Packet is the leading bare metal automation platform for developers, which is available in 18 global locations and supports over 60,000 bare metal installs each month. In addition to its public cloud, the company offers a popular Private Deployment product targeted at SaaS companies and enterprises that want to take advantage of customized infrastructure with the automation and operational benefits of a public cloud.
Packet’s combination of flexible bare metal automation and focus on carrier-grade networking features has positioned it at the center of the edge computing conversation. The company is rapidly expanding its edge computing presence with some 50 new sites under development. In a departure from the hyperscale cloud model, Packet is inviting physical and supply chain partners to participate in what is expected to be a highly disaggregated and rapidly expanding ecosystem.
Central to Packet’s vision is a rethinking of the infrastructure “last mile” for a world that features widely distributed, diverse and specialized hardware in a cloud consumption model. Packet is working directly with global suppliers to accelerate the availability of hardware innovation.
Responsibilities:
This position can be in either New York, NY or Palo Alto, CA with preference for New York, NY.
Packet is looking for a senior leader in our Product Management organization to define and execute the Packet vision across our product set, including our core Cloud, Edge and On Premise deployments. You will guide the product strategy and oversee execution of new product creation and go to market planning.
You get to drive the innovation happening both at Packet, but also with our suppliers and partners to build world class, best of breed solutions that drive the only metric that matters: happy customers!
We’re looking for a candidate with strong attention to detail, interpersonal skills, and a tenacious desire to improve the efficiency, quality and cost of everything they touch, while making the best technical decisions weighed against competing priorities, costs and and time to market.
- Understand markets, competition and customer/user requirements in depth.
- Identify market opportunities, build business cases, and define product vision and strategy.
- Work collaboratively with OEMs/ODMs on cutting edge technologies.
- Work with Packet leadership and stakeholders to define the product, hone the strategy and execute on product launches.
- Identify and prioritize high value feature requests, develop the business case, market opportunity for product and feature launches.
- Provide analysis for prioritizing competing opportunities according to strategy and business value.
- Responsible for guiding products throughout the execution cycle, focusing specifically on analyzing, positioning, packaging, promoting and tailoring our solutions.
- Responsible for developing revenue growth and margin strategy for our products.
- Ownership of long term product success and evolution.
Qualifications:
- More than 5 years of professional experience in product management with a demonstrated track record for launching long-term successful products.
- Deep understanding of the cloud and infrastructure space/marketplace.
- Bachelor degree (MBA preferred).
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically, and executing with a sense of urgency to deliver products to our customers.
- Ability to recruit for top technical and operational leaders for the team.
- Excellent communication skills internally and externally.