Senior Product Manager, SD-WAN

Job Description

Job Description

Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions. They rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver unprecedented progress. With double-digit growth year over year, no provider is better positioned to deliver scalable outcomes than Extreme.

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Senior Product Manager, SD-WAN 

Location : San Jose 

Extreme Networks is seeking a Senior Product Manager for SD-WAN to own product strategy, roadmap, and market delivery for AI-driven, cloud-managed SD-WAN solutions. This role will connect branch routing, network security, cloud integrations, and Fabric-to-the-Edge strategy to help enterprises modernize for a cloud-first, AI-powered future. 

Reporting to the Senior Director of Product Management, this high-impact role owns a strategic product line and partners across engineering, GTM, sales, and customers to strengthen Extreme’s position in the SD-WAN market. 

Core Responsibilities 

Product Strategy & Roadmap 

• Define the SD-WAN vision, roadmap, priority use cases, and AI-driven automation strategy 

• Use market, customer, and competitive insights to identify differentiation and prioritize investments 

• Build a compelling product narrative around cloud-managed SD-WAN, edge intelligence, and self-healing networks 

Fabric-to-the-Edge Strategy 

• Lead Fabric-to-the-Edge use cases that connect data center fabric, branch SD-WAN, routing, switching, and policy automation 

• Position SD-WAN as a key enabler of unified edge management and distributed services 

Engineering Collaboration & Requirements 

• Translate customer and market needs into clear engineering requirements, priorities, and specifications 

• Partner with engineering on architecture, feasibility, trade-offs, and delivery planning 

Cross-Functional Leadership 

• Lead planning, check-ins, retrospectives, and launch readiness across engineering, QA, product marketing, and sales 

• Align teams on OKRs, milestones, trade-offs, and product decisions 

Cloud & SaaS Platform Evolution 

• Evolve SD-WAN with Extreme’s SaaS cloud platform, analytics, automation, and network services 

• Support subscription and consumption models while ensuring operational excellence, security, and compliance 

Go-To-Market (GTM) Execution 

• Partner with sales and product marketing on messaging, positioning, enablement, battle cards, and training 

• Shape MSP, channel, pricing, packaging, and bundling strategies to drive adoption and expansion 

Customer & Partner Advocacy 

• Engage customers, partners, advisory boards, and escalations to turn feedback into product insight 

• Drive innovation in network visibility, intelligence, and AI-assisted operations 

Key Requirements 

Experience 

• 10+ years in product management, including 5+ years in SaaS, SD-WAN, Routing, cloud networking, security, or enterprise infrastructure 

• Proven record shipping products or major features that drove adoption, revenue, or market differentiation 

• Experience in B2B networking, security, infrastructure, or platform software markets 

Technical & Domain Expertise 

• Strong understanding of enterprise networking, SD-WAN architecture, routing, switching, branch gateways, appliance hardware, and cloud connectivity 

• Knowledge of cloud platforms, hybrid/multi-cloud architectures, AIOps, network analytics, and fabric/edge use cases 

Platform & Product Knowledge 

• Experience with unified cloud-managed platforms, SaaS, multi-tenant systems, subscription models, and managed networking services 

• Experience with SD-WAN hardware platforms, appliance lifecycle, performance benchmarks, operational characteristics, MSPs, and channel ecosystems 

Leadership & Soft Skills 

• Strong cross-functional leadership, executive communication, analytical thinking, and customer empathy 

• Comfort working through ambiguity, making trade-offs, and adapting to market feedback 

Nice-to-Haves 

• Experience with Extreme Networks, Cisco Meraki, VMware SD-WAN, or similar platforms 

• Technical background in networking, security, open-source networking, or SD-WAN deployment and troubleshooting 

• Knowledge of GTM execution, compliance frameworks, Fabric-to-the-Edge, or converged fabric architectures 

Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR) creates effortless networking experiences that enable all of us to advance. We push the boundaries of technology leveraging the powers of machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, and automation. Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver progress like never before. For more information, visit Extreme's website or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

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