About the Role

Gruve is seeking a Cisco Secure Access Product Manager to lead the evolution and delivery of a cloud-native Cisco Secure Access / SASE / SSE platform, incorporating technologies such as ZTNA, VPNaaS, and cloud-based inspection services.

This role is part of the Solution Delivery team and involves technical product ownership, structured communication, roadmap alignment, product lifecycle management, and coordination of deliveries across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

The Product Manager will translate technical inputs into business value, ensure effective cross-team collaboration, and guide the platform’s long-term strategic direction.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the product strategy and roadmap for Cisco Secure Access / SSE platforms (Zero Trust, ZTNA, VPNaaS, Secure Internet Access, private-app access, cloud-delivered inspection/firewall)
• Work closely with engineering, cloud, security, and delivery teams to define features, build user and customer success stories, prioritize backlog, and guide product evolution across lifecycle phases
• Collaborate with sales, partners, delivery teams, and marketing to align product capabilities with customer needs, compliance requirements, and delivery capacity - especially in enterprise and hybrid-cloud environments
• Perform market research, competitive analysis, and customer feedback loops to validate features and support strategic roadmap planning
• Define go-to-market positioning, pricing, packaging, and value messaging, and support presales during customer engagements
• Ensure deployment readiness, scalability, reliability, zero-trust enforcement, and multi-tenant SaaS architecture by working closely with delivery and operations teams
• Track product performance metrics (adoption trends, SLA compliance, security efficacy, incident volume) and apply insights to continuously improve the platform

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field
• 5+ years of product management experience in cloud, security, SaaS, networking, or SASE/SSE domains
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust principles, cloud-delivered security, network access models, and identity-based access
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across engineering, operations, delivery, presales, and marketing teams
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convert technical information into business-focused narratives

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Secure Access, ZTNA, SASE/SSE, identity-driven security, or cloud networking
• Experience with SaaS platform scaling, multi-tenant architectures, and compliance frameworks (SOC2, FedRAMP, GDPR)
• Exposure to AI-enhanced security, behavioral analytics, or threat intelligence platforms
• Prior experience producing structured internal updates, product bulletins, or roadmap communications

Salary Range

$130,000 - $160,000 USD + Benefits

Why This Role Matters

Secure Access is foundational to modern cloud adoption, hybrid work, and Zero Trust architecture. This role ensures the Secure Access platform evolves with scalability, compliance, customer-centric value, and competitive strength.
You will play a key part in driving product maturity, customer adoption, delivery readiness, and the platform’s long-term strategic direction.

This is a full-time opportunity with Gruve, and the role is fully on-site.