Founding Product Manager

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Berlin • Cybersecurity & AI Startup • Recently Funded

A newly funded cybersecurity startup in Berlin is looking for a Founding Product Manager to join as a founding team member and help design the core security, identity, and enforcement foundations of a next-generation AI-powered security risk management platform.

It’s an early-stage startup founded by experienced cybersecurity leaders with backgrounds in Israeli Intelligence units. We are looking for a hands-on Founding Product Manager for a hybrid role based in central of Berlin. If you are passionate about cybersecurity and AI tech, thrive in fast-paced startup environments, and enjoy building complex platforms from the ground up, this is an opportunity to make a real impact.

They’re building a next-generation cyber risk platform that helps enterprises understand, measure, and reduce identity risk at scale. Our goal is to turn complex identity and security data into clear, actionable risk insights that CISOs and CTOs can trust. You will work from scratch on core platform components from day one, shaping how modern enterprises manage and reason about risk using cloud-native systems and AI-driven analysis and automated enforcement through AI Agents.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and build product for new cyber security product from scratch

• Design end-to-end user journeys across the entire platform, from onboarding to daily usage and advanced workflows

• Define platform information architecture, navigation, and core UX principles

• Own wireframes, user flows, and interaction logic (from low-fidelity to production-ready concepts)

• Prepare tickets and own backlog

• Translate user needs, risk scenarios, and business goals into intuitive UI/UX decisions

• Contribute the product vision and translate it into a clear, actionable roadmap

• Ensure complex security and risk concepts are expressed in simple, usable interfaces

• Drive product discovery, validation, and prioritization from day zero

• Work closely with engineering, security, and data teams to ship the right product fast

• Define MVP scope, iterate based on real customer feedback, and avoid over-engineering

• Balance security, usability, and scalability in a complex cyber risk platform

• Represent the product internally and externally with customers, partners, and investors

• Build whole platform from scratch

Must have skills:

• 10+ years of hands-on experience designing complex B2B SaaS web platforms for technical products

• Proven ability to scatch end-to-end user journeys using Figma (flows, wireframes, interactive prototypes)

• Strong experience with design systems and component-based UX (Figma libraries, tokens, variants)

• Ability to write clear PRDs, user stories, and acceptance criteria in Notion, Confluence, or similar

• Experience working closely with engineering teams using Jira, Linear, or GitHub Projects

• Solid understanding of REST APIs of SaaS integrations and backend-driven UIs (can read OpenAPI / Swagger specs)

• Experience defining data-heavy dashboards (tables, filters, charts, drill-downs)

• Strong grasp of UX for complex domains (security, risk, finance, compliance, or enterprise admin tools)

• Familiarity with event tracking and product analytics

• Experience in using TOP product AI tools

• Ability to run user interviews and usability testing and translate findings into product decisions

• Strong understanding Ability to build things from scratch at early stage startup

• High ownership mentality, startup mindset, and ability to move quickly.

• Experience in startup or scale-up environments

• Low ego, high commitment, and a true tech startup mentality.

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment.

• Excellent English communication skills

Nice-to-have requirements:

• Experience with cybersecurity, IAM, GRC, or risk management platforms

• Understanding of RBAC / ABAC, permissions modeling, and role-based UX

• Experience working with AI-powered features (recommendations, scoring, summaries, user flow generators)

• Familiarity with data visualization libraries

• Exposure to frontend frameworks such as React, Next.js, or Vue (no coding required)

• Experience collaborating with teams using Go, Java, or Python backends

• Understanding of enterprise buying personas (CISO, CTO, Security, Risk teams)

• Experience designing multi-tenant SaaS platforms

• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (NIS2, DORA, ISO 27001, SOC 2)

• Experience in security or risk management products

• Experience designing permission models, identity graphs, or access control frameworks.

• Exposure to graph-based modeling (identity graph, access graph, risk graph)

• Familiarity with AI agents implementations

• Previous experience in cybersecurity, identity startups.

• You are a fan of rock or metal music.

• Excellent German communication skills

Benefits:

• Founding Team Member Equity — ESOPs in a cybersecurity company

• Competitive Compensation — salary aligned with market, flexible early-stage arrangements possible

• Founding Team Member Status — shape the company from day one and own critical product decisions

• Fresh Funding Secured — immediate runway to build, hire, and execute fast

• Security Contribution — contribute to security product across identity, AI agents, and enforcement

• High Autonomy — freedom to design and build without corporate overhead

• Work with a Technical CEO and CPTO — fast iteration, strong alignment, clear direction

• Cutting-Edge Domain — identity security, SaaS-to-SaaS access, AI agent governance

• Massive Learning Curve — quickly gain depth in cybersecurity, identity, and AI systems

• Fast Career Path — opportunity evolve into leadership as we scale the product team

• Berlin Location — top-tier tech environment with strong cybersecurity and AI ecosystems

• Direct Impact — your product vision become the foundation of the entire platform

• Best Equipment and Tools - High quality equipment and modern tools to help you do your best work from day one

• Team Offsites - Regular team offsites designed to build strong connections, alignment, and shared momentum

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