Head of Business Strategy & Research

Why Join Us?

About The Role

This is a mission-critical leadership role responsible for shaping Check Point’s long-term strategic direction in an increasingly complex and fast-moving cybersecurity landscape. You will lead our efforts in identifying future trends, assessing emerging technologies, tracking competitive activity, and translating insights into actionable business strategies that guide product development, go-to-market priorities, and corporate growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Foresight & Market Intelligence Lead global research initiatives to anticipate market shifts, technology disruptions, regulatory trends, and threat evolution across the cybersecurity ecosystem.
• Competitive & Ecosystem Analysis Build and maintain a deep understanding of competitor strategies, product roadmaps, GTM plays, and ecosystem moves (startups, hyperscalers, adjacent tech).
• Formulate and drive internal and external strategic forums, including advisory boards, innovation councils, and think tanks.
• Cross-Functional Strategy Development Partner with executive leadership, Product, R&D, Marketing, and M&A teams to shape the strategic roadmap and prioritize high-impact bets.
• Build and lead a high-performing team
• Emerging Technology Evaluation Analyze key trends such as AI/ML in cybersecurity, SASE, XDR, CNAPP, Zero Trust, and cloud-native architectures; identify risks and recommend responses.
• Strategic Opportunity Assessment Identify and validate new business opportunities, new product lines, adjacent markets, and inorganic growth (M&A, partnerships).
• Executive Reporting & Influence. Develop and maintain strong relationships with leading industry analysts, research firms, and academic experts.
• External Thought Leadership Represent Check Point in top-tier strategy forums, industry panels, analyst briefings, and innovation networks to influence and learn from the ecosystem.
  
  

• 10+ years in strategic planning, market research, corporate strategy, or product strategy in the cybersecurity industry-a must have.
• Deep familiarity with global cybersecurity domains, including vendors, threat actors, regulatory pressures, and innovation cycles.
• Proven experience influencing senior leadership with strategic insight and data-driven recommendations.
  
  

• Exceptional research and analytical skills (quantitative and qualitative).
• Excellent storytelling, communication, and executive presence.
• Strong business acumen, systems thinking, and high intellectual curiosity.
• Ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed organization.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Business).
• MBA or Master’s in a strategic, technical, or analytical discipline — strong advantage.