Senior Product Marketing Manager – Security Operations
Canada
Product Development – Product Marketing /
Permanent /
Remote
About Us
Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions for defeating cyberattacks. The company acquired Secureworks in February 2025, bringing together two pioneers that have redefined the cybersecurity industry with their innovative, native AI-optimized services, technologies and products. Sophos is now the largest pure-play Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider, supporting more than 28,000 organizations. In addition to MDR and other services, Sophos’ complete portfolio includes industry-leading endpoint, network, email, and cloud security that interoperate and adapt to defend through the Sophos Central platform. Secureworks provides the innovative, market-leading Taegis XDR/MDR, identity threat detection and response (ITDR), next-gen SIEM capabilities, managed risk, and a comprehensive set of advisory services. Sophos sells all these solutions through reseller partners, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) worldwide, defending more than 600,000 organizations worldwide from phishing, ransomware, data theft, other every day and state-sponsored cybercrimes. The solutions are powered by historical and real-time threat intelligence from Sophos X-Ops and the newly added Counter Threat Unit (CTU). Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.
Role Summary
Sophos is adding a Senior Product Marketing Manager to our Product and Solution Marketing team who will support our Security Operations (SecOps) product and service offerings, including Sophos Endpoint, Sophos XDR, and Sophos MDR offerings. You will work closely with key internal and external stakeholders to build and deliver product marketing programs and resources that maximize awareness and understanding of Sophos’ portfolio of SecOps products and services among customers, prospects, and partners.
As a Senior Product Marketing Manager, your primary goal is to act as a strategic partner to the business; providing actionable analysis of customer needs and market and competitive opportunities, and parlaying these insights into campaigns, programs, and resources that create a seamless buyer experience, greater satisfaction, and high levels of trust.
Working closely with several groups within Sophos, including Product Management, Brand Marketing, and Sales, you will lead product marketing content development, educate other departments on current product messaging, lead new product and service launches, and guide the overall go-to-market strategy.
This position will be based in North America, requiring daily collaboration with globally distributed teams, and requires some worldwide travel to Sophos offices and events.
What You Will Do
- Messaging and positioning: Create bold, memorable, and consistent positioning statements, messaging, and associated proof points that differentiate Sophos’ offerings in the market
- Collateral development: Deliver and maintain marketing collateral for Sophos’ Security Operations products and services that articulate compelling value propositions to customers, partners, and prospects
- Product and service launches: Plan and launch new products and services, capabilities, and releases, engaging with cross-functional teams for launch execution
- Go-to-marketing strategy: Collaborate with Product Management teams and other internal stakeholders to identify buyer needs and opportunities to drive awareness and adoption of Sophos’ SecOps products and services.
- Sales enablement: Understand and support our sales channels; train Sales teams and Partners on the problems we solve for our customers and develop internal tools and external collateral and teach them how and when to use it
- Market and competitive intelligence: Maintain knowledge of competitors’ product and services offerings and positioning in the market
- Strategic planning: Assist in identifying market opportunities and gaps in offerings to ensure that Sophos products and services remain competitive and differentiated in the marketplace
- Measure progress and activities: Assess the effectiveness of Product Marketing initiatives on an ongoing basis, and report on objectives and status to business partners and management
What You Will Bring
- 5+ years of experience in security software and/or services, with domain expertise in threat detection and response (e.g., EDR, XDR, etc.) offerings and/or managed services (e.g., MDR, DFIR, MSSP, etc.)
- Understanding and affinity for technology and ability to learn technical product details
- Exceptional written communication and content creation skills; ability to distill complex concepts into clear, compelling messages
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills; ability to deliver presentations that inspire audiences with varied technical expertise
- Intellectual curiosity, creativity and a well-rounded understanding of marketing strategies and tactics (content creation, social media, PR, SEO, etc.)
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and comfort with high-visibility initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, managing resources and several projects simultaneously
- Strategic thinking, and the ability to turn vision into structured plans and actions.
- Strong work ethic, integrity, and organizational skills
In Canada, the base salary for this role ranges from $122,000 to $203,000. In addition to base salary, we offer additional compensation including bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits package. A candidate’s specific pay within this range will depend on a variety of factors, including job-related skills, training, location, experience, relevant education, certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
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What's Great About Sophos?
· Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. While we are a remote first organization, applicants must have legal authorization to work in the jurisdiction where the position is posted, without requiring employer sponsorship.
· Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit
· Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy
· Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities
· Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint
· Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp
· Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge
· Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing
Our Commitment To You
We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity. We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team. All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation. We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.
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