Is Elastic a remote company?

Yes. Elastic is "distributed by intention" — remote, hybrid, and in-person roles are available so you can work virtually or from one of its global offices. The majority of currently open roles (about 91%) are tagged remote, and Elasticians work across more than 40 countries.

Where does Elastic hire?

Elastic hires in the countries where it has legal entities rather than "anywhere in the world." Recent openings span the United States (its largest hiring geography), the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, India, the Netherlands, Japan, and 15+ other countries across EMEA, the Americas, and APJ. Eligibility is set role by role in each job posting.

What benefits does Elastic offer?

Benefits include health coverage for you and your family, a minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave, generous paid time off, a 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings (US), equity (RSUs) plus an employee stock purchase plan, a reimbursement to set up your remote workspace when you join and again after every five years, 40 hours of paid volunteer time each year, and donation matching up to US$2,000. Specific benefits vary by region.

Does Elastic share salary ranges?

US job postings include explicit salary bands (for example, "$106,900–$169,100 USD"), driven by Greenhouse and US pay-transparency laws, with uplifts for select higher-cost metros. Compensation is geo-based rather than global-parity, and roles are also eligible for Elastic's equity program. Elastic states pay is "based on the work you do here and not your previous salary."

What is Elastic's interview process like?

The process generally runs: application, a 30-minute recruiter screen, department interviews (45–90 minutes), an optional panel presentation, a technical assessment for some roles (60–90 minutes), then a decision and onboarding. Most interviews are conducted virtually, though some may be held on-site.

Who is Elastic a good fit for?

Elastic suits people who thrive in a distributed, written-first culture and want to build search, observability, and security products on the Elastic Search AI Platform. Its published "Source Code" values — like "come as you are" and "distributed by intention" — emphasize flexibility, autonomy across time zones, and inclusion across a workforce representing more than 100 nationalities.

Principal Product Manager (XDR & Exposure Management) - Security Solutions

Elastic

Remote

Job Description

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.

What is The Role

Elastic Security is looking for a Principal Product Manager to own XDR and the exposure and vulnerability capabilities converging with it. The best detection-and-response products are built on a clear read of how attacks actually unfold and where defenders actually lose time. That read is getting harder, not easier. The SOC's job now spans reactive detection and proactive exposure, and the two are collapsing into a single motion faster than most vendors can reorganize around it.

In this role you will own XDR end to end, from the detection-and-response core through the exposure and vulnerability work now converging with it. XDR is the center of gravity. Exposure and vulnerability management is the primary expansion, and the surrounding surfaces, attack surface and cloud posture, are signals you bring in to sharpen prioritization rather than products you build from scratch. You will be the person a CISO trusts to explain why one exposure matters more than a thousand others, the person an engineering lead respects for the quality of your requirements, and the person who turns a fast-moving market into a roadmap Elastic can win on. You will work at the intersection of Product, Engineering, and the Elastic Security Labs research team, on a platform whose unified data layer is the reason convergence can be native here instead of bolted on.

What You Will Be Doing

Own XDR strategy and delivery across cross-domain detection and response across endpoint, cloud, identity, and network. Work from correlation and incident building through response actions and the closed-loop automation that runs at machine speed without taking the analyst out of the loop.
Lead Elastic's XDR expansion into exposure and vulnerability management. This includes features like patch management, advanced device control, host firewall management, and remediation workflow. You'll also manage noise reduction to ensure these capabilities are used successfully.
Draw the line between XDR, exposure, and the adjacent surfaces such as attack surface and cloud posture, bringing those signals in as inputs rather than standing up separate products.
Partner with the Entity Analytics team on the asset criticality and entity context that exposure prioritization depends on, so the two areas compound rather than collide.
Serve as the product voice with senior customer stakeholders, including the CISO and VP of Security Operations, and deliver roadmap direction, including deprioritizations, without losing the room.
Become the internal authority on the competitive landscape, including major security vendors and MDR service providers, and turn that into differentiated direction rather than talking points.
Partner with engineering leads and Security Labs to write requirements they can act on without follow-up clarification meetings, and to ground detection and exposure scoring in real threat research.
Create the artifacts, such as roadmap trackers, decision memos, and competitive briefs, that give customers and internal stakeholders visibility without requiring a meeting.

