Vice President of Product Management

3 Days ago • 20 Years +

About the job

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Lead product management team for network infrastructure initiatives, including wired switching, wireless networking, and SD-WAN. 20+ years experience, strong leadership, communication, and strategic roadmap development skills required. Experience with Enterprise use cases, SaaS solutions, and cross-selling initiatives.

Extreme Networks Named to Computerworld’s 2023 List of Best Places to Work in IT!

Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver progress like never before and with double digit growth year over year, no provider is better positioned to deliver better outcomes on scale, than Extreme.

We believe in “walking the walk” of our strong core values which enable us to successfully advance together. Diversity and Inclusion is a vital part of our values and beliefs, and we’re proud to foster an environment where every Extreme employee can thrive.

Come become part of something big with us! We are a global leader, with hubs in North America, South America, Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East.

As the Vice President of Product Management for One Network, you will develop and lead the product management team focused on Extreme Networks’ key network infrastructure initiatives. These include software portfolios for wired switching, wireless networking, and SD-WAN, along with overseeing the Global Security and Compliance program that spans the entire Extreme portfolio. Your team is responsible for strategy and roadmap development and execution across Enterprise and Service Provider customers. One Network is a critical component in differentiating Extreme Networks from the competition by creating an infrastructure supporting the Infinite Enterprise and allowing customers to design, deploy and manage an infrastructure that extends from the Data Center to the Campus and out to the Branch.

Product Managers play a highly visible role and are vital to the development and execution of the One Network, One Cloud, One Extreme product strategy, which provides the foundation for all Extreme offers. As PM’s, we are responsible for delivering the best customer/partner experience across all our solutions allowing our customers and partners to become more productive and efficient. As the product management leader, you must have great team management skills with the ability to lead people, putting them in the right position for success, and ensuring the career development of each person. You must also excel at communication, collaboration, prioritization and accountability for solution delivery and adoption.

As a product manager, you will be working externally with customers and partners to continually enhance and grow the business. You will also work closely with the Sales organization, Sales Operations, Marketing and Extreme IT.

Required Skills

You have at least 20 years of product management experience
Bachelor’s degree preferably in the fields of computer science, engineering, or mathematics
Experience with wired switching, wireless and SD-WAN solutions
Ability to creates alliances to develop an offering of exceptional design, quality, and experience and jointly improve our competitive advantage
Prioritizing work and being responsible for a strategic roadmap for Enterprise use cases
Assisting with cross-selling initiatives to enhance the partner experience
Experience with design or design research, and a history of building strong relationships with designers and engineers to deliver SaaS solutions that solve complex problems
Strong presentation and leadership skills
Track record of successful delivery of complex projects
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to articulate positioning and technology
Ability to prioritize numerous tasks and use data to drive decision making
This position will eventually require up to 20% travel to customers and partners

$225,000 - $325,000 semi monthly

This role is also eligible for the corporate bonus plan as well as RSUs.

Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR) creates effortless networking experiences that enable all of us to advance. We push the boundaries of technology leveraging the powers of machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, and automation. Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver progress like never before. For more information, visit Extreme's website or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

We encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. Come Advance with us! In keeping with our values, no employee or applicant will face discrimination/harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination/harassment based on “protected categories,” Extreme Networks also strives to prevent other, subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (e.g., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our organization. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Extreme Networks.

$225.0K - $325.0K/yr (Outscal est.)

$275.0K/yr avg.

San Jose, California, United States