SimSpace Corporation

Role Description As a Principal Product Manager at SimSpace, you will help define the future of cybersecurity and AI readiness. This role is strategic in leading the development of our platform to enable organizations to train defenders, evaluate security controls, rehearse missions, test operational resilience, and validate emerging AI and agentic systems under realistic conditions. In this role, you will define and drive platform capabilities that support AI training, testing, evaluation, and validation within realistic cyber environments. The role requires a product leader who can operate at the intersection of AI systems, cybersecurity, enterprise platform architecture, simulation, automation, and customer outcomes. Key Responsibilities - Product Strategy & Roadmap - Define and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for platform capabilities. - Identify customer, market, and technology trends. - Prioritize features and initiatives based on various factors. - Translate ambiguous market needs into clear product opportunities. - Build alignment across product, engineering, leadership, and other teams. - Platform Product Development - Partner closely with engineering and design teams. - Create and manage initiative- and epic-level requirements. - Define functional and non-functional requirements for platform capabilities. - Shape platform capabilities including environment orchestration and reporting. - Manage the product lifecycle from concept through launch. - Establish product capabilities that connect AI and agent validation to readiness. - Stakeholder Management - Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization. - Communicate product strategy and progress to senior leadership. - Resolve prioritization conflicts across various needs. - Customer Focus - Gather and analyze customer feedback and market signals. - Develop a deep understanding of customer workflows and needs. - Ensure the product delivers a compelling user experience. - Performance & Metrics - Define and monitor key product metrics. - Connect platform investments to measurable outcomes. - Leadership - Mentor and guide product managers and cross-functional team members. - Raise the quality of product thinking and communication. Qualifications - Minimum of 8 years of product management experience. - Demonstrated experience owning cyber products or complex systems-oriented products. - Strong technical fluency and ability to work with senior engineering leaders. - Experience defining clear functional and non-functional requirements. - Strategic product judgment connecting technical investments to customer value. - Working knowledge of cybersecurity concepts. - Strong understanding of enterprise customer needs and product discovery. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Preferred But Not Required - Experience with AI/ML infrastructure and autonomous agents. - Experience with platform technologies such as cloud infrastructure and APIs. - Experience with cyber ranges and simulation environments. - Familiarity with security tools or concepts. - Experience building or scaling products for technical operators and executives. - Relevant certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, CEH, or equivalent experience. Benefits - Base salary range: $215,000 – $250,000 with annual bonuses. - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits. - Access to company-paid mental health support. - 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match. - Unlimited vacation and dedicated health & wellness days. - Paid parental leave plans. - Equity stock options at hire with annual performance-based grants. - Referral rewards for qualified hires. - Peloton Interactive Wellness Program. - Access to LinkedIn Learning membership. - Monthly reimbursements for social connections with teammates. - Extra perks including legal plan coverage and pet insurance.

Role Description Staff Data Science Engineer sought by SimSpace Corporation (Boston, MA). - Design, implement, and deploy advanced mathematical and machine-learning algorithms (e.g., supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement learning, NLP, anomaly detection) to support cyber-range simulations, delivering production models with documented accuracy, latency, and throughput metrics. - Develop and maintain end-to-end AI/ML pipelines (data ingestion, feature engineering, model training, validation, inference, monitoring), ensuring test coverage, reproducibility of experiments, and documented performance benchmarks. - Construct and optimize numerical methods and computational models using Python, NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, and JAX/TensorFlow/PyTorch to solve large-scale (10M+ row) data and optimization problems relevant to cyber-range operations. - Architect scalable model-serving systems in Docker/Podman/Kubernetes, achieving reliable deployments with measured service uptime of 99 percent or greater and documented resource-utilization improvements. - Develop and integrate new AI-driven cybersecurity capabilities (e.g., automated scoring engines, classification systems, reinforcement-learning-based adversary behaviors) with quantified gains in accuracy, precision/recall, or scenario realism, validated against internal evaluation datasets. - Author and maintain production-quality Python services, enforcing code standards, implementing unit/integration testing with unittest/pytest, and reducing defect rates via measurable static/dynamic analysis reports. - Design, evaluate, and improve model performance using quantitative metrics (e.g., AUC, F1, perplexity, reward curves, convergence rates), generating written model-evaluation reports used in release readiness decisions. - Perform algorithmic research on emerging ML/AI/cyber methods, producing technical assessments, prototypes, and feasibility studies that directly inform quarterly engineering and product roadmaps. - Lead cross-team technical initiatives, producing written design documents, conducting architecture reviews, and driving the integration of DS/AI services across engineering, product management, platform teams, and cybersecurity content engineering. - Mentor senior-level engineers and data scientists by conducting formal code reviews, mathematical model reviews, and algorithm correctness checks, with documented feedback that improves model accuracy, stability, or performance. - Apply computational mathematics methods (e.g., linear algebra, numerical optimization, differential equations, stochastic processes) to design, implement, and validate algorithms and models with documented quantitative results. - Produce internal documentation (design specs, API references, model cards, validation reports) ensuring compliance with internal engineering, security, and AI governance standards. - Define and establish technical standards, best practices, and design patterns for AI/ML development across the Data Science team. - Drive high-performance computing initiatives to optimize AI/ML system performance, including distributed computing and GPU acceleration strategies. