Principal Product Manager - Platform Security

We are seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead a strategic Account Security initiative within our Platform organization. This role will define, build, and scale a premium security offering that delivers advanced capabilities such as Bring Your Own Key (BYOK), Hold Your Own Key (HYOK), Advanced Audit Logging, and other enterprise-grade security features. This is a highly visible role responsible for taking a 0→1 product from concept to market, shaping platform-wide security strategy, and enabling go-to-market success across Sales and Marketing.

What You’ll Do

• Own and drive the end-to-end product strategy for a paid Platform Security offering.

• Define vision, roadmap, and success metrics for capabilities including BYOK, HYOK, audit logging, and related security features.

• Identify market opportunities and customer needs to shape a differentiated enterprise security product.

• Lead product development from ideation through launch and scale, partnering closely with engineering to deliver secure, scalable, and performant solutions.

• Make principled tradeoffs between speed, risk, and long-term platform integrity.

• Act as a thought leader across the platform organization, driving improvements in authentication, authorization, multi-tenant architecture, and organization management.

• Influence platform standards, patterns, and best practices.

• Work directly with enterprise customers to understand security requirements and validate solutions.

• Partner with internal solution/product teams to ensure platform capabilities meet downstream needs.

• Partner with Sales and Marketing to define packaging, pricing, and positioning for the security offering.

• Enable Sales through clear value propositions, messaging, and supporting materials.

• Drive successful product launches and adoption strategies.

What You’ll Need

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of Product Management experience, with significant time in platform or infrastructure products.

• Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.

• Track record of delivering 0→1 products and scaling them in market

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience launching enterprise or SaaS security products such as encryption, key management, or audit/compliance.

• Prior engineering experience.

• Deep understanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM), Authentication & Authorization frameworks (OAuth, SAML, RBAC/ABAC), and Multi-tenant system design.

• Expertise in encryption and key management concepts including BYOK, HYOK, and KMS integrations.

• Ability to operate as a platform-level thought leader influencing teams across engineering, design, security, and go-to-market.

• Strong intuition for balancing usability with robust security and compliance requirements.

Travel Requirements & Working Conditions

• Ability to travel to meet with customers and/or key stakeholders, product teams in other Workiva locations (up to 20%)

• Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely and not in a Workiva office

How You’ll Be Rewarded

✅ A discretionary bonus typically paid annually

✅ Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire

✅ 401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package

The salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job in the US. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant factors.

Workiva is the platform designed to bring confidence, control, and a competitive edge to the world’s most complex organizations. Our AI-powered platform unifies finance, risk, and sustainability on a single, secure foundation—ensuring data is trusted, traceable, and ready to act on. With an unbroken path from source to output, leaders gain confidence in their numbers, visibility into current and emerging risks, and the ability to move with speed and precision in a constantly changing world.

At Workiva, you’ll bring technology to market that executives, boards, and regulators depend on. The work you do here helps organizations navigate uncertainty, maintain trust, and make decisions that stand up to scrutiny. If you’re energized by meaningful challenges, inspired by collaborative teams, and motivated to help organizations turn uncertainty into advantage, we’d love to meet you.

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Workiva is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email talentacquisition@workiva.com.
 

Workiva employees are required to undergo comprehensive security and privacy training tailored to their roles, ensuring adherence to company policies and regulatory standards.

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