Overview
Position Title: Senior Product Manager PKI Specialist – CA Ecosystem & Root Strategy
Department: Product Management
Position Reports To: VP / AVP, Product Management
Position supervisors: NONE
Location: PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Travel: 20%-30%
ABOUT GLOBALSIGN:
As one of the world’s most deeply rooted certificate authorities, GlobalSign is the leading provider of trusted identity and security solutions enabling businesses, large enterprises, cloud-based service providers, and IoT innovators worldwide to conduct secure online communications, manage millions of verified digital identities and automate authentication and encryption. Its high-scale PKI and identity solutions support the billions of services, devices, people, and things comprising the IoT. A subsidiary of Japan-based GMO GlobalSign Holdings K.K and GMO Internet Group, GMO GlobalSign has offices in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit https://www.globalsign.com
Position Purpose
We are seeking a technically strong PKI Specialist within the Product Management team to lead CA ecosystem engagement and drive public root strategy for GlobalSign. This role will participate in CA/B Forum and related industry forums, contribute to standards evolution, own root management strategy for the CA and support decision making of critical compliance changes with our compliance team based on market and customer voice for GlobalSign. This role is intended to be a strong external and internal PKI authority for the PM organization.
Role Overview
The role requires deep understanding of the Web PKI ecosystem, including browser and platform root programs, certificate policy implications, CT logging, certificate lifecycle controls, and broader trust infrastructure trends. The person in this role will assess the impact of standards or policy changes from root programs such as Google, Microsoft, and Apple and guide the organization on risk, strategy, prioritization.
Key Responsibilities
- Represent the company in CA/B Forum and other relevant standards or industry bodies, actively participating in discussions and helping shape positions on evolving standards.
- Track ballots, working group discussions, and industry developments, and clearly communicate product, platform, compliance, and business impact to internal stakeholders and provide clear recommendations on business side
- Contribute to standards evolution by bringing ecosystem insight and technical reasoning into discussions with industry bodies and stakeholders.
- Support root strategy and root lifecycle planning keeping trust drivers for the customers in mind.
- Serve as the PM team’s PKI subject matter expert on how the certificate ecosystem works end to end, including public trust models, certificate profiles, issuance and revocation controls and ecosystem dependencies.
- Advise product leadership on strategic implications of emerging PKI shifts, enabling proactive roadmap decisions rather than reactive compliance-only changes.
- Convert policy and standards requirements into BRDs, epics, acceptance criteria, and prioritized roadmap items in partnership with engineering and compliance teams
Qualifications:
- Strong experience in PKI, cybersecurity, or certificate authority ecosystems, with hands-on understanding of public trust, certificate lifecycle, and CA operations.
- Deep familiarity with CA/B Forum guidelines, browser/platform root programs, and audit/compliance expectations.
- Strong understanding of Web PKI standards and ecosystem mechanisms, including certificate profiles, CT logging, root hierarchies, revocation, and trust distribution models.
- Prior direct participation in CA/B Forum, root program engagement, or standards bodies relevant to PKI and digital trust
- Experience with SSL/TLS certificate ecosystems, or trust infrastructure platforms.
PHYSICAL & MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Physical Requirements
· Light work that includes moving objects up to 15 pounds.
· Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods of time.
· Ability to sustain viewing a computer screen for extended periods of time.
· Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
· Communicating with others in-person, over the phone, and virtually exchanging information.
Mental Requirements
· The ability to concentrate on tasks for extended periods, avoiding distractions and maintaining productivity.
· Ability to organize and prioritize your own work schedule.
· Ability to understand and follow basic instructions and guidelines.
· Ability to make decisions which have moderate impact on immediate work unit.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Please note that the responsibilities mentioned above are not exhaustive and may encompass additional tasks assigned to this position.
ONE GLOBALSIGN WAY
Our employees are expected to fully embrace our ‘One GlobalSign Way’ and demonstrate the following behaviours daily in their job roles.
Behaviour
Description
Ownership
Be responsible and accountable for own job responsibilities, performance, conduct, learning, training, development, career progression and effective communication.
Creativity
Challenge how things are done, suggest more effective and efficient ways of working, actively seek to improve customer service and product offering to both external and internal customers.
Integrity
Behave ethically and morally by complying with Company rules, policies, processes, procedures, and governmental/governing body laws and regulations.
Collaboration
Understand and demonstrate effective team working skills by working successfully within and across teams.
Diversity (and inclusion)
Contribute to a dignified work environment by respecting and including others irrespective of age, culture, ethnicity, race, nationality, religion, belief, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, disability, marriage/civil partnership and pregnancy/maternity.
Waku Waku
Seek to be passionate and positive about GMO GlobalSign by aligning with the mission, vision, behaviours and objectives.
Equal Opportunity Employment
GMO GlobalSign, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected] or you may call us at +1 (603) 570-7060
Applicants have rights under the following Federal Employment Laws: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).
Background Checks
Due to the trusted nature of our business, we are required to complete background checks which includes a basic criminal record check, employment references and qualifications.
Pay: Up to $160,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Portsmouth, NH 03801
