Principal Product Manager, Security Pricing and Packaging – Security Solutions

November 3, 2026

Job Description:

Own how Elastic Security is packaged, priced, and sold on Elastic Cloud Serverless
Define security tiers, feature entitlements, usage meters, bundles, and add-ons
Test pricing options against customer demand and COGS and present recommendations to senior executives
Model costs of security capabilities with the Platform team and Finance and set pricing requirements before features ship
Grow Security on Serverless from proof of concept through renewal, including workloads, migrations, expansion, and retention
Define search configurations, data tiers, and retention for security use cases
Maintain consistent tenant-level packaging with the Product Manager for MSSP and multi-tenancy
Simplify packaging, sizing, and pricing estimators and track time to a credible quote
Write PRDs and PRFAQs and lead delivery across Security Engineering, Serverless Platform, Billing and Metering, and Cloud Operations
Build pricing frameworks and reviews for Security PMs, Product Marketing, and Solutions Architects
Discuss customer willingness to pay and monitor competitor security-platform packaging and pricing
Help the field determine whether Serverless, hosted, or self-managed is the right fit
Apply token-based, credit-based, and per-action or outcome pricing approaches for AI features

Requirements:

Education is optional
End-to-end pricing and packaging leadership for a SaaS or cloud product
Experience with usage-based or consumption pricing is required
Experience simplifying an overly complex pricing model
Ability to demonstrate revenue, margin, or adoption results
Product experience with SIEM, XDR, endpoint, cloud security, or a security operations platform is a plus
Background as a SOC analyst, detection engineer, or security architect is a plus
Comfort with COGS, gross margin, and ARR modeling
Ability to build forecasts with Finance
Understanding of multi-tenant cloud services and how architecture choices drive cost
Ability to read a technical design
Ability to lead through influence in a matrixed, remote-first company
Ability to work asynchronously and shift between priorities
Ability to present pricing to a CISO and procurement team
Experience supporting deals as the product expert
Ability to write PRDs, pricing proposals, and executive summaries
Ability to use AI tools for pricing analysis and cost modeling
7 to 10 years of product management experience, including significant time on security or cloud data products
Experience at a security vendor, cloud data platform, or company that moved customers from licensed to consumption pricing is a plus

Benefits:

Stock program eligibility
Company-matched 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings
Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
Flexible locations and schedules for many roles
Generous vacation days each year
Donation and service matching up to $2,000 or local currency equivalent
Up to 40 hours each year for volunteer projects
Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
Equal opportunity and inclusive culture
Accessibility accommodations during the application or recruiting process

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