Job Description
The world’s most advanced VPN, and a whole lot more.
If you’re a curious problem-solver who carves their own path, join the team behind Threat Protection Pro, the NordLynx protocol, and the fastest VPN on the planet—tools that put privacy, security, and control back in people’s hands.
Your impact? Helping millions take back control of their online security, privacy, and data.
NordVPN Threat Protection makes NordVPN more than a VPN. At its core sits a DNS-based filtering engine that protects millions of users from malicious domains, ads, and trackers — silently, at scale, in real time.
We’re looking for a Technical Product Owner who is technically curious, learns fast, and can quickly get to grips with network and DNS concepts — bringing structure, clarity, and momentum to a domain that scales to millions of users.
Main Responsibilities
DNS Filtering Product Ownership
Own the roadmap for DNS-based blocking — from resolver policy enforcement to user-facing filtering behavior.
Define and track core KPIs: hit count per category, hit density (blocklist length vs. actual hit count), DNS resolution latency, server uptime and query throughput.
Ensure clear ownership across the team — who decides what, and how trade-offs get resolved.
Infrastructure Quality & Performance
Set performance benchmarks for DNS resolvers and hold the team to them.
Monitor response times, availability SLAs, and degradation signals across regions.
Translate infrastructure health into product outcomes: what does a latency spike mean for the user?
Detection Pipeline & Release Quality
Own the process by which threat intelligence flows from the TI team into DNS filtering infrastructure.
Define release gates: what gets validated before a blocklist update reaches production, who signs off, and how rollbacks are triggered.
Track pipeline metrics: propagation latency, deployment success rate, rollback rate.
Threat Intelligence Collaboration
Translate TI outputs into DNS filtering actions: what gets blocked, at what threshold, and how exceptions are handled.
Ensure clean handoffs between intelligence and enforcement — no ownership gaps between signal and production.
Content Accessibility & Quality of Service
Collaborate with the Content Accessibility and Quality of Service teams to ensure filtering decisions do not degrade legitimate user access.
Act as the coordination point between DNS enforcement and accessibility concerns — balancing protection with usability.
Competitive Intelligence & Product Direction
Monitor how industry leaders (Cloudflare, NextDNS, AdGuard, Quad9) approach DNS filtering and product capabilities.
Track social signals — Reddit and other community platforms — to surface emerging user complaints, overblocking patterns, and competitor perception; translate findings into proactive product actions.
Identify capability gaps and advocate for strategic product evolution.
Core Requirements
- Product ownership: Proven TPO or PO experience in a technical product environment
- Technical aptitude: Fast learner with the ability to quickly grasp network concepts, DNS mechanics, and infrastructure trade-offs
- Infrastructure metrics: Comfortable working with latency, uptime, and throughput data; able to spot patterns and ask the right questions
- Detection pipeline: Able to define and improve structured processes — release gates, QA steps, rollback criteria
- TI collaboration: Comfortable working alongside security/intelligence teams and translating their outputs into product actions
- Overblocking awareness: Understands the user impact of false blocks; proactively builds measurement and prevention into the product process
- Competitive mindset: Curious about the DNS/security space; proactively tracks what competitors are building
- Communication: Bridges technical and non-technical stakeholders; writes clear specs and decision logs
- Agile delivery: Experienced running sprints, managing backlogs, and iterating on roadmaps
- English: Fluent — written and spoken
Bonus Points For
Background in DNS security or network-level filtering
Familiarity with open-source blocklist ecosystems (OISD, AdGuard DNS filter, uBlock Origin)
Experience with DoH/DoT/DoQ and privacy-preserving DNS architectures
Salary Range
- Gross Salary 3500 - 5700 EUR/Month
What We Offer
Innovate with industry leaders
Work alongside global experts to build world-leading cybersecurity tools, impacting millions of users around the world.
Learn & grow
Boost your skills via our extensive training programs (online and offline) & other resources. Benefit from mentorship and career-switch opportunities to grow within the company.
Work in a next-gen Cyber City office
Thrive in our bustling office, featuring ergonomic workspaces, modern meeting rooms, engaging events, and specialty coffee to fuel your day.
Hybrid work
Enjoy the flexibility with 3 office days and working from home for the remaining 2.
Work from anywhere
Recharge with a change of scenery – choose work from any location when you feel a need to power your creativity and drive.
Physical well-being
Boost your health with free-of-charge 24⁄7 gym access, onsite and online workouts, and consultations led by in-house Physical Well-Being experts.
Mental & emotional health
Nurture your mind with free psychologist consultations, dedicated mental health events, and premium access to top-rated wellness apps like Calm, Headspace, and Mindletic.
Premium healthcare
Receive private health insurance giving you peace of mind for your health needs.
Extra days off
Enjoy additional vacation days off as you grow with us. Plus, get extra days for sick leave, special occasions, or parenting needs.
Joyful moments – special treats
Celebrate life’s big moments with special gifts from us on your birthday, anniversary, and other major events, such as weddings or the arrival of a new family member.
Company events & team-building
Experience iconic Nord Security celebrations, team-buildings, and knowledge-sharing events, nurturing bonds that fuel our success.
Workation
Embark on a legendary company getaway abroad, filled with exciting activities, live concerts, engaging workshops, and epic time together.
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