Senior Product Manager - DDoS Protection and AI Innovation

Senior Product Manager - DDoS Protection and AI Innovation

Great Tech! Great Team! Great Culture!

A10 is the leader in infrastructure security and application delivery solutions. The largest service providers, hyperscalers and enterprises leverage A10 HW and SW solutions in the data path for production traffic.

The DDoS Protection and AI Innovation Product Manager is a critical role. The successful candidate will drive A10’s DDoS protection solution and ecosystem, including partnership.

This tech savvy PM will help unlock use of AI into A10’s proxy and security stacks.

The candidate should be capable of maintaining a good understanding of in-house developed A10 technology, market trends, and customer / prospect needs.

The person should be able to communicate effectively both internally and externally. Internally, the person will communicate requirements to the engineering teams by defining epics and user stories with clear prioritization.

The PM will be responsible to create and maintain the product roadmap with 1-3 years outlook. Externally, the PM will communicate with sales teams and customers for articulating the benefits of the solution, providing high-level guidance on what is possible with the A10 solution, and taking in feedback and feature requests as needed.

Job Description

Acquire / maintain subject matter expertise in the overall DDoS protection solution

Become an expert in generative AI, machine learning, large language models and natural language processing (NLP)

Create and maintain a detailed product roadmap

Focus on driving next generation DDoS technology to stay ahead of emerging attacks

Work with the solution architecture team and the field to further develop solutions for the enterprise space

Engage with A10 sales teams and customers to help clarify use cases and capture requirements

Provide product marketing with transfer of information and guidance on solution capabilities and potential use cases

Analyze competitor offerings and provide justifiable assessments of strengths and weaknesses

Participate in EBCs and present the A10 solution

Qualifications

Minimum Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field with 10 years professional experience, especially as related to Artificial Intelligence

5+ years product management experience

Good understanding of the full product life cycle from inception to phase out and transitioning to new products

Demonstrated knowledge in DDoS protection, WAF, threat intelligence, or related enterprise cyber security areas

Background on generative AI

High-level understanding of enterprise security architecture

Strong communication skills both in written and oral form

Skilled in and comfortable with presentations for both internal as well as external audience

Bonus Qualifications

Good high-level understanding of security operations’ workflows and tools

Knowledge of DDoS defense architectures and DDoS countermeasures

Prior experience managing product in marketplaces of major public cloud operators like Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS

Prior experience managing software products, add-on services, licensing, and subscription-based offerings

Prior experience in AI product development or management

A10 Networks is an equal opportunity employer and a VEVRAA federal subcontractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

A10 also complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.

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Compensation : Up to $200K