Senior Product Manager, SD-WAN

Senior Product Manager, SD-WAN 

Location : San Jose 

Extreme Networks is seeking a Senior Product Manager for SD-WAN to own product strategy, roadmap, and market delivery for AI-driven, cloud-managed SD-WAN solutions. This role will connect branch routing, network security, cloud integrations, and Fabric-to-the-Edge strategy to help enterprises modernize for a cloud-first, AI-powered future. 

Reporting to the Senior Director of Product Management, this high-impact role owns a strategic product line and partners across engineering, GTM, sales, and customers to strengthen Extreme’s position in the SD-WAN market. 

Core Responsibilities 

Product Strategy & Roadmap 

• Define the SD-WAN vision, roadmap, priority use cases, and AI-driven automation strategy 

• Use market, customer, and competitive insights to identify differentiation and prioritize investments 

• Build a compelling product narrative around cloud-managed SD-WAN, edge intelligence, and self-healing networks 

Fabric-to-the-Edge Strategy 

• Lead Fabric-to-the-Edge use cases that connect data center fabric, branch SD-WAN, routing, switching, and policy automation 

• Position SD-WAN as a key enabler of unified edge management and distributed services 

Engineering Collaboration & Requirements 

• Translate customer and market needs into clear engineering requirements, priorities, and specifications 

• Partner with engineering on architecture, feasibility, trade-offs, and delivery planning 

Cross-Functional Leadership 

• Lead planning, check-ins, retrospectives, and launch readiness across engineering, QA, product marketing, and sales 

• Align teams on OKRs, milestones, trade-offs, and product decisions 

Cloud & SaaS Platform Evolution 

• Evolve SD-WAN with Extreme’s SaaS cloud platform, analytics, automation, and network services 

• Support subscription and consumption models while ensuring operational excellence, security, and compliance 

Go-To-Market (GTM) Execution 

• Partner with sales and product marketing on messaging, positioning, enablement, battle cards, and training 

• Shape MSP, channel, pricing, packaging, and bundling strategies to drive adoption and expansion 

Customer & Partner Advocacy 

• Engage customers, partners, advisory boards, and escalations to turn feedback into product insight 

• Drive innovation in network visibility, intelligence, and AI-assisted operations 

Key Requirements 

Experience 

• 10+ years in product management, including 5+ years in SaaS, SD-WAN, Routing, cloud networking, security, or enterprise infrastructure 

• Proven record shipping products or major features that drove adoption, revenue, or market differentiation 

• Experience in B2B networking, security, infrastructure, or platform software markets 

Technical & Domain Expertise 

• Strong understanding of enterprise networking, SD-WAN architecture, routing, switching, branch gateways, appliance hardware, and cloud connectivity 

• Knowledge of cloud platforms, hybrid/multi-cloud architectures, AIOps, network analytics, and fabric/edge use cases 

Platform & Product Knowledge 

• Experience with unified cloud-managed platforms, SaaS, multi-tenant systems, subscription models, and managed networking services 

• Experience with SD-WAN hardware platforms, appliance lifecycle, performance benchmarks, operational characteristics, MSPs, and channel ecosystems 

Leadership & Soft Skills 

• Strong cross-functional leadership, executive communication, analytical thinking, and customer empathy 

• Comfort working through ambiguity, making trade-offs, and adapting to market feedback 

Nice-to-Haves 

• Experience with Extreme Networks, Cisco Meraki, VMware SD-WAN, or similar platforms 

• Technical background in networking, security, open-source networking, or SD-WAN deployment and troubleshooting 

• Knowledge of GTM execution, compliance frameworks, Fabric-to-the-Edge, or converged fabric architectures