Product Manager (Research Security)

Position Overview:

• We are seeking a Research Security SME / Product Manager with a unique combination of research security or compliance domain expertise and strong product/functional analysis experience.
• The ideal candidate will understand complex research security workflows and be able to translate business and compliance requirements into software functionality, user stories, workflows, and actionable requirements for development teams.
• This is a specialized role, candidates should have direct experience in Research Security, Research Compliance, or Trusted Research and a proven background as a Product Manager, Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar functional/product role.

Required Domain Experience:

Candidates must have hands-on experience in at least one of the following areas:

• Research Security
• Research Compliance
• Trusted Research

Experience should include an understanding of research security and compliance workflows such as:

• Foreign researcher screening
• Research funding reviews
• Gift reviews
• International partnership reviews
• Research security case management
• Research compliance and security assessment workflows

Product & Functional Experience

Candidates must also demonstrate strong experience translating business needs into software solutions, including:

• Gathering and documenting functional and business requirements
• Creating user stories and acceptance criteria
• Managing feature backlogs
• Designing and documenting workflows and business processes
• Planning and executing UAT
• Participating in prototype and design reviews
• Supporting release validation and sign-off
• Translating complex business requirements into software functionality
• Collaborating with business stakeholders, product teams, and software/engineering teams

Preferred Knowledge:

Experience or familiarity with research security standards and guidelines is highly preferred, including:

• NSPM-33
• NIST
• UFIT
• UK Trusted Research Guidelines