- Salary
- $293k+
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA
- Department
- IT
- Seniority
- Director
- Experience
- 12+ years
- Education
- Master
Description
About Druva
You won’t just join a company at Druva, you’ll help shape the future of data security at the moment it matters most. We are building a modern standard with our cloud-native solutions, designed to simplify the toughest challenges in cyber resilience for our customers. As the pioneer and market leader in fully managed SaaS data protection, we help organizations secure and recover their data from ransomware, cyberattacks, and operational disruptions without the complexity, cost, or risk of legacy infrastructure.
Our momentum is backed by the market: Druva was named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Backup and Data Protection Platforms, a Leader in the 2025 IDC MarketScape for Cyber-Recovery, and a Leader & Outperformer in the 2025 GigaOm Cloud Data Protection Radar. Even better, customers validate that leadership every day through strong Gartner Peer Insights ratings, standout Net Promoter Scores (NPS), and top willingness-to-recommend results.
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About the Team
You will be part of a high-impact, fast moving product management team driving our portfolio of data security products serving customer needs around ransomware detection & response, eDiscovery operations, DSPM and agentic AI for data security.
Role Purpose & Impact
We are seeking a Director of Product Management to lead execution and team leadership across the data security portfolio of products. This role reports directly to the VP of Product Management.
The Director will act as the operational product leader for the portfolio—owning execution rigor, coaching Product Managers, managing cross-functional alignment, and ensuring that the R&D teams deliver consistent, high-quality outcomes. This is a player–coach role that requires deep engagement with teams, customers, and stakeholders on a daily basis.
What You’ll Do
- Engage with customers, analysts and partners to maintain a pulse and point of view on the market
- Develop vision & product strategy in collaboration with product leaders and executives
- Build & execute on product roadmap in collaboration with engineering & design teams
- Lead, mentor and develop a high performing team of product managers /owners
- Lead regular tracking, analysis of business trends, product engagement metrics and develop insights, actions based on business needs
- Regularly track product engagement metrics, meet with customers and continuously look to optimize for a great product and customer experience
- Partner with pricing team to develop pricing, packaging strategies and track operational metrics for continued evolution of the same
- Partner with GTM teams for product launch, field enablement & other GTM activities
- Regularly engage field field (AEs, SEs, SMEs) teams to support sales opportunities and continuously iterate on supporting GTM machinery to ensure maximum business impact
What Makes You a Great Fit
- 12+ years experience; 8–10 years in product management
- Experience managing senior PMs
- Security domain expertise (EDR/AV, SOC Workflows/Products, GRC workflows/products)
- Strong execution and stakeholder management
- Analytical and data-driven
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred
- Hustler with a keen sense of agency, can-do attitude
- Continuous learner who has a roll up your sleeves approach to keeping up with the latest in technology
What Success Looks Like in the Role
You are actively seen as the go-to operational product leader for the data security products by cross functional teams. You are actively driving the R&D roadmap, business impact and are elevating the security PM team in terms of execution rigor, personal skill & career growth. You have a good pulse of the market, customers and can actively see around the corner and drive roadmap, GTM activities accordingly.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
Innovation is how we operate, not a side project. You’ll work in a culture that values bold thinking and continuous improvement, where global teams experiment, iterate, and turn new ideas into products customers can rely on.
If you’re looking for high-ownership work, visible impact, and a culture that values innovation, collaboration, accountability, and growth—where you’ll be trusted to lead and empowered to build—you’ll thrive at Druva.
What We Offer
The pay range for this position is expected to be between $209,000.00 and $293,000.00/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized, non-discriminatory factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, and equity. Additionally, full-time employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program, including health and wellness benefits, 401(k) retirement plan, life and disability insurance coverages, and other benefits the Company may offer from time to time.