What You Bring

Extensive Experience: 7–10 years of product management experience, with at least 4 years in security or B2B enterprise software. A consistent record of owning a product area with meaningful revenue impact and of leading products from strategy through shipped, iterated outcomes.
Endpoint Detection and Response Domain Knowledge: Hands-on knowledge of XDR, EDR, SIEM, or broader security operations, either as a product manager or as a practitioner such as a SOC analyst, detection engineer, or incident responder. You can credibly discuss correlation, response automation, and detection engineering without a solutions engineer in the room. A practitioner background before transitioning into product is a solid plus and brings credibility that is hard to teach.
Exposure and Vulnerability Fluency: You understand the difference between raw scanning, asset inventory, and true exposure prioritization, and why exploitability and reachability beat CVSS severity. You do not need to run a scanner yourself, but you know what makes prioritization credible enough that a team acts on it.
Analytics and Threat Understanding: A solid comprehension of the analytics and data science techniques behind detection and prioritization, and of the current cyber threat landscape these capabilities defend against. Solid understanding is required; hands-on modeling is not. Familiarity with AI security, how AI, ML, and agentic systems are attacked and defended, is a solid plus.
Technical Credibility: You earn respect from engineering through the quality of your requirements rather than through authority, and you know enough about architecture to judge feasibility and scope on your own.
Executive Presence: You are comfortable as the primary product voice with C-suite and VP-level customer stakeholders, and you can deliver difficult news without losing the relationship.
Cross-functional Fluency: You have operated across Product, Engineering, Sales, and Customer Success, and you know how to advance work across all of them.
Default to AI-Augmented Work: You use AI tooling for synthesis, research, and delivery as a regular part of your workflow, and you own the final outcomes regardless of how they were produced.
Management and Influence: Demonstrated ability to lead across a matrixed organization, align multiple stakeholders toward a common vision, and drive execution in a dynamic, remote-first environment. You operate with the autonomy and judgment expected of a principal-level product leader.
Flexible working styles: You collaborate successfully with different functions and teams. You easily adapt to various projects, codebases, or teams based on the business's needs. You also work autonomously. You make decisions and achieve results in a distributed team by communicating clearly, directly, and openly.

Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component.

The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below. In select locations (including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below.

These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future.

An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program. Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.

The typical starting salary range for this role is:

$185,600—$234,900 USD

The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is:

$212,600—$274,500 USD

Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
Generous number of vacation days each year
Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.

We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email candidate_accessibility@elastic.co. We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws, view posters linked below: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster; Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision Poster; Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) Poster and Know Your Rights (Poster)

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Benefits & Perks

Health & Wellness

Health Insurance

Elastic offers health coverage for employees and their families across many locations, with US plans through Anthem or Kaiser fully covered.

Dental Insurance

Dental coverage is provided through Delta Dental as part of Elastic's US health package.

Vision Insurance

Vision coverage is provided through VSP as part of Elastic's US health package.

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Elastic offers a Health Savings Account paired with high-deductible health plan options for US employees.

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Pre-tax flexible spending account for healthcare and dependent care expenses, available to US employees.

Life Insurance

Employer-paid life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment coverage is provided to US employees.

Disability Insurance

Short-term and long-term disability coverage is available to US employees.

Mental Health Benefits

Elastic provides emotional support services alongside health coverage as part of its Health and Well-being benefits.

Employee Assistance Program

Confidential employee assistance program services are available for personal and work challenges, including an Elastic-provided employee assistance fund.

Financial

401(k) / Retirement Plan

Elastic offers a 401(k) retirement plan for US employees, with regional retirement plans available in other locations.

401(k) Match

Elastic provides dollar-for-dollar 401(k) matching up to 6% of eligible earnings for US employees.

Equity / RSUs

Every Elastic employee receives RSU grants with default four-year vesting at 25% annually.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Employees can purchase Elastic (NYSE: ESTC) stock at a discount through the company's employee stock purchase plan.

Time Off

PTO / Vacation

Elastic provides 20 vacation days a year for US employees and encourages employees to actually use them.

Sick Days

Paid sick days are provided separate from vacation, at 5 days a year for US employees.

Paid Holidays

Elastic observes paid company holidays as part of its time-off package.

Bereavement Leave

Paid bereavement leave is available following the death of a family member or loved one.

Remote & Equipment

Home Office Stipend

Elastic reimburses employees to set up their remote workspace when they join and again after every five years of tenure.

Company Equipment

Elastic provides a custom work station as part of the standard new-hire equipment package.

Family & Care

Parental Leave

New parents receive a minimum of 16 weeks of paid parental leave, alongside family-formation and caregiving benefits. Specific terms vary by region and build on that floor.

Adoption Leave

Elastic provides adoption assistance as part of its family formation benefits.

Fertility Benefits

Family-formation benefits are offered alongside parental and caregiving leave, with terms varying by region.

Caregiver Policy

Professional Growth

Learning & Development Budget

Elastic offers learning and development programs to support skill building and career growth.

Culture & Perks

Volunteer Time Off

Employees receive up to 40 paid hours each year to volunteer with organizations they care about.

Charity Matching

Elastic matches employee charitable donations up to US$2,000 per year, or the local currency equivalent.

Employee Resource Groups

Elastician Resource Groups connect employees across identities and interests as part of Elastic's global community.

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Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People

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