OpenText

Principal Product Manager

OpenText$110K — $130K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4-8 years of product management experience in cybersecurity or enterprise software.
  • Hands-on understanding of Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) and web application security.
  • Proven collaboration skills with R&D, sales, and marketing teams.
  • Strong customer engagement abilities for effective feedback synthesis.
  • Solid knowledge of AI applications in product strategy and delivery.
  • Analytical mindset to utilize data for prioritization and result measurement.
  • Excellent communication skills to engage technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Lead product strategy and execution for DAST capabilities including WebInspect.
  • Manage the product lifecycle from discovery through post-launch optimization.
  • Ensure cross-functional alignment among various teams involved in product development.
  • Conduct customer engagement to validate needs and enhance adoption.
  • Drive AI-enabled opportunities within DAST workflows based on prioritized use cases.
  • Develop a comprehensive product roadmap with clear success metrics.
  • Monitor market trends for application security and AI-driven tools.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead product direction in DAST and security research areas.
  • Collaborative environment with engineering, research, and go-to-market teams.
  • Hands-on role in defining product features and enhancement strategies.
  • Engagement in customer-facing activities to validate product roadmaps.
  • Access to a dynamic team dedicated to advancing application security solutions.
Full Job Description
Principal Product Manager: Location: Waterloo, Ontario - FULL TIME - ON-SITE

Role Summary
OpenText Fortify is seeking a mid-career Product Manager to lead key Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) capabilities across WebInspect, SC DAST, and Dynamic Security Research. This role owns product direction from discovery through delivery and adoption, partnering closely with engineering, security research, sales, marketing, and customers.
You will translate market needs and technical signals into clear roadmap priorities, shape differentiated security outcomes, and ensure our DAST portfolio delivers measurable customer value. Strong AI knowledge is required, including practical understanding of how AI can improve security testing efficacy, user workflows, and product competitiveness.

Your Impact:
  1. Product strategy and execution for WebInspect, SC DAST, and Dynamic Security Research capabilities.
  2. End-to-end lifecycle management: discovery, requirements, prioritization, launch, and post-launch optimization.
  3. Cross-functional alignment among R&D, research teams, sales, marketing, support, and customer success.
  4. Customer and field engagement to gather insights, validate problems, and drive adoption outcomes.
  5. AI-enabled roadmap opportunities across DAST workflows, including prioritization of high-impact use cases.


What the role offers:
  1. Define and maintain product roadmap, release priorities, and success metrics for assigned DAST areas.
  2. Partner with Dynamic Security Research and engineering to convert findings into product capabilities and user value.
  3. Write clear product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria with a strong focus on customer outcomes.
  4. Work with architecture and development teams on tradeoffs, feasibility, and delivery sequencing.
  5. Collaborate with sales and marketing on positioning, messaging, enablement, and launch readiness.
  6. Engage directly with customers and prospects for discovery interviews, roadmap validation, and feedback loops.
  7. Use quantitative and qualitative inputs to prioritize backlog and measure feature impact.
  8. Champion AI-driven enhancements (for example: intelligent crawl guidance, finding triage assistance, risk prioritization, and workflow automation) while ensuring responsible and trustworthy use.
  9. Monitor market and competitive trends in application security, DAST, and AI-enabled security tooling.
  10. Support GTM and customer-facing activities including briefings, webinars, and strategic account conversations.


What you need to succeed:
  1. 4-8 years of product management experience, preferably in cybersecurity, AppSec, or enterprise software.
  2. Hands-on understanding of DAST concepts, web application security, and vulnerability management workflows.
  3. Proven ability to work effectively with both R&D/research and commercial teams (sales/marketing/customer success).
  4. Strong customer engagement skills with experience synthesizing feedback into product decisions.
  5. Demonstrated AI knowledge relevant to product strategy and execution, including practical use of AI in software products.
  6. Strong analytical skills and comfort using data to drive prioritization and measure results.
  7. Excellent written and verbal communication; able to influence across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  8. Experience delivering products in Agile environments.


Preferred Qualifications
  1. Experience with Fortify, WebInspect, SC DAST, or adjacent AppSec platforms.
  2. Background in vulnerability research, security testing tools, or DevSecOps workflows.
  3. Familiarity with enterprise buying cycles and security practitioner personas.
  4. Experience launching AI-assisted features in regulated or high-trust environments.

About OpenText

OpenText Corporation is a Canadian company that develops and sells enterprise information management software. The company is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. OpenText software applications manage content or unstructured data for large companies, government agencies, and professional service firms. OpenText aims to help customers digitize their operations and optimize their information management processes. The company has made several acquisitions over the years to expand its product offerings and customer base. OpenText has a global presence with offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Learn more about OpenText
Size
14,300 employees
Market Cap
$7.8 billion
Industry
Founded
1991
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+8.8%
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