Senior Director, AI Infrastructure & Inference

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Montpelier (VT); On-site; USD 191,000 - 343,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Director of Product Management AI to shape and lead our AI infrastructure portfolio within the Cloud Technology Group.

You will drive long-term strategy, influence pricing and packaging, and ensure differentiation as the AI industry evolves. You will build and scale a high-performing product organization, partner with engineering, SRE, and GTM teams, and represent Akamai to customers and analysts while delivering GPU and serverless inference

Qualifications

• Have 12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Demonstrate expertise in AI infrastructure, including GPU systems, model deployment, serverless inference, and technologies supporting scalable AI workloads.
• Have direct product experience building and launching commercial AI infrastructure or inference platforms, from product definition through launch, adoption, and monetization.
• Build the foundational platforms and services enabling developers to deploy and manage AI workloads, instead of relying on third-party solutions.
• Bring a successful track record of building and scaling product management organizations and establishing effective operating rhythms.
• Have executive presence and excellent communication skills, representing the company effectively with customers, partners, and analysts.

Responsibilities

• Driving long-term product vision and strategy for AI infrastructure, leveraging insights to identify differentiation opportunities, shape positioning, and defining investment priorities.
• Owning business outcomes across GPU and cloud inferencing portfolio, including revenue growth, adoption, and customer satisfaction.
• Collaborating with go-to-market leadership on pricing, packaging, and segment strategy, and representing Akamai externally with customers, partners, and analysts.
• Leading cross-functional execution across product, engineering, and SRE to advance our AI platform, delivering GPU infrastructure and serverless inference innovations from concept through scale
• Building and leading a high-performing team of product leaders, driving accountability, execution discipline, and a culture of customer obsession.

Skills

AI infrastructure

GPU systems

Model deployment

Serverless inference

Leadership

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Director of Product Management AI to shape and lead our AI infrastructure portfolio within the Cloud Technology Group.

You will drive long-term strategy, influence pricing and packaging, and ensure differentiation as the AI industry evolves. You will build and scale a high-performing product organization, partner with engineering, SRE, and GTM teams, and represent Akamai to customers and analysts while delivering GPU and serverless inference