VP Product, Network Services
Fastly
- Denver, CO
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Team Development: The network services product management team is critical for defining and guiding the execution of Fastly's network services business. This requires a strong team that not only understands and adapts to the quickly evolving network services landscape but also excels at cross-functional leadership to orchestrate all of Fastly's capabilities to drive outcomes for our customers and Fastly. As the leader of this team, one of your most important responsibilities will be building and developing this team
- Product Vision: you will work with the CPO, CEO, and other senior leaders to define and articulate a compelling yet achievable vision for network services products and services to capture the attention of the market and to align stakeholders toward a common direction
- Product Strategy: you will work with the CPO, CEO, and other senior leaders to define and articulate a clear strategy to differentiate Fastly's network services portfolio vs. competitors and build sustainable competitive advantages. You and your team will develop and maintain clear roadmaps that make our strategy actionable
- Lead Cross-Functional Execution: you and your team will lead execution cross-functionally to implement the strategy and deliver the roadmap. This will include setting priorities, partnering with key stakeholders, including Engineering, Revenue (Sales and Customer Service), Marketing, and others so everything comes together into an impactful product line in the marketplace
- GTM Engagement: developing and launching products is just the beginning of the race. You and your team will work with Fastly's go-to-market teams to ensure market success, supporting strategic customer deals
- Strategic Customer Engagement: Building and maintaining relationships with strategic customers to ensure account success and incorporation of customer insights into product strategies and plans
- Learning/Continuous Improvement: a successful product can always be more. You and your team will work with Fastly's go-to-market teams, partners, and customers to understand deeply what is working and what is not, and strive to continuously improve our strategy and execution. You will foster a balanced culture where mistakes are seen as opportunities to learn, but there are appropriate levels of accountability to drive improvement and results
- Significant executive-level experience leading product management teams, in the network services and/or cloud (IaaS / PaaS) space
- Experience working cross-functionally in a matrix environment; strong influence skills and ability to get things done with teams that report to you as well as teams across the company; Experience partnering and leading cross-functionally
- Strong communication and executive presentation skills; experience working with senior management, both at your own company and customers/partners
- Exceptional business strategy skills, ability to formulate robust, specific strategies and communicate them in a clear and concise manner
- Strong business operational and financial skills; ability to contribute significantly to senior-level GTM operational reviews as well as R&D portfolio management
- Strong technical depth in cloud and/or network services; strong knowledge of the network services and/or cloud industry
- High emotional intelligence. Fastly teams care about one another, collaborate regularly and are part of a people first organization
- This position will require you to be available during core business hours.
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