Technical Product Manager – WAN & Network Connectivity

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

📋 Description

• Take charge of and oversee the product backlog for underlay and WAN connectivity service teams, including data center fabric, backbone, interconnects, peering, and transit.

• Spearhead and synchronize cross-company efforts for inter-region, inter-data-center, and cross-cloud connectivity, which encompasses capacity planning and expansion.

• Establish product requirements for interconnect and Direct Connect-style offerings, including throughput and bandwidth tiers, QoS, and traffic-engineering features, and collaborate with engineering and architecture teams for delivery.

• Collaborate with network engineering on transport, routing, and traffic-engineering designs (backbone capacity, path selection, congestion, and QoS guarantees) to convert physical and logical network capabilities into customer-facing products.

• Partner with product marketing and technical pre-sales/post-sales teams on technical documentation, go-to-market strategies, customer engagement, acquisition, and retention relating to connectivity products.

• Ensure the provision of WAN and underlay services that adhere to high standards for throughput, latency, availability, security, and reliability, complete with clear SLAs.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in designing, implementing, or operating large-scale WAN, backbone, or service-provider networks in senior engineering, architecture, or technical leadership positions (e.g., within large enterprises, hyperscalers, cloud providers, telcos, ISPs, or other advanced technology firms).

• Practical knowledge of WAN and underlay technologies such as BGP, MPLS, segment routing (SR/SRv6), L2VPN/L3VPN, EVPN-VXLAN, DWDM/optical transport, traffic engineering, and QoS at scale.

• Familiarity with interconnect and peering models (IXP peering, private interconnects, carrier and transit relationships) along with the economics of WAN capacity.

• Strong technical proficiency in at least two of the following domains:

• • Backbone / WAN transport and capacity planning
• • Routing and traffic engineering (BGP, SR/SRv6, MPLS)
• • ISP or large-scale service-provider networking
• • Interconnects, peering, and cross-cloud / hybrid connectivity
• • QoS, congestion management, and SLA design for transport

• Demonstrated success in executing complex technical projects that necessitate coordination across various teams or stakeholders.

• Experience in technical leadership is a significant advantage.

• While product management experience is not mandatory, a strong eagerness to learn and develop in this role is crucial.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation.

• Opportunities for career advancement and learning.

• Flexibility and ownership in your role.

• A collaborative and innovative workplace culture.

• Chance to engage in impactful AI projects.

• An international environment with talented teams.