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Product Manager (Identity & Governance)

Kion’s cloud enablement software platform provides a unified approach for financial management, continuous compliance, and the automation and orchestration of cloud resources. We’re a fast-growing, Series A-stage startup that has quickly become the industry’s most trusted solution for enabling customers’ journey to the cloud to be more efficient, secure, and transparent. Kion allows customers to create, manage, monitor, and maintain cloud assets from a single pane of glass across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.

Kion believes employees are its most precious resource, and we believe that happy employees make an excellent product. While we’re headquartered outside Washington DC, we are committed to a 100% remote-first workforce. In addition, Kion offers excellent compensation and outstanding benefits, including top-of-the-line, platinum-level benefits, at zero cost to the employee!

If you're passionate about using your expert skills to bring transformational change to a customer’s journey to the cloud, you'd be a great addition to our team!

YOUR ROLE:

The Product Manager (Identity & Governance) will lead the Identity & Governance product line as a part of the Kion cloud enablement platform.

YOUR DAY-TO-DAY:

The Product Manager (Identity & Governance) will lead our Cloud Security product line as a part of the Kion cloud governance platform.
Collaborate with stakeholders and product team members to design and deliver cloud security, identity and governance features that turn our users into fans.
Define and communicate a comprehensive strategy, build a roadmap, and manage a prioritized backlog for the cloud security capabilities of the Kion platform.
Engage with other product teams in FinOps, reporting, and platform engineering for a holistic and consistent Kion platform experience.
Stay current on industry trends and best practices in cloud security, integrating this knowledge into the development and enhancement of security features.
Educate fellow Kioneers and the Kion user community on identity and cloud security best practices.
Actively contribute to the broader cloud security community, participating in relevant forums, certifications, and staying engaged with industry developments.

WHAT WE ARE EXPECTING FROM YOU (I.E., THE QUALIFICATIONS YOU MUST HAVE):

5+ years of combined Product Management and/or cloud security & identity experience.
Hands-on experience supporting a technology product, project, or team, preferably in the cloud security space.
You demonstrate a working knowledge of modern software development best practices, including Product Management, Lean, Agile, DevOps, and CloudOps.
You’re passionate about cloud operations and interested in the future of cloud security
You communicate highly-technical and complicated ideas in an approachable and engaging way, whether it’s a presentation, conversation, GitLab issue, or Slack thread.
You build lasting, meaningful relationships with coworkers, partners, customers, and peers.
You lead small teams confidently and empathetically.

OUR WISH LIST (I.E., THE QUALIFICATIONS WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO HAVE):

Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Degree in Business, Computer Science, Graphic Design, or a relevant discipline.
Relevant certifications in cloud security (e.g., AWS Certified Security - Specialty, Certified Information Systems Security Professional - CISSP).
Relevant certifications or training in Lean, Agile, DevOps, Product Design, or Product Management (e.g., CSPO).

WHAT WE WILL PROVIDE IN RETURN:

Kion is a remote-first company. We offer a 100% remote work schedule (US only) as well as an in-office or hybrid schedule if you are local to the DC-Maryland-Virginia area.
Excellent compensation and outstanding benefits, including top-of-the-line Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO healthcare coverage with ZERO deductibles. We pay 100% of the employee premium for medical, dental, and vision!
3% of direct compensation contribution to your 401(k) (no match required).
Unlimited PTO to allow staff to spend time with friends and family.
Regular virtual engagements to better connect with co-workers and talk about life outside of work.
A small-team collaborative environment that fosters communication and innovation.

At Kion, we are focused on making people's lives in the cloud easier through innovative products built by passionate employees. We are looking to add talented, motivated people to our team to help achieve this mission through the engineering, support, and delivery of our revolutionary Kion cloud enablement solution.

If you want to help organizations spend less time managing and governing their cloud, and more time being enabled by their cloud, you’ve come to the right place. Apply below and we’ll be in touch shortly!

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