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product development, engineering, cybersecurity content developers, and external stakeholders to align technical solutions with organizational objectives. - Prepare and deliver technical reports, presentations, and briefings to leadership, stakeholders, and customers on project status, technical approaches, and strategic recommendations. - Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and methodologies to advance SimSpace's AI/ML and cybersecurity capabilities. - Attend and participate in team and company meetings as well as contribute to strategic planning and technical roadmap development. - May work remotely from anywhere in the US. Qualifications - Ph.D. in Computational Mathematics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or a closely related field. - 1 year of experience in computational mathematics, scientific computing, machine learning, data science, or algorithm development. Experience may be gained through employment, research, or doctoral work. - Demonstrated experience applying mathematical or machine-learning algorithms (e.g., regression, classification, clustering, reinforcement learning, NLP, numerical optimization) to datasets of at least 1 million observations or high-dimensional data. - Demonstrated experience developing scientific or ML software in Python using at least three of the following packages: NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, Matplotlib. - Demonstrated experience implementing, training, and validating machine-learning models using at least three of the following frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, scikit-learn. - Demonstrated experience writing automated tests for ML or scientific code using at least two of the following: unittest, pytest, hypothesis. - Demonstrated experience building and deploying containerized applications using at least one of the following: Docker, Podman, Kubernetes. - Demonstrated experience producing documented research or production-quality software artifacts (e.g., peer-reviewed publications, open-source contributions, internal enterprise algorithms or models) demonstrating algorithm correctness or performance validation. - Demonstrated experience applying computational mathematics methods (e.g., linear algebra, numerical optimization, differential equations, stochastic processes, network or graph analysis) to design or evaluate algorithms or models, with documented quantitative results. - Demonstrated understanding of statistics, computational complexity and performance, parallelization, databases, optimization, linear programming, hypothesis testing, research methodology, and existing scientific literature and results in the field of data science and AI/ML. Requirements - *Experience may be gained through academic coursework during or after master’s or PhD degree. - *Experience may be gained concurrently. - **Demonstrated knowledge or experience is equivalent to at least 6 months of experience as it cannot be learned during a reasonable period of on-the-job training. - **May work remotely from anywhere in the US. Benefits - Salary Range: $183,801-$184,000 - Please e-mail resume to careers@simspace.com. Company Description SimSpace is an Equal Opportunity Employer: - In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. - SimSpace is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients. - Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups only apply to jobs if they meet all of the qualifications. However, no one ever meets 100% of the qualifications. SimSpace encourages you to break that statistic and to apply. - We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, in accordance with applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. - SimSpace does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. - Actual compensation for the position is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to affordability, skills, qualifications and experience, and may vary from the range.

Why SimSpace? We are an organization that is focused on building our culture and mindfully enhancing our atmosphere every day which is why we have collaborated on an integral value system. Our governing philosophy of being Human Centered is deeply embedded within our value system. We apply this philosophy to every one of our internal team members, external clients, and their customers. How Do We Work? We believe that people are at the center of everything we do. SimSpace fosters a culture of continuous learning, curiosity, and professional growth. That belief shows up in action: in-house training, internal and external learning platforms, cyber conferences, industry events, and dedicated time for skill development. Our people are empowered to shape their careers - and it shows. Year over year, SimSpace consistently outperforms industry benchmarks in internal mobility, promotions, and total rewards growth. Who Thrives Here? We are a team of innovators, protectors, and problem-solvers. We believe diversity of thought and experience fuels better solutions, and we’re committed to building teams that reflect the communities we serve. Whether you’re remote or office-based, you’ll collaborate with talented colleagues across departments and time zones, united by the mission to create