Sr. Product Manager

Alkira is reinventing networking for the cloud era and we want to invite you to join us in changing the industry. We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Product Manager to join our innovative startup. In this role, you will own one or more areas of the Alkira Cloud Services Exchange (CSX) and would be able to directly impact the roadmap of the Alkira’s on-demand network infrastructure solution. This role consists of in-bound as well as out-bound responsibilities. Candidates should have experience working in a fast-growing startup and should have demonstrated ability to understand the big-picture vision and drive that vision into reality. Come join us to be part of the networking revolution!

Location: This is a hybrid work environment that requires onsite at San Jose office on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Responsibilities:

• Ownership of strategy and execution in your area of focus
• Market analysis, Product strategy, Business case and coming up with requirements
• Work closely with Engineering to build the right capabilities
• Develop collateral, pricing and product positioning
• Assist the Sales team in growing the business with TCO analysis, pricing and technical discussions
• Closely work with customers and partners to get solution adopted

Requirements:

• BS / MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field with MBA, a plus. 
• 5+ years of experience in product management or technical marketing
• Must have minimum 2 - 3 years experience in networking or related domain
• Must have technical foundation in networking and network services technologies
• Understanding of cloud computing architecture, technical design and implementations including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS)
• 3+ years of experience with multi-tenant cloud applications delivered in a SaaS model
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate to technical and non-technical audiences 
• Must be hands-on with the ability to develop the key features of the solution
• Build highly technical solutions and bring to solution to market
• Start-up experience with proven ability to grow the business

About Alkira

Alkira was founded in 2018 by Amir and Atif Khan, the visionary computer networking team that created the multi-billion-dollar SD-WAN market with the founding of Viptela. Now, we have reinvented networking for the AI era by delivering Networking Infrastructure as-a-Service, the first global unified network infrastructure with on-demand hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity, integrated network and security services, end-to-end visibility, controls and governance, all delivered as-a-service.

Why Join?

• This is a great opportunity to be part of a high-growth company pioneering the future of network infrastructure as a service
• Work alongside a world-class team of innovators and industry veterans
  
• Work with people who enjoy working together at an amazing work culture
  
• The salary range for this position is $150,000 —$250,000 USD. Your actual base salary and level will be determined on a case by case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge, skills, experience, education and location. Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at Alkira.
  

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