Hybrid AI Network & Automation Leader

Verizon; Alpharetta (GA); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Verizon is seeking a forward-thinking Technical Product Development Manager to steer growth of next-generation Network Automation and AI products. You’ll blend technical leadership with business strategy to deliver enterprise AI services across Cloud, Edge, and Data Center environments.

The role requires hands-on experience with agentic AI runtimes, SD-WAN/SASE, and scalable platform architectures. This hybrid position includes a defined office cadence and travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant experience demonstrated through work, military, or training.
• Five or more years of technical product management/development delivering enterprise-grade networking or AI software.
• Strong foundation in DIA, EVPL, MPLS, SD-WAN, SASE, zero-trust security, or dense data center architectures.
• Hands-on experience developing AI solutions across Edge, Cloud, Data Centers, or NeoClouds.
• Ability to prototype, test, and validate concepts in lab and multi-cloud environments.
• Experience driving GTM strategy with market analysis.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Network & AI integration: converge WAN topologies (SD-WAN/SASE) into an AI Fabric.
• AI agent services: architect AI Gateways, routers, token brokering and MCPs.
• Intelligent automation: apply AI to automate operations and improve delivery.
• AI platform architecture: design scalable infrastructure for agentic services.
• Lead end‑to‑end PoCs in cloud and lab environments.
• Benchmark performance, latency, GPU utilization, and context-fabric efficiency.
• Define product roadmaps and commercial models from market analysis.
• Monetize fabric via SLAs, security, and API/MCP integrations.

Skills

AI architectures

Edge computing

SD-WAN

SASE

AI Gateways

Cloud environments

Data Centers

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AI Gateways

AI Routers

MCP

Semantic Caching

Job description

Verizon is seeking a forward-thinking Technical Product Development Manager to steer growth of next-generation Network Automation and AI products. You’ll blend technical leadership with business strategy to deliver enterprise AI services across Cloud, Edge, and Data Center environments.

The role requires hands-on experience with agentic AI runtimes, SD-WAN/SASE, and scalable platform architectures. This hybrid position includes a defined office cadence and travel up to 10%.