Senior Product Manager - CISO Advantage (m/f/d)

About Sophos Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions for defeating cyberattacks. The company acquired Secureworks in February 2025, bringing together two pioneers that have redefined the cybersecurity industry with their innovative, native AI-optimized services, technologies and products. Sophos is now the largest pure-play Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider, supporting more than 28,000 organizations. In addition to MDR and other services, Sophos’ complete portfolio includes industry-leading endpoint, network, email, and cloud security that interoperate and adapt to defend through the Sophos Central platform. Secureworks provides the innovative, market-leading Taegis XDR/MDR, identity threat detection and response (ITDR), next-gen SIEM capabilities, managed risk, and a comprehensive set of advisory services. Sophos sells all these solutions through reseller partners, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) worldwide, defending more than 600,000 organizations worldwide from phishing, ransomware, data theft, other everyday and state-sponsored cybercrimes. The solutions are powered by historical and real-time threat intelligence from Sophos X-Ops and the newly added Counter Threat Unit (CTU). Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at Role Summary This role is for individuals with real cybersecurity experience who understand the pressures faced by security teams and the challenges businesses encounter in strengthening their defences. If you've worked in a cybersecurity team, led advisory engagements through a managed service provider, or helped organisations tackle security challenges, this is your chance to apply that expertise on a larger scale. Role Title: CISO Advantage Field Specialist As a CISO Advantage Field Specialist, you'll be the key expert for MSP partners seeking genuine knowledge. Instead of relying on slides, you'll leverage your deep understanding of advancing cyber maturity and transformation. Your role includes assisting partners in integrating CISO Advantage into their offerings, empowering their teams to deliver effective security services. We seek proactive individuals who thrive at the intersection of technology, people, and business outcomes. If you're excited about helping underserved businesses manage their security risks using leader-edge technology, data and AI as real tools, this role was made for you. What You Will Do (Duties And Responsibilities) Product Feedback & Market Intelligence Operate as a structured, consistent feedback channel between the field and the Sophos Product team, this is a core accountability of the role, not a secondary activity. Capture partner and customer feedback on product usability, feature gaps, pricing, and competitive alternatives using agreed formats and cadences set by Product leadership. Submit regular regional feedback reports covering adoption blockers, commonly requested features, competitive intelligence, and MSP delivery challenges. MSP Partner Enablement Serve as the primary field resource for CISO Advantage MSP partners within your region, the person partners contact when they need product knowledge, positioning support, or help with a customer situation. Track partner enablement progress and readiness across your regional MSP portfolio, flagging partners who need additional support and identifying those ready to scale. Help partners develop structured onboarding and delivery playbooks so they can consistently deploy CISO Advantage across their customer base. End-User Adoption & Training Support Support MSP partners in delivering effective training and onboarding experiences to the end-user organizations they serve, ensuring customers can navigate and use the platform confidently from day one. Help channel partners and their customers define what success looks like with CISO Advantage, establishing clear use cases, adoption milestones, and outcome metrics from the outset. Provide partners with end-user-facing guidance materials, FAQs, and best-practice documentation they can adapt and deliver to their customers. Act as an escalation resource for partners encountering complex end-user adoption challenges, working collaboratively to resolve issues and improve the customer experience. Gather and document customer adoption stories, use cases, and outcomes that can be used for MSP enablement, product marketing, and internal reporting. Cross-Function Collaboration Work closely with regional Sales and Channel teams to align enablement activity with commercial priorities and partner tier. Collaborate with Product Marketing to validate regional messaging and surface localization requirements, language, regulatory context, or market-specific positioning needs. Partner with the Product and Customer Success teams to ensure end-user training content remains current and aligned with platform updates and new feature releases. What You Will Bring (Experience And Qualifications) 5–8 years of experience in a cybersecurity-related role, this could include technical pre-sales, partner success, channel enablement, security consulting, or a vendor-side field role. Experience working with or within an MSP, channel partner, or VAR environment, understanding how managed service businesses operate and how they engage their customers. Exposure to security programme management, GRC, or vCISO service delivery, either from the customer, MSP, or vendor side. Experience in a product feedback, customer success, or voice-of-customer role within a B2B SaaS or security vendor environment. Demonstrated experience supporting end-user training, onboarding, or adoption programmes, either directly or through channel partners. Knowledge & Skills Working knowledge of cybersecurity concepts, terminology, and the challenges faced by security teams in mid-market and enterprise organizations. Ability to translate complex security and platform concepts into clear, accessible guidance for both MSP partners and their end-user customers. Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to operate effectively across technical, commercial, and customer-facing contexts. Comfort working in a structured feedback environment, capturing insights methodically and communicating them clearly to product and leadership teams. A genuine personal and professional interest in AI; we operate an AI-first strategy and expect this person to be an AI native. You should actively use AI tools in your day-to-day work, stay current with developments in the space, and bring both curiosity and practical knowledge of how AI can be applied to security, enablement, and customer success. Ready to Join Us? At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don't check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don't let a checklist hold you back – we encourage you to apply. What's Great About Sophos? Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. While we are a remote first organization, applicants must have legal authorization to work in the jurisdiction where the position is posted, without requiring employer sponsorship. Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit 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 Our Commitment To You We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity. We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team. All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation. We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know. Data Protection If you choose to explore an opportunity, and subsequently share your CV or other personal details with Sophos, these details will be held by Sophos for 12 months in accordance with our Privacy Policy and used by our recruitment team to contact you regarding this or other relevant opportunities at Sophos. 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