Vice President Product Management IaaS

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Jackson, MS

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$228,600–$411,400 Per Year

SKILLS

Audience Development, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Skills, Cross-Functional, Customer Acquisition, Customer Satisfaction, Customer/Client Research, Distributed Computing, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Leadership, LinkedIn, Market Share, Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Mentoring, Needs Assessment, Network Management Software, Pricing, Product Engineering, Product Management, Product Positioning, Product Strategy, Product/Service Launch, Revenue Growth, Sales, Software Engineering, Startup, Team Lead/Manager, Virtualization

LOCATION

Jackson, MS

POSTED

1 day ago

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

Do you enjoy creating products that customers love?

Come join our Cloud Technology Group!

Akamai is transforming cloud computing with a distributed platform built for developers, startups, and enterprises needing scalable, secure, high-performance infrastructure. With our Cloud launch, we're redefining edge and cloud computing to power modern applications. Our mission, make cloud computing accessible, fast, and secure for every developer, everywhere.

Partner with the best

In this role, you'll help define and execute our cloud market strategy. Partnering across engineering, GTM, and executive teams to build competitive cloud products and leading cross-functional teams. You'll bring deep infrastructure and cloud platform expertise to help engage credibly in customer discussions and technical architecture reviews.

As a Vice President Product Management IaaS, you will be responsible for:

+ Owning product vision and multi-year strategy for our infrastructure as a service (Iaas) portfolio, aligning to our broader cloud growth objectives.

+ Building and leading a high-performing team of product leaders, driving accountability, execution discipline, and a culture of customer obsession.

+ Leading cross-functional execution across product, engineering, and SRE, ensuring alignment and delivery against roadmap priorities.

+ Partnering with engineering, design, sales, and marketing to bring products from concept to launch and scale adoption.

+ Leveraging deep market, customer, and industry insights to identify differentiation opportunities and shape product positioning.

+ Owning business outcomes across your 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.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

+ Possess 15 years of product management experience in cloud, compute, or infrastructure domains; bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.

+ Have a successful track record of building and scaling product management organizations, including hiring, mentoring, and establishing effective operating rhythms.

+ Have experience defining and executing product strategy at a senior level, including vision setting, stakeholder alignment, and cross-functional execution.

+ Possess deep fluency in cloud computing concepts, including compute, virtualization, containerization, storage, networking, and managed services.

+ Have experience launching and scaling products successfully, with the ability to articulate outcomes, lessons learned, and areas for improvement.

+ Align stakeholders through clear communication, collaboration, and influential leadership.

+ Be able to lead through influence across engineering, SRE, and operations, aligning stakeholders around a shared product vision.

+ Navigate across developer and enterprise audiences, understanding distinct needs and buying motions.

+ Have executive presence and excellent communication skills, representing the company effectively with customers, partners, and analysts.

Build your career at Akamai

Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.

With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.

Learn more

Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary for this position ranges from $228,600 - $411,400/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. 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.
Equal Employment Opportunity Rights

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.

About the Company

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Akamai is the global leader in Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, making the Internet fast, reliable and secure for its customers. The company's advanced web performance, mobile performance, cloud security and media delivery solutions are revolutionizing how businesses optimize consumer, enterprise and entertainment experiences for any device, anywhere.

COMPANY SIZE

5,000 to 9,999 employees

INDUSTRY

Internet Services

FOUNDED

1998

WEBSITE

https://www.akamai.com

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