Senior Product Owner- Privilege Cloud

Company Description

About CyberArk

CyberArk, a Palo Alto Networks company, is the global leader in identity security, trusted by organizations around the world to secure human and machine identities in the modern enterprise. CyberArk’s AI-powered Identity Security Platform applies intelligent privilege controls to every identity with continuous threat prevention, detection and response across the identity lifecycle. With Identity Security, organizations can reduce operational and security risks by enabling zero trust and least privilege with complete visibility, empowering all users and identities, including workforce, IT, developers and machines, to securely access any resource, located anywhere, from everywhere. Learn more at cyberark.com.

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Job Description

CyberArk-PaloAlto is looking for a passionate, highly technical, and self-driven Product Owner (PO) to join our R&D department for our flagship SaaS offering: Privilege Cloud.

In this role, you will bridge the gap between high-level business requirements and engineering execution. You will own the entire development lifecycle—from product backlog management and functional design to successful production deployments.

As a pivotal leader in the R&D ecosystem, you will work closely with Development Group Managers, Product Management, Customers, Professional Services, and peer Product Owners to deliver world-class privilege access management (PAM) security solutions.

What You Will Do:

• Backlog & Roadmap Ownership: Own the technical roadmap and product backlog for Privilege Cloud products, prioritizing features, tech debt, and non-functional requirements (NFRs) to support CyberArk-PaloAlto’s strategic SaaS business goals.
• Functional Design & Discovery: Translate complex business requirements into detailed functional designs, user stories, and acceptance criteria. Lead ongoing backlog refinement and grooming sessions.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as the primary technical focal point for stakeholders outside of R&D, including Product Management, Customer Success, Technical Writing, and Security Operations.
• Project Orchestration: Partner with Team Leaders, Group Managers and other POs to coordinate and drive complex, cross-team projects to on-time delivery.
• SaaS Excellence: Leverage your knowledge of cloud architectures to ensure our services are Secure, Scalable, Highly available, and continuously optimized.
• Report to R&D team leader.
  
  

Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years of experience in the software industry.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager.
• 2+ years of experience working directly with SaaS solutions or cloud-native environments (AWS/Azure).
• Education & Technical Depth: > BSc in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience (e.g., 2+ years of hands-on software development experience).
  
  

Strong technical aptitude with the ability to understand SaaS architectures, API design, and cloud-security challenges.

• Leadership & Execution: > Proven ability to influence without authority and execute large-scale, cross-departmental software projects in an enterprise environment.
  
  

Deep understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills—an ability to dive into technical details without losing sight of the big-picture business value.

• Soft Skills:
  
  

Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.

A pragmatic, diplomatic collaborator who can align diverse stakeholders toward a common goal.

A continuous learner with a growth mindset.

Fluency in English (written and spoken).

Preferred Qualifications (An Advantage):

Experience in Cloud Security, IAM (Identity & Access Management), or PAM (Privileged Access Management).