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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 20 days Elastic's roles stay open a median of 32 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Elastic's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Elastic
- low 0 stale, 5 reposted of 372 open
- Hiring momentum
- 495 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Elastic's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Elastic.
About this role
The Senior Manager of Endpoint Protections at Elastic will lead a globally distributed team focused on developing visibility, prevention, and machine learning capabilities for Elastic Defend, an endpoint and SIEM security solution. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, managing the product roadmap, driving cross-platform protection, and representing the team in external engagements. The role requires a balance of leadership and technical skills, with a strong emphasis on collaboration and innovation in endpoint security.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Elastic as an employer.
What you need
- People-leadership experience managing senior technical individual contributors on a globally distributed team
- Substantial hands-on experience as a security researcher
- Operating system internals knowledge in both kernel and user mode
- Hands-on reverse engineering and malware analysis experience
- Clear communication skills for technical and executive audiences
- Motivation to thrive in a distributed, autonomous environment
Nice to have
- Prior ownership of an EDR, EPP, or other endpoint security product
- Personal research output such as published vulnerabilities or conference talks
- Experience leading machine learning engineers working on security problems
- Experience partnering with product engineering teams
- Conference speaking experience
What you get
- Competitive pay based on the work you do
- Health coverage for you and your family
- Flexible locations and schedules
- Generous vacation days
- Financial donation matching up to $2000
- Up to 40 hours for volunteer projects
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the tech stack used in the role
- The role involves significant leadership responsibilities which may limit hands-on technical work
- The position requires a strong background in security research, which may not appeal to all candidates
- No variable compensation component mentioned, only base salary and stock program
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Listed by Elastic on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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