Product Lead - Zero Trust & Secure Access

At DEFEND, we help organisations stay secure, resilient, and ready for what’s next. As demand for modern, Zero Trust security architectures accelerates, we’re looking for a Product Lead – Zero Trust & Secure Access to shape, grow, and scale our managed secure access portfolio.

This is a product leadership role where you’ll sit at the intersection of customer outcomes, commercial performance, and technical innovation. You'll work closely with internal teams, strategic partners and vendors to turn market opportunity into clear roadmaps, pricing, and go‑to‑market execution creating sustainable growth for DEFEND.

What you'll do

• Shape and grow DEFEND’s Secure Access product portfolio, driving revenue growth, margin optimisation, and sustainable scale
• Translate customer demand and market opportunity into clear product roadmaps, pricing, and packaging
• Lead go‑to‑market execution by enabling sales with compelling value propositions and differentiated commercial models
• Continuously optimise portfolio performance using customer feedback, utilisation, and financial insights
• Work closely with internal teams, strategic partners, and vendors to accelerate delivery and maximise return on investment
• Strengthen DEFEND’s market positioning as a leader in Zero Trust and secure access transformation

This role is for you if you:

• Have owned end‑to‑end product or managed service performance
• Enjoy balancing customer outcomes with commercial results
• Are comfortable leading in complex, evolving security domains (Zero Trust, Secure Access, SSE/SASE or adjacent)
• Like building services that can scale and perform in market

How you’ll grow at DEFEND

You’ll be supported to lead with impact, grow your influence, and build services that matter. This role also provides opportunities to grow and deepen your skills in:

• Building deep experience owning service profitability and commercial performance
• Strengthening your end‑to‑end product and managed service leadership capability
• Developing strong go‑to‑market and enterprise sales enablement expertise
• Growing your senior stakeholder influence and market‑facing thought leadership

About DEFEND: 

Our dream at DEFEND is to improve everyday life by creating a cyber resilient world. Over the last few years, we've experienced phenomenal growth, working with a wide variety of customers winning several industry awards, including Microsoft's Global Partner of the Year for 2025! 

Why DEFEND? 

We believe in investing in our employees’ growth and providing them with opportunities to advance their skills and careers. We offer a collaborative workplace culture, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where innovative thinking is encouraged.  

By joining our innovative and creative team you will have the opportunity to contribute a variety of cybersecurity outcomes, from culture & awareness of cyber resilience, through to offensive & defensive security. No matter what your role, everyone at DEFEND contributes towards our dream of creating a cyber resilient world. 

The benefits of working at DEFEND 

In addition to working for a growing, dynamic NZ company, DEFEND offers the following benefits to all our DEFENDers 

• 3.5% Kiwisaver on top of your base salary 

• Southern Cross Health Insurance coverage 

• Mobile and Broadband discounts for yourself and family  

• Flexible, hybrid work environment 

• An allowance to contribute to your home office setup 

• Access to EAP services to support you across a range of wellbeing needs 

Diversity & Inclusion: 

At DEFEND, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We know from experience that people from underrepresented groups often don’t apply for roles they don’t feel they meet all the criteria for. We’re committed to creating an environment that enables all our team to thrive. If you think you have what it takes, but don’t check every single box, please consider applying. We’d love to hear how you might contribute to the team and being our next DEFENDer. 

Ready to help shape the future of cybersecurity in New Zealand? Apply now!

Applications close Friday 1 May