Senior Director, Product Management – AI Inferencing

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 191,000 - 343,000; Full time

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Director of Product Management AI to drive the AI infrastructure strategy and lead a team delivering GPU-based inference and serverless deployment. You will shape product direction, partner with GTM on pricing, and ensure customer value across Akamai's AI platform.

The role combines strategic vision with hands-on leadership and external representation. Ideal candidates bring extensive experience in AI infrastructure, a track record of building

Qualifications

• 12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.
• Expertise in AI infrastructure, GPU systems, model deployment, and scalable AI workloads.
• Direct product experience building and launching AI infrastructure or inference platforms.
• Build foundational platforms enabling developers to deploy and manage AI workloads.
• Proven ability to scale product management organizations and establish operating rhythms.
• Executive presence and strong communication with customers, partners, and analysts.

Responsibilities

• Drive long-term product vision and strategy for AI infrastructure, identifying differentiation opportunities.
• Own business outcomes across GPU and cloud inferencing portfolio including revenue and adoption.
• Collaborate with GTM leadership on pricing, packaging, and segment strategy; represent Akamai externally.
• Lead cross-functional execution across product, engineering, and SRE to advance the AI platform.
• Build and lead a high-performing team of product leaders with accountability and execution discipline.

Skills

AI infrastructure

GPU systems

Model deployment

Serverless inference

Product management leadership

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Job Description

Are you interested in driving customer and developer experience for next generation cloud services?

Do you enjoy creating products that customers love?

Join our Cloud Technology Group! As part of Akamai's Cloud Technology Group (CTG), our mission is to empower customers to build powerful, distributed applications, through a simple, scalable, AI and cloud platform. We provide the infrastructure and services that enable developers and enterprises to build next generation edge native applications.

Job Description

Are you interested in driving customer and developer experience for next generation cloud services?

Do you enjoy creating products that customers love?

Join our Cloud Technology Group! As part of Akamai's Cloud Technology Group (CTG), our mission is to empower customers to build powerful, distributed applications, through a simple, scalable, AI and cloud platform. We provide the infrastructure and services that enable developers and enterprises to build next generation edge native applications.

Partner with the best

You will lead the product team managing Akamai's AI infrastructure and inference initiatives, from GPU clusters to scalable model deployment. Capitalizing on substantial company investments, defining product strategy, refining offerings, and ensuring differentiation as the AI industry evolves.

As a Senior Director of Product Management AI, you will be responsible for:

• 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.

Do What You Love

To be successful in this role you will:

• 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.

About Us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day. Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.

Our Focus Is Simple

Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.

Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.

Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.

AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.

At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai:

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Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $190,700 - $343,300/year; a candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.