Jonathan Bennun
Vice President of Product Management at Bright
Jonathan Bennun
Vice President of Product Management at Bright
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Vice President of Product Management
2022 - Current
Leading a global team of 10+ product managers, product designers, technical writers, and analysts. Hiring across the board! Stay tuned for more.
Venture Partner
2017
Part-time deal sourcing, investing and investment support.
Product | GTM | Growth consulting & advisory
2018 - 2022
Interim director roles and consulting to early-stage startups and large enterprises on product strategy, product positioning, go-to-market strategy, and growth activities. Designed and launched some campaigns, also built some new products and features. Good times.
Product Advisor & Builder
2018 - 2022
Advised on integrations and built & launched an additional new product for risk assessment (announced ahead of Cisco Live 2019).
Product Management (leading web & mobile teams), GTM
2014 - 2018
I work closely with some of the world's best customers such as AAA, Pandora and Pinterest on transforming my company to a leader in cloud identity and access management. Joined the company to own the authentication and mobile product lines and help found the company's new product department. Leading two of four engineering teams: Authentication Services (end-user, multi-factor integration, authentication protocols) and Devices (several apps across macOS, iOS, Android and Windows). Delivered many UX and authentication enhancements, conceptualized and built entirely new services to enable customers to migrate to the cloud, including OneLogin Desktop, a new product line that enables cloud login into your Mac desktop from anywhere. Later moved under marketing, eventually leading GTM strategy and spearheading the company's relaunch with new brand concept and product lines.
Product Marketing | Product Growth | GTM
2020 - 2021
Took the product to general availability, with a technical marketecture, new positioning and messaging, and growth activities.
Product, Data Center Security
2013 - 2014
Managed $300M+ (annual) product line (of total $1B+ security business). Supported and improved licensing, high-visibility business escalations for the product line, sales enablement and marketing collateral for the 5585-X and new ASAv, sourced and qualified references for analysts (Gartner) and internally for sales efforts, supported product sales calls, and added a handful of networking and licensing features. Did everything and anything the product line(s) required doing. It was a tremendous experience ramping up on how to scale and support such a large business (now at >>$2B) as well as go-to-market with a new product line with Cisco's immense sales and marketing machine.
Venture Fellow; Digital Media and Software Sector Lead
2012 - 2013
Evaluated ~40 early‑stage startups in the Digital Media and Software sector and made investment recommendations, supporting fundʹs due diligence process
MBA Candidate, Class of 2013
2011 - 2013
Emphases: Strategy, Marketing and Entrepreneurship Elected: VP of Education, Technology Club; Founder of Ross Tech Chats Selected: Student Admissions Committee Member Member: Rock N' Roll B-School Band (bass, guitar, other loud noises)
Product Planning Intern - Consumer Software
2012 - 2012
Interned with the OS Planning and Launch group and assessed software opportunities in emerging markets. • Conducted competitive analysis for Consumer Software and Operating Systems in emerging markets (Brazil, China) • Researched consumer behavior and customer preferences in CSMB segment • Explored and identified opportunities for differentiating software offering in emerging markets and outlined development plan • Cooperated with marketing director in introducing Agile practices to marketing managers based on Use Cases • Advised on opportunities for development and monetization in Linux space (Ubuntu, RHEL, Mint)
Advertising Strategy Consultant (Intern)
2012 - 2012
Conceptualized strategy for effectively advertising to Hispanic Millennials on MTV Networks, resulting in actionable tactical recommendations for three high‑value clients