Senior AI Product Manager (Cloud WAF & API Security)

Company Description

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager (Cloud WAF & API Security) to take end-to-end ownership of a core domain within Check Point's cloud application security portfolio. This role sits at the heart of how modern enterprises protect internet-facing applications and APIs across cloud and hybrid environments - delivering security outcomes without slowing delivery teams.

Check Point's security products are award-winning and industry-leading, trusted by thousands of customers worldwide. As the Product Manager for Cloud WAF and API Security, you will define the product vision and strategy end-to-end: from deeply understanding customer needs and attacker/market trends, through defining the roadmap and guiding execution, to ensuring successful adoption and long-term value.

You will work closely with engineering, UX, research, product marketing, sales, and customer success - leading complex initiatives across multiple teams. This role requires strong product judgment, the ability to lead through ambiguity, and a passion for building scalable, high-quality cloud security products that solve real customer problems.

A key success factor in this role is strong Agile/SAFe leadership , including experience driving or influencing Agile transformation to improve flow, predictability, and customer impact

Job Description

• Lead the product strategy, vision, and roadmap for Cloud WAF and API Security (WAAP) capabilities, aligned with company goals, customer outcomes, and evolving attacker techniques.
• Own customer discovery and problem validation: engage enterprise security teams, platform teams, and developers to understand workflows, constraints, and adoption blockers across cloud environments.
• Drive a roadmap that addresses key WAAP areas such as:
• Cloud WAF policy and rule management, tuning, and false-positive reduction
• API discovery and inventory (including shadow/zombie APIs)
• API behavioral anomaly detection
• Auth and abuse patterns (e.g., broken auth, BOLA, scraping, credential stuffing) in partnership with bot/abuse controls
• Integrations with CI/CD, API gateways, ingress controllers, service mesh, and cloud-native tooling
• Observability and analytics (security visibility, attack forensics, risk posture)
• Own requirements and prioritize delivery; ensure crisp execution using SAFe/Agile best practices (backlog readiness, PI planning support, dependency management, clear acceptance criteria, outcome-based prioritization).
• Contribute to or drive Agile transformation efforts across teams: improve operating cadence, delivery predictability, cross-functional alignment, and measurable outcomes.
• Work closely with UX/UI to deliver intuitive workflows for both security and platform teams (policy authoring, onboarding, triage, tuning, and incident response).
• Drive end-to-end product delivery from concept to launch: user stories, validation, beta programs, release readiness, and launch execution.
• Define success metrics and iterate post-launch using data (adoption, efficacy, performance, cost signals, support escalations, retention/expansion).
• Collaborate with product marketing on positioning, messaging, and go-to-market planning for releases and major launches.
• Engage with customers, sales, and customer success to gather feedback, address concerns, and identify growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field (MBA a plus).
• 5+ years of Product Management experience in cybersecurity or adjacent cloud infrastructure domains; experience in enterprise-grade products is strongly preferred.
• Cloud WAF / API Security experience with strong understanding of modern web and API threats (e.g., OWASP Top 10 and API Top 10), and practical awareness of how protection works in production environments.
• Strong technical foundation in cloud and application delivery concepts (e.g., Kubernetes/ingress, API gateways, microservices, CI/CD, observability, identity signals).