Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Security has become a core product surface for mature SaaS platforms, and this Senior Product Manager role sits squarely in that shift. The remit spans internal security tooling that underpins how software is built and operated, with downstream impact on customer trust and platform resilience. The focus on network-edge capabilities—such as WAF, CDN, VPN and SASE—signals a security function that is tightly coupled to availability and performance, not just governance.
For a SaaS product career, this kind of role builds durable strengths: translating technical risk into prioritised roadmaps, working across Security Operations and Engineering, and balancing usability with control for internal users at scale. It also develops fluency in how security products are measured and managed like any other platform capability—through outcomes, adoption, and operational efficiency—skills that transfer across SaaS companies with complex infrastructure.
This position best suits a product leader who is comfortable operating in highly technical domains and influencing stakeholders across multiple portfolios. It will appeal to someone who enjoys ambiguity in platform work, can navigate trade-offs between engineering constraints and product intent, and wants to specialise in security as a strategic lever within SaaS.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Our Purpose
At Xero, we’re here to help supercharge small businesses. We do this by automating routine tasks, surfacing actionable insights and connecting businesses with the right data, advisors and apps. When that happens, we’re not only making life better for small business, we’ll be building a stronger economy that can change the world.
About the team
The Security Product team at Xero works with Security Operations and Engineering teams to ensure all of the security tools and services that are used by internal Xero's are easy to use, enhance security across the platform and operate efficiently. The tools and services built by the team will have downstream impact on our external customers. We focus on researching new trends in the security world, getting to know our internal Xero's pain points and using these and other data points to create exceptional roadmaps which have the right initiatives prioritised at the right time and deliver on new Security tools and services that Xero's love to use.
About the role
The Network Security Product Manager works with two engineering teams; Secure Corporate Networks which is focused on ensuring our internal networks are secure and stable, and the Edge Security team who secure our network borders. Key technologies in these areas are the Web Application Firewall, Content Delivery Network, Virtual Private Network, Secure Access Service Edge and Proxies. Ideally you will have either a strong background in network, security or cloud engineering and interest in Product Management OR a strong background in Product Management and are not afraid of learning complex, technical products. This role requires you to be adaptable, passionate and willing to collaborate with a diverse array of people and portfolios.
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What you'll do- Product strategy: Work with peers across cross functional teams such as Engineering to define and evolve the Xero’s Network Security tools and services with accountability for delivery towards our division’s objectives.
- Delivery: In collaboration with your engineering peers, define and execute on the product roadmap and prioritization to internal partners
- Results: Be accountable for the commercial success of the products you and your team create and manage, including achieving KPIs and performance targets
What you'll bring with you- Strong experience with agile processes in a software development environment; experience in networking and cyber security is highly sought after
- Demonstrated experience collaborating with diverse stakeholder groups to realise customer / commercial outcomes
- Solid track record of addressing customer needs through innovative use of technology
- Effectively influenced outcomes at all levels in a variety of contexts
- Experience shaping successful product roadmaps and long term planning across multiple or complex products
- Experience within industry sectors relevant to Xero
- Demonstrated experience in mentoring, supporting and coaching team members
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Why Xero?
Offering very generous paid leave to use however you’d like (plus statutory holidays!), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family. Health insurance, life insurance, and income protection.
We offer wellbeing and sports programmes, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices, flexible working, career development, and many other benefits that reflect our human value.
You’ll do the best work of your life at Xero!
