Senior Product Manager - Defence

About Kasada

Join us in stopping bad bots, for good! Kasada protects millions of online users everyday. Founded to stop automated bot attacks, we believe the internet should be a safe place for everyone. Bad bots are highly destructive. They take over accounts, steal content, overload systems and infrastructure and cause billions of dollars in damages every year. Seeking to restore trust in the internet, Kasada stops bots at the very first request including those that have never been seen before.

We’ve grown from a few friends working out of a shipping container under the Sydney Harbour Bridge to now operating globally, we’re spread across the world protecting some of the most well-known brands on the face of the earth.

We’re an innately curious team that’s not afraid to bring bold ideas to create better ways of solving problems. We’re looking for people who are passionate about solving some of the most difficult and pressing cybersecurity issues, while having fun doing it!

A day in the life of this role will have you playing a master game with our product against attackers attempting to bypass our security. You will define, measure and track metrics to reduce false negatives (bots undetected) and false positives (incorrect detection). You will be working with world class engineers and researchers to offer customers the ultimate prize: long term efficacy against attacks on their web/mobile applications and APIs.

• Define the product strategy for improving core detection, defence technology and tooling
• Gain a deep understanding of adversaries and what is required to defeat them
• Employ a customer centric mindset to understand needs, their problems and priorities
• Go deep! Define problem statements and feature requirements with clarity, then drive the solution
• Work closely with the rest of the product team to ensure tight coordination of detection and defence initiatives that impact product goals
• Work closely with engineering teams to deliver fantastic improvements
• Make difficult priority and trade-off decisions to ensure successful launches
• Evangelise improvements internally and externally to ensure users benefit from these

• Game maker - ability to think multiple steps ahead
• Passionate thinker - passion for security, combined with a systems-thinking approach
• Excellent communicator - you make the complex easy to understand
• Awesome collaborator - you are experienced at working with and influencing teams to deliver a positive impact
• Proven background - experience in a related technical role such as software engineer or security researcher. Kasada’s product is very technical - it is important for your success that you have this background.
• Understand web technologies like HTTP, networking, browsers, javascript, etc
• 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager, ideally at a fast-growing software company
• Experience prioritising opportunities, defining features, and launching capabilities that meet the needs of customers and the business
• Comfortable working with data analytics, inferential statistics

The Benefits of being a Kasadian

We want to ensure Kasada remains a great place to work and a place to do great work. It's important to us to build an inclusive environment where you can realize your full potential. We are a highly collaborative team regardless of location, placing a strong emphasis on our core values; and we have designed our benefits package so you can thrive, both inside and outside of work:

- A stake in Kasada’s global success with equity/stock options 

- Flexible working hours and arrangements - Create a schedule that suits you

- Support for growing families - Generous parental leave allowances and resources to help in the lead up, during and after parental leave.

- Resources for well-being to support your growth including our EAP - confidential counselling for you  and your loved ones

- Birthday leave

- Wellness leave

- An action packed calendar of fun in-person and virtual events 

Sound interesting? What’s next?

Hit the apply button and one of our team will set up an exploratory, confidential discussion. We have designed our hiring process to be streamlined and thorough so everyone can make the right call on whether it is the right move for you. We are an inclusive team and this extends to all candidates that interview with us. Interviews are conducted virtually however if you want to come onsite - just ask! When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any adjustments you may need during the interview process, we want to ensure you are set up for success in every conversation.  

Still with us? Just a little bit more…

Research shows that women and other marginalized individuals tend to only apply when they check every box. We’re always keen to broaden our perspective, so if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point above, please still get in touch, we'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great addition to the team!

Please note: Kasada is an e-verify employer (US based applicants only)