Harness
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PrincipalProductManager-AppSec
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“Principal Product Manager - AppSec at Harness. Skills: Platform strategy, API security, AI security, Data ingestion. Own platform strategy and vision. Define and drive long term strategy for core”
Industry & Context.
Data driven decision making
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8 to 10 plus years product management experience, Track record owning and shipping infrastructure, platform, or security products at scale, Deep experience in DevOps, cloud native systems, or security platforms, Experience with telemetry, logging, data pipelines, or instrumentation, Direct experience building or managing API security, application security, or adjacent security products, Demonstrated ability to operate in fast moving, high growth environments, Ability to bring structure to ambiguity, Analytical mindset, Data driven approach to decision making, Excellent written and verbal communication skills, Ability to simplify complex technical concepts, Proven ability to influence across functions without formal authority, Clear history of building products used by developers, platform teams, or security engineering organizations
Nice to Have
Familiarity with OpenTelemetry, observability systems, and large scale data processing architectures
What You'll Do.
Own platform strategy and vision
Define and drive long term strategy for core
Align platform investments with broader DevSecOps platform strategy
Identify architectural priorities that unlock scale
Build and maintain a multi quarter roadmap
Partner with Engineering to deliver high quality
Ensure iterative delivery with tight feedback loops
Define and track clear KPIs and success metrics
Engage directly with enterprise customers
Understand deployment models
compliance requirements
Identify patterns across customer needs and market trends
Synthesize insights and translate them into a clear
Represent the platform vision internally and externally
Act as the connective layer between field teams
Ensure clarity of priorities and alignment
Work closely with Sales
Define success criteria for regulated
enterprise environments
Communicate product direction and value clearly
Champion scalable architecture
Ensure integrations and data collection experiences are intuitive
Advocate for user experience across platform level workflows
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional collaboration; Partnering with Engineering; Engage with Sales; Work with Product Marketing; Collaborate with Customer Success; Support teams alignment
Communication Scope
Executive presentations; Technical documentation
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
Harness is the AI Software Delivery Platform company, led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal (founder of AppDynamics, acquired by Cisco for $3.7B). Harness has raised approximately $570M in funding and is valued at $5.5B, backed by leading investors including Goldman Sachs, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, Citi Ventures, and more. As AI accelerates code creation, the real bottleneck has shifted to everything after the code – testing, deployments, application security, reliability, compliance, and cost optimization. Harness brings AI and automation to this “outer loop,” helping teams ship software faster while maintaining security and governance throughout the entire software delivery lifecycle. Powered by Harness AI and the Software Delivery Knowledge Graph, the Harness Platform applies deep context and intelligent automation across the software delivery lifecycle with governance and policy-driven controls embedded throughout the platform. Over the past year, Harness powered over 185M deployments, 82M builds, 18T flag evaluations, 8M security scans, 9.1B optimized tests, 3T protected API calls, and helped manage $2.8B in cloud spend — enabling customers like United Airlines, Morningstar, and Choice Hotels to accelerate releases by up to 75%, reduce cloud costs by up to 60%, and achieve 10x DevOps efficiency. With a global team across 26 offices and 27 countries, Harness is shaping the future of AI software delivery — and we’re looking for exceptional talent to help us move even faster. About the role Harness is seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead strategy and execution for the core Platform, Data Collection, and Integrations that power our API and AI Security portfolio. This role sits at the foundation of our security offerings, owning the systems that enable scalable data ingestion, observability, policy enforcement, and ecosystem connectivity across customer environments. You will define and drive the long term platform vision, translating
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