Senior Director, Product Management - Autonomous Remediation Platform (Autonomous RemOps)

Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world!Senior Director, Product Management – Autonomous Remediation Platform (Autonomous RemOps)About the RoleLocation: Foster City, CA, USA 3-days’ work from officeOrganization: Product GTM & SMEReports To: SVP of Product ManagementQualys is redefining cybersecurity operations through the Enterprise TruRisk Platform and the industry's first AI-Native Risk Operations Center (ROC). We are seeking a visionary Senior Director of Product Management to lead the evolution of TruRisk Eliminate into the market's leading Autonomous Remediation Operations (RemOps) Platform.This leader will define and execute the strategy for Agentic AI-powered cyber risk reduction, transforming remediation from a manual, ticket-driven process into an autonomous, intelligent, and measurable business workflow.You will own the vision, roadmap, and execution for a Next-Gen Autonomous RemOps platform that orchestrates risk elimination across vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, cloud exposures, application risks, identity risks, and emerging AI risks.Working across Product, Engineering, Data Science, AI, Design, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success, you will build the category-defining platform that enables enterprises to move from "finding risk" to "proving risk reduction." Qualys' ETM platform already positions itself as an AI-powered Risk Operations Center with Agentic AI capabilities; this role will define the execution system that closes the loop.MissionBuild the industry's first Autonomous RemOps Platform that enables enterprises to:Discover remediation opportunitiesPrioritize based on business riskGenerate optimal remediation plansExecute fixes autonomouslyCoordinate cross-functional teamsValidate outcomesMeasure and prove cyber risk reductionWhy This Role MattersThis is not a traditional PM leadership role.This leader will define the future of cyber risk reduction.Most security vendors stop at visibility.Some stop at prioritization.Very few can execute remediation.The mission of this role is to build the platform that autonomously eliminates cyber risk at enterprise scale and positions Qualys as the leader in the emerging Autonomous RemOps category—creating a natural evolution from VMDR to ETM to a fully autonomous Risk Operations Center."Autonomous RemOps (Remediation Operations): The system of record and system of action for enterprise cyber risk reduction."That category has the potential to be materially larger than traditional vulnerability management because it spans IT Operations, SecOps, CloudOps, DevOps, IAM, and AI Security rather than just vulnerability scanning.What You Will OwnProduct Vision & Strategy - Define the long-term vision for: Autonomous Remediation OperationsMove beyond vulnerability remediation into:Exposure remediationCloud remediationApplication remediationIdentity remediationAI risk remediationThird-party risk remediationAgentic AI WorkforceBuild AI agents that perform:Remediation planningRoot cause analysisRisk-to-fix mappingChange orchestrationTicket generationApproval routingExecution monitoringValidation and rollbackEnterprise Risk-to-Action PlatformCreate a system where:Risk Identified Remediation Planned Fix Executed Risk Eliminated Business Impact Measured without requiring manual coordination across dozens of teams.Platform LeadershipLead strategy across:TruRisk EliminateExpand beyond:Patch ManagementMitigationIsolationtoward:Autonomous remediationWorkflow orchestrationAI-assisted executionCross-tool automationRemediation Orchestration FabricBuild integrations with various ITSM, CMDB, EPP, EDR, CI/CD and Identity ecosystems toolsRisk Reduction AnalyticsCreate executive dashboards that answer:How much risk was reduced?Which actions delivered the highest impact?Which teams create remediation bottlenecks?What is the predicted future risk posture?Agentic AI InnovationPartner with AI and Engineering teams to create:Remediation Planning AgentDetermines:Best remediation optionPatch vs mitigation vs isolationBusiness impactChange riskExecution AgentAutonomously performs:Configuration changesPatch deploymentScript executionCloud remediation actionswithin approved guardrails.Verification AgentConfirms:Vulnerability closedExposure eliminatedBusiness services unaffectedCompliance maintainedOptimization AgentContinuously learns:Which fixes succeedWhich teams delay executionWhich workflows reduce MTTRRecent industry research increasingly points toward autonomous discovery-to-remediation workflows governed by strong oversight, validation, and trust frameworks, which aligns with where enterprise security operations are heading.ResponsibilitiesOwn multi-year product vision and strategyManage product portfolio generating significant ARRLead and mentor team of Product ManagersDrive roadmap across multiple engineering teamsPartner with customers, CISOs, CIOs, and IT Operations leadersEstablish category leadership in Autonomous RemOpsDrive analyst engagement with Gartner, Forrester, IDC, and GigaOmDefine platform architecture and ecosystem strategyDevelop business cases and investment proposalsInfluence executive leadership and board-level strategyIdeal CandidateExperience15+ years in Enterprise Software Product Management8+ years leading PM organizationsCybersecurity or IT Operations backgroundExperience building security platforms at scaleDomain ExpertiseDeep expertise in one or more:Patch Management, Endpoint ManagementVulnerability & Exposure ManagementASMCloud SecurityIdentity SecuritySecurity OperationsIT OperationsAI ExperienceExperience building:Agentic AI systemsWorkflow automation platformsAI copilotsAutonomous operational systemsExecutive PresenceAbility to influence:CISOsCIOsCTOsBoard membersIndustry analysts************************************************************************************************************************The salary range for this position is $230,000 - $250,000 per year. Final compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to skills, relevant experience, and work location. Please note this range reflects base salary and does not include incentive compensation or potential equity grants. We also offer a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package.Qualys is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy.SummaryLocation: Foster CityType: Full time