drive specific, measurable outcomes. #LI-HybridCompany OverviewMcAfee is a leader in personal security for consumers. Focused on protecting people, not just devices, McAfee consumer solutions adapt to users’ needs in an always online world, empowering them to live securely through integrated, intuitive solutions that protects their families and communities with the right security at the right moment. Company Benefits and PerksWe work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone at McAfee to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.:Bonus Program401k RetirementMedical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, Short Term Disability and Long-Term Disability CoveragePaid Parental LeaveSupport and Community Involvement14 Paid Company HolidaysUnlimited Paid Time Off for Exempt Employees96 Hours of Sick Time and 120 Hours of Vacation for Non-Exempt Employees Accrued Each YearWe're serious about our commitment to diversity which is why McAfee prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status. Pay RangeThe anticipated compensation for this position is USD $141,680.00/Yr. - USD $232,760.00/Yr. depending on experience and qualifications. 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