VP Product

Job description

As VP Product, you own StrangeBee's product vision and lead the transition from a technology-driven roadmap to one that is genuinely market-informed, without losing the technical depth that makes our products exceptional. You lead a product organisation of ~8 people across Product Management, Product Design, and Technical Documentation. You report to the CTPO and sit on the Leadership Team. You will shape your team’s practices, implementing state of the art practices which will allow us to scale smoothly.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the product strategy for TheHive and Cortex, grounded in deep understanding of enterprise security operations
• Drive the shift toward a customer-informed roadmap, working closely with Revenue (Solutions, Customer Success, TAM, Product Marketing) and Engineering
• Build and develop the product team: PMs, Designers, and Technical Writers
• Own product discovery: user research, customer interviews, competitive analysis, and market signals
• Establish clear prioritization frameworks and roadmap governance
• Work with the CTPO and VP Engineering to sequence delivery and manage cross-functional trade-offs
• Be a visible voice for StrangeBee's product externally, at industry events and with strategic customers

Key results for the first 6 months

• A rebuilt product team after the current head of product transitions out
• A discovery process in place (customer interviews, competitive analysis, market signals)
• A prioritization framework and roadmap governance agreed and adopted
• At least one roadmap decision visibly connected to customer or market signals

Requirements

• Experience as a Head of Product or VP Product in B2B SaaS, ideally with enterprise or security customers
• Genuine interest in, ideally experience with, cybersecurity products or security operations workflows
• A history of building product organisations and developing PMs
• Ability to operate at the intersection of technical complexity and customer needs
• Strong conviction on prioritization and the ability to say no constructively
• Experience shifting a roadmap culture from internally-driven to externally-informed
• Excellent communication skills in English
• A public presence in the product or cybersecurity community is a plus

What we offer

• Up to €130K base salary depending on experience
• Performance-based variable component
• Hybrid working from Paris
• A rare opportunity to own product strategy on two established, community-beloved platforms

About us

StrangeBee is a European cybersecurity software company specializing in Incident Response.

Founded in 2018 by the creators of TheHive and Cortex, StrangeBee was built on the success of these tools that quickly became widely adopted within the cybersecurity community. What started as open-source initiatives evolved into enterprise-grade solutions trusted by organizations worldwide.

Today, TheHive is recognized as a leading incident response platform, empowering thousands of security analysts to detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats efficiently.

StrangeBee now operates as a fully commercial software vendor, focused on delivering robust, scalable, and continuously evolving solutions tailored to the needs of modern security teams.

Our ambition is clear: strengthen our product ecosystem, meet the fast-growing demands of the cybersecurity market, and establish StrangeBee as a global leader in incident response platforms.