a safer digital world. We invite you to apply today! What will you be doing as a Senior Sales Executive (Strategic Partner Sales) at SimSpace? As a Senior Sales Executive at SimSpace, you’ll be at the forefront of driving revenue growth in Strategic Partner Sales. You will win new business developing strategic partnerships with Technology Providers that can leverage the SimSpace platform to develop and augment their solutions with Cyber Security Agents. SimSpace provides Cyber Ranges and a complete Attack Simulation Harness enabling Technology Providers to simulate real world threats, execute cyber attacks to generate synthetic training data, and validate their Agents to complement their security solutions. This role isn’t just about closing deals; it’s about building lasting relationships in the cybersecurity market, solving complex security challenges, and positioning SimSpace as the most trusted partner in cybersecurity training environments. This role requires a strategic thinker who thrives in a fast-moving environment, taking ownership of complex deals and driving impact without excessive oversight. You'll report directly to the Chief Revenue Officer. Who you are: - You are a driven sales executive that has proven experience in identifying, qualifying, and establishing OEM and strategic partnerships with Technology Providers. - You can develop and execute strategic account plans, ensuring long-term alignment between the Partner’s GTM objectives and SimSpace’s Platform offerings. - You have built and managed complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles at the Product Manager and corporate level. You have successfully navigated enterprise procurement processes. - You are able to skillfully identify the synergy and alignment of the SimSpace capabilities with the solutions offered by the relevant Technology providers utilizing a consultative approach. - Your experience includes deep and meaningful collaboration cross-functionally with Solution Architects, Marketing, Customer Success, Engineering and Leadership to refine strategy and execution. - In your day-to-day, you drive predictable forecasting and pipeline management using Value Based Selling sales frameworks. - You have demonstrated experience crafting compelling ROI narratives that demonstrate measurable business value, making it easy for Partners to justify investment. What are the qualifications to apply? To be successful as a Senior Sales Executive (Strategic Partner Sales), you need to: - 6+ years of enterprise sales experience in cybersecurity or AI technologies with direct experience driving OEM partnerships. - Based in the Silicon Valley area - Successfully sold AI related enterprise technologies into Technology Providers. - Proven ability to navigate enterprise buying processes, including budget management, stakeholder influence and procurement cycles. - Proven relationships with C-level executives and experience managing multi-stakeholder negotiations. - Track record of quota attainment in new ARR within complex accounts. - Technical awareness of threat intelligence, vulnerability management, or cybersecurity risk strategies, with an ability to translate technical concepts into business value discussions. - Proficient in conducting strategic discovery conversations to uncover prospects’ needs, pain points and business objectives, ensuring solutions are tailored to maximum value. - A collaborative and team-driven mentality, with the ability to challenge and influence effectively in high-stakes negotiations. - Adaptability in fast-paced startup environments, demonstrating ownership, problem-solving and resourcefulness. We’re proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive package designed to support your well-being, growth, and success: - Compensation. Base salary range: $175,000 - $200,000 reflecting our confidence in your expertise and impact, with the opportunity for commission tied to individual performance. - Health & Wellness. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus savings plans—coverage starts on day one! - Mental Health Support. Access to company-paid counseling, coaching, and resources for you and your family through Spring Health. - Financial Well-Being. Plan for your future with a 401(k)-retirement savings plan featuring a company match. - Flexible Time Off. Take the time you need with unlimited vacation and dedicated health & wellness days. SimSpace provides flexible solutions to meet the diverse work-life needs of team members. - Parental Leave. Paid leave plans to support you and your loved ones during life’s most important moments. - Ownership Opportunities. Equity stock options at hire, with annual performance-based grants—become an invested stakeholder in our shared success. - Referral Rewards. Earn $1,500–$3,500 for every qualified hire through our employee referral program. - Peloton Interactive Wellness Program. Full- and partial- subsidized membership plans and equipment discounts to help you reach your personalized fitness goals. - Continuous Learning. Access a LinkedIn Learning membership to prioritize your personal and professional development. - Social Connections. Monthly reimbursements for meaningful connections with teammates through our SocialSpace Community. - Extra Perks. Legal plan coverage, pet insurance, wellness reimbursements, and more to simplify life’s details. SimSpace is an Equal Opportunity Employer: In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. SimSpace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients. Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups only apply to jobs if they meet all of the qualifications. However, no one ever meets 100% of the qualifications. SimSpace encourages you to break that statistic and to apply. We look forward to your application! We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, in accordance with applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact careers@simspace.com. SimSpace does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. Actual compensation for the position is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to affordability, skills, qualifications and experience, and may vary from the range.

