Do you enjoy constantly learning and using new technologies?
Do you enjoy creating products that customers love?
Come join our Cloud Technology Group!
As a Senior Product Manager, responsibilities include enhancing network automation and software products portfolio. Akamai specializes in distributed computing solutions, helping organizations grow online efficiently. By leveraging advanced computational and network technologies, Akamai ensures the Internet remains scalable, secure, and reliable. Our customers trust us to deliver media, software, e-commerce, and cloud applications worldwide with outstanding performance and reliability.
Partner with the best
The Network Technology team develops interconnection standards, datacenter and network architecture, and network and hardware engineering solutions. This group implements innovative advancements to redefine the network platform, ensuring Akamai remains a key participant in shaping the future of global connectivity.
As a Senior Product Manager, you will be responsible for:
- Developing Network Technologies' long-term product strategy, life-cycles, and roadmaps while coordinating with business unit management and sales teams for alignment.
- Working directly with business units to evaluate and PoC new product innovations and execution for products.
- Developing comprehensive business analysis and financial models to support business cases and long-term product planning.
- Becoming the trusted expert in industry trends and market dynamics related to direct and adjacent areas for assigned product lines.
- Developing and analyzing Network Technologies product KPI's and operational product metrics to advise product teams, business units and other internal stakeholders.
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Possess experience with product management, product development or equivalent experience.
- Have understanding of product management discipline – including product lifecycle management and some experience with product line strategic planning.
Have understanding of CDN, networking, interconnection and cloud technologies, as well as ability to learn new.
Demonstrate background in Product Management with Network and Software Engineering teams.
Have ability to assess new markets, analyze business opportunities and execute against them.
Be a great communicator, who has the ability to mitigate between marketing and engineering.
Build your career at Akamai
Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.
With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.
Learn more
Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.
Skills Required
- Experience with product management, product development or equivalent experience.
- Understanding of product lifecycle management and experience with strategic planning.
- Understanding of CDN, networking, interconnection and cloud technologies.
- Background in Product Management with Network and Software Engineering teams.
- Ability to assess new markets and analyze business opportunities.
- Excellent communication skills to liaise between marketing and engineering.
