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Product Analyst – Security – Business Technology
Company | Okta |
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Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
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Salary | $151000 – $254000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- 10+ years of experience in a product management or analyst role, ideally with a focus on security.
- Strong understanding of security fundamentals and frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, CIS).
- Experience working with IT security tools such as Okta(IGA, PAM), EDR, DLP, and MDM, as well as SaaS platforms like Salesforce, Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace.
- Ability to translate technical requirements into actionable business insights and functional documentation.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proficiency in tools like Jira and Confluence for managing requirements and project tracking.
Responsibilities
- Define technical, business, and security requirements for projects and systems.
- Evaluate business processes, anticipate requirements, and identify areas for improvement.
- Translate complex technical requirements into functional specifications and user stories.
- Help teams maintain focus and alignment with project goals, ensuring adherence to agreed deliverables and minimizing deviations from scope.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships across the company, including IT, engineering, and security teams.
- Collaborate with department leadership to align key stakeholders’ and partners’ needs and expectations with security priorities.
- Partner with security teams to identify vulnerabilities and recommend remediation strategies.
- Help develop and maintain incident response playbooks and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
- Identify and track key metrics to measure the success of security programs.
- Fill backlogs and prioritize initiatives based on project objectives, requirements, and resource constraints.
- Define and uphold project roadmaps, working closely with program managers and technical teams.
- Develop runbooks, procedure manuals, and other documentation to support cross-training and operational readiness.
- Educate teams on security practices and ensure adherence to security policies.
- Stay updated on the latest security trends, tools, and frameworks relevant to SaaS, cloud, and endpoint applications.
- Proactively recommend process enhancements and technical solutions to improve the organization’s security posture.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with scripting languages (Python preferred) and REST APIs is a plus.