This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description As a Principal Product Manager at SimSpace, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of cybersecurity. Our mission is to provide the most advanced, realistic cyber ranges, our AI Proving Grounds, to serve organizations worldwide. By leading the development of our next-generation platform, with a critical focus on security automation and agentic systems, you will directly contribute to safeguarding critical infrastructures, enhancing the skills of cyber defenders (both human and AI), and ensuring the resilience of businesses and governments against ever-evolving cyber threats, including AI-enabled attacks. Your work will have a profound impact on the global cybersecurity landscape, helping to make the digital world safer for everyone. The Principal Product Manager will play a pivotal role in defining, developing, and driving the product strategy and roadmap for our core offerings, particularly those incorporating AI agents for threat simulation and defense. This individual will work closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, design, marketing, sales, and customer support to ensure our products meet market needs and drive business growth. Key Responsibilities - Product Strategy & Roadmap: - Define and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap, including the adoption and implementation of agentic use cases and the convergence of training and testing within the cyber range platform. - Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify opportunities and threats, with a focus on emerging AI and agent-based security solutions. - Prioritize features and initiatives based on business and customer impact. - Product Development: - Work closely with engineering and design teams to develop and deliver high-quality, in-scope, and on-time products. - Create initiatives and epic level requirements in partnership with your engineering teams to deliver solutions focused on training, testing, and validating security operations tools and new AI agents in a hyper realistic replica environment. - Manage the product lifecycle from concept through launch and beyond, ensuring timely delivery, specifically for continuous, comprehensive testing and validation use-cases within the range. - Stakeholder Management: - Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to align on product goals and priorities. - Communicate product plans, progress, and outcomes to senior leadership and other key stakeholders. - Customer Focus: - Gather and analyze customer feedback to inform product decisions. - Work with customer support and sales teams to understand customer needs and pain points. - Ensure the product delivers a compelling user experience and meets customer expectations. - Performance & Metrics: - Define and monitor key product metrics to measure success and drive continuous improvement. - Use data-driven insights to iterate and enhance the product. - Leadership: - Mentor and guide junior product managers and other team members. - Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence within the product team. - Stay organized, manage time effectively, and prioritize work between multiple projects and deadlines. Qualifications - Minimum of 8 years of experience in product management with a proven track record of delivering successful products, or equivalent experience in cybersecurity with significant expertise in red teaming, blue teaming, and/or incident response. - A strong understanding of the current security tools on the market, technology trends, and the competitive landscape. - Proven expertise in advanced security operations, penetration testing, threat emulation, vulnerability assessment, threat detection, and incident response. - In-depth knowledge of security tools such as Metasploit, Burp Suite, Cobalt Strike, Nmap, Wireshark, Splunk, SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR, and threat intelligence platforms. - Demonstrated experience using, designing, and testing autonomous or semi-autonomous agents for security operations (e.g., attack agents, defensive agents, user emulation agents). - Strong understanding of network protocols, operating systems, and security architectures. - Relevant certifications such as OSCP, CISSP, CEH, GCIH, or equivalent highly desired. Skills - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. - Ability to think strategically and execute methodically. - Proficiency in product management tools and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum). - Deep familiarity with foundational AI/ML concepts and their application in developing, testing, and securing intelligent and autonomous cyber security agents (e.g., adversarial training, system-level defenses). Attributes - Customer-focused mindset with a passion for creating great user experiences. - Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. - Strong leadership and team-building skills. Preferred but not required - Lead or executed blue team operations to detect, respond to, and mitigate cyber threats. - Developed and implemented advanced detection and response strategies to identify and neutralize threats. - Collaborated with red and blue teams to refine detection capabilities, response protocols, and overall security strategies. - Conducted detailed analysis and reporting on security incidents and red team engagements, providing actionable recommendations for security improvements. - Experience developing security requirements and tailoring red and/or blue team strategies accordingly. - Have led or executed red team operations to simulate advanced cyber threats against enterprise networks, applications, and cloud environments. - Developed and implemented realistic attack scenarios to identify vulnerabilities and assess the effectiveness of security controls. Benefits - Compensation: Base salary range: $215,000 – $250,000, reflecting our confidence in your expertise and impact, with the opportunity for annual bonuses tied to company performance and individual contributions. - Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus savings plans—coverage starts on day one! - Mental Health Support: Access to company-paid counseling, coaching, and resources for you and your family through Spring Health. - Financial Well-Being: Plan for your future with a 401(k)-retirement savings plan featuring a company match. - Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need with unlimited vacation and dedicated health & wellness days. SimSpace provides flexible solutions to meet the diverse work-life needs of team members. - Parental Leave: Paid leave plans to support you and your loved ones during life’s most important moments. - Ownership Opportunities: Equity stock options at hire, with annual performance-based grants—become an invested stakeholder in our shared success. - Referral Rewards: Earn $1,500–$3,500 for every qualified hire through our employee referral program. - Peloton Interactive Wellness Program: Full- and partial- subsidized membership plans and equipment discounts to help you reach your personalized fitness goals. - Continuous Learning: Access a LinkedIn Learning membership to prioritize your personal and professional development. - Social Connections: Monthly reimbursements for meaningful connections with teammates through our SocialSpace Community. - Extra Perks: Legal plan coverage, pet insurance, wellness reimbursements, and more to simplify life’s details.