Principal Product Manager - AI

Company Overview

As the Principal Product Manager for AI Strategy at TENEX, you will be a visionary product leader responsible for defining and building the next generation of our AI-native proactive defense capabilities. You will own the end-to-end product lifecycle for our AI-driven security offerings, transforming complex security data into autonomous defense strategies powered by deep LLM integration. This is a high-impact role requiring a rare combination of deep cybersecurity domain expertise and a proven track record of taking zero-to-one AI products to market in a fast-paced, startup environment.

Job Responsibilities

• 0-1 AI Product Leadership: Own the entire lifecycle of our AI-native cybersecurity products from initial concept and discovery through to launch and scaling.
• Strategic AI Roadmap: Define and execute a multi-year product strategy for AI-driven security that aligns with TENEX's automation-first mission and maintains our competitive advantage using advanced LLM architectures.
• Domain Expert Integration: Partner with our AI Research and Detection Engineering teams to translate frontier LLM research into automated hunting playbooks and real-time intelligence feeds.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Guide engineering, design, and GTM teams through the complexities of building AI-driven security products, ensuring technical investments translate directly to measurable customer security outcomes.
• Market & Customer Insight: Conduct deep discovery with security practitioners and CISOs to identify unmet needs in the AI-driven security landscape and build products that solve for alert fatigue using agentic frameworks.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 0-1 AI Experience: Demonstrated success in taking at least one complex AI-driven cybersecurity product from initial idea to successful market adoption.
• Deep LLM & AI Knowledge: Strong understanding of how LLMs, multi-agent architectures, and RAG pipelines can be leveraged to automate security analyst workflows.
• Cybersecurity Expertise: Deep domain knowledge in threat detection, MDR, and security operations, with the ability to translate technical AI capabilities into security outcomes.
• Product Leadership: 8+ years of experience in Product Management within the cybersecurity or AI space, with a bias for technical products and high-growth environments.
• Communication: Ability to articulate a clear product vision and complex technical concepts to both executive stakeholders and technical individual contributors.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, or a related field.
• Relevant security certifications (e.g., GCTI, GCFA, CISSP) or product management credentials are a significant plus.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI-driven cybersecurity technologies and Google SecOps solutions.
• Collaborate with a talented and innovative team focused on continuously improving security operations.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• A culture of growth and development, with opportunities to expand your knowledge in AI, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies.