Senior Technical Product Manager, Networking

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the networking product roadmap for the entire portfolio, including VPC, routing, NAT/IGW, firewall/security groups, private connectivity, transit, DDoS, peering, and GPU/cluster networking.

• Convert technical architecture decisions and infrastructure capabilities into product specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria that engineering can implement.

• Collaborate with the Cloud Networking engineering manager to synchronize product priorities with engineering capacity, technical debt, and long-term architectural objectives.

• Define and document product specifications for new networking constructs, such as VPC features, routing modes, gateway functionalities, cross-region connectivity, and RDMA/RoCE fabric services. Ensure clarity regarding what we are building, for whom, and the rationale behind it.

• Facilitate go-to-market readiness by coordinating with marketing, documentation, support, and sales enablement to ensure that new networking features are effectively delivered to customers.

• Clearly communicate the product strategy and roadmap to stakeholders across engineering, product, and leadership, serving as the key individual who can articulate our initiatives without relying on an extensive presentation.

• Develop and maintain a structured perspective on the competitive landscape for cloud networking; understand where we excel, where we fall short, and the direction of the market.

• Implement lightweight but effective planning rituals, including PRDs, feature specifications, and release coordination, without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.

• Assess and prioritize incoming requests from various departments, balancing customer impact, strategic significance, and engineering feasibility.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience as a product manager or technical product manager delivering infrastructure or networking products, such as cloud platforms, SDN, network appliances, or related fields.

• Strong understanding of data center and cloud networking principles, including EVPN-VXLAN, VRFs, routing, NAT, load balancing, and firewalling. While configuring a switch isn't necessary, you should be able to read a configuration and engage in relevant discussions.

• Proven capability to craft clear and structured product specifications that engineers find valuable.

• Experience collaborating closely with highly technical engineering teams, knowing when to delve deeply into details and when to rely on the experts.

• Excellent communication skills: able to bridge the gap between technical depth and business outcomes without sacrificing clarity in either area.

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity: this role represents a greenfield PM function, where you will create the playbook as you navigate it.

• A proactive approach focused on action and delivering results rather than getting bogged down in processes and formalities.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% company-covered insurance premiums for employee medical, dental, and vision plans.

• 401(k) plan with a 100% match up to 4%, with immediate vesting.

• Annual Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500.

• 11 Holidays, Paid Time Off Accrual, and a Rollover Plan.

• Commitment is valued at Vultr! Enjoy increased PTO at 3-year and 10-year anniversaries, a 1-month paid sabbatical every 5 years, and an Anniversary Bonus each year.

• $500 stipend for remote office setup in the first year, followed by $400 each subsequent year.

• Internet reimbursement of up to $75 per month.

• Gym membership reimbursement of up to $50 per month.

• Company-paid Wellable subscription.