Senior Manager, Product Platforms and Insights

When you join Verizon

Verizon is one of the world’s leading providers of technology and communications services, transforming the way we connect across the globe. We’re a diverse network of people driven by our shared ambition to shape a better future. Here, we have the ability to learn and grow at the speed of technology, and the space to create within every role. Together, we are moving the world forward – and you can too. Dream it. Build it. Do it here.

What you’ll be doing...

• Working with core and cross-functional teams to lead the development of product technology strategy for Platform as a Service and Data Insights Offering for VBG products.
• Leading and developing a direct team of 2+ managers; collaborate, influence, and align a large cross functional team of peers.
• Creating/running and participating in multiple VP/SVP/C-level executive level meetings.
• Helping define business and technical requirements to align with features and functional specifications.
• Identifying trends, performing competitive analysis, conducting market research, and developing customer needs roadmap that feeds into our product roadmap.
• Leading and working closely with other functional teams, third parties, and vendors to facilitate comparative analysis and fit.
• Working with a broader sales team to understand and compile VOC.
• Driving vendor evaluation and product discussions.
• Driving M & A discussions with Corporate Development and being the technical SME and often being the person finding the target company(s).

What we’re looking for...

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant experience in product management and developing product ideas and roadmap
• Willingness to travel.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Master’s degree, ideally an MBA.
• Six or more years of experience with Technology Strategy, Innovation or Product Development.
• Experience leading market research, competitive analysis, and technical evaluation.
• Knowledge of Networking Product and protocols related to network functions, security, sd-wan etc.
• Experience in Full Stack Operations (e.g., application, infrastructure, data), API management, Data Analytics, AI/ML.
• Knowledge of cