Senior Cloud Security Product Manager – Zero Trust

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Product Manager to guide our cloud network security product. You will own the roadmap, drive GTM strategies, and engage with enterprise buyers, field teams, and engineering to address cloud security challenges.

Collaborate with engineering teams across regions to translate needs into requirements, shape positioning, and differentiate against competitors while expanding data center, Kubernetes, and platform capabilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience in cloud infrastructure, cloud security, or network security.
• Deep understanding of Cloud technologies and security solutions.
• Lead enterprise B2B product strategy through complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles, partnering with SEs to accelerate deal conversion.
• Experience working with enterprise security buyers (CISOs, VP Network Security) through complex sales cycles.
• Track record of working with field teams (SEs, sales) and translating field feedback into product direction.

Responsibilities

• Owning the cloud product roadmap by defining strategy and priorities for cloud network security while balancing customer needs and engineering capacity.
• Driving product-market fit - engage customers directly to discover cloud security challenges, validate roadmap, and convert PoCs into customers.
• Leading customer and field engagement by representing the product strategically with enterprise buyers, SEs, and sales leadership to shape strategies effectively.
• Collaborating across functions with engineering, translating needs into requirements, defining criteria, and addressing trade-offs with engineering teams in India and Israel.
• Shaping the GTM strategy by collaborating with product marketing on positioning, messaging, and differentiation against competition
• Advocating for cloud investments within a broader segmentation portfolio encompassing data center, Kubernetes, and platform capabilities to influence outcomes.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Cloud security

Network security

Cloud technologies

Security solutions

Enterprise B2B strategy

Sales/field collaboration

CISOs interaction

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Product Manager to guide our cloud network security product. You will own the roadmap, drive GTM strategies, and engage with enterprise buyers, field teams, and engineering to address cloud security challenges.

Collaborate with engineering teams across regions to translate needs into requirements, shape positioning, and differentiate against competitors while expanding data center, Kubernetes, and platform capabilities.