Product Manager - France

EfficientIP Inc.; France; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

EfficientIP is seeking a Product Manager to own the strategy, roadmap, and success of DDI solutions within a cross-functional team. You will translate user needs and business objectives into prioritized plans, ensuring delivery of secure, high-impact, value-driven products.

You will collaborate with R&D, Product Marketing, Sales, and Customer Support to align product features with enterprise objectives, manage the backlog, and drive ROI across cloud, networking, and cybersecurity initiatives.

Qualifications

• 10 years of IT experience including 3-5 years in Product Management, ideally within a B2B SaaS, infrastructure, or enterprise software environment.
• Experience in telecommunications or networking is a plus.
• Proven experience managing a product or major feature end-to-end, from discovery through delivery and launch.
• Experience with network infrastructure products, network services management, or DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM) solutions is a strong advantage.
• Strong understanding of networking infrastructure, cloud technologies, automation, and cybersecurity is required.
• Knowledge of DNS and DHCP is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Defines and communicates the product vision aligned with strategic objectives.
• Manages roadmap content; updates with competition, customer feedback, constraints and exogenous events.
• Writes functional specs and validates with the team; tracks debt for future iteration.
• Builds selling strategy with CRO and CFO; documents build and support costs to aid decisions; assess value and ROI.
• Performs product demos; helps reproduce issues or POC topologies; documents environment of the product.
• Helps R&D teams on product development and testing phases, mainly through the PO.
• Manages relationships with internal teams (marketing, sales, delivery, support, training, excom/board) and external customers (partners and TAM customers, prospects, analysts).

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional teams

ROI analysis

Backlog prioritization

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Cloud technologies

Automation

Cybersecurity basics

Education

Master's degree in CS/Telecom/Networking/IS

Job description

Software, SaaS / Cloud Services, Cybersecurity

Master's Degree with a specialization in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Networking, or Information Systems

EfficientIP is a network automation and security company, specializing in DDI (DNS, DHCP, IP Address Management). Our Smart DDI approach offers enterprises and service providers a unique appliance-based solution to intelligently simplify and automate design, deployment and management of their critical network infrastructure.

Through patented technology, our 360 solution suite secures DNS services to safeguard sensitive data and ensure application access. Companies in all sectors rely on our offerings to face the challenges of key IT initiatives such as cloud, IoT, 5G, and mobility.

Description

The Product Manager is responsible for the strategy, evolution, and success of DDI solutions within a cross-functional team. They oversee the entire product lifecycle, from discovery to delivery, working closely with R&D teams, Product Marketing, Sales Team, Customer Support etc.

Acting as the key interface between technical teams and the business, the Product Manager translates user needs and business objectives into a prioritized product roadmap, ensuring the delivery of high-performing, secure, and value-driven solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Defines and communicates the product vision, which should be aligned with enterprise strategic objectives. Aligns the customer requirements and the product features.
• Manages the roadmap content, updates it with regards to competition, customer feedbacks, constraints and any exogen event.
• Writes functional specifications and validates with the product team the delivered product, during development (demo) and when included in the final integrated solution. Keeps track of any debt for future iteration.
• Builds the selling strategy with regards to products and price list, defines the how to sell with CRO and CFO. He documents the build and support costs in order to help at decision, checks which feature brings value (to customer, to product, to market…), checks the value produced by the product (ROI), the sales level and adoption by market (with marketing) and sales account teams (enablements).
• Performs demo of the product, helps in reproducing issues or POC topologies, document the environment of the product (service in adherence, cloud features, ecosystem).
• Helps and Assists R&D teams on the product development and testing phases, mainly through the PO.
• Manages relationships with internal customers (marketing, sales, delivery, support, training, excom/board) and external customers (partners and TAM customers, prospects, analysts).

Experience & Background

• 10 years of experience in IT, including 3-5 years in Product Management, ideally within a B2B SaaS, infrastructure, or enterprise software environment.
• Experience in telecommunications or networking is a plus.
• Proven experience managing a product or a major feature end-to-end, from discovery through delivery and launch.
• Experience with network infrastructure products, network services management, or DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM) solutions is a strong advantage. Experience in enterprise software is essential.
• Strong understanding of networking infrastructure, cloud technologies, automation, and cybersecurity is required.
• Knowledge of DNS and DHCP is a plus.

Soft Skills

• Strong customer focus with the ability to understand business challenges and translate them into valuable product solutions.
• Excellent analytical skills and data-driven decision-making abilities.
• Autonomous, proactive, and operational mindset with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize a product backlog and balance business value, customer needs, and technical constraints.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to produce clear, structured documentation.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, QA, Product Marketing, Sales, and Customer Support.
• Strong interest in technical products and infrastructure environments.

Technical Skills

• Good understanding of networking, telecommunications, and information security concepts.
• Familiarity with Cloud and SaaS environments, as well as IT process automation principles.

Education

Master’s degree (Engineering School or equivalent) with a specialization in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Networking, or Information Systems

Languages

• French: Required

Why Join EfficientIP?

Joining EfficientIP as a Product Manager means playing a key role in shaping a category-defining DDI (DNS, DHCP, and IPAM) platform trusted by enterprises worldwide.

You will drive product strategy from discovery to delivery, working closely with R&D, Product Marketing, and business stakeholders to build secure, innovative, and high-impact solutions.

You'll thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment where your ideas matter, your decisions have real impact, and you’ll help address the growing challenges of cybersecurity, cloud transformation, and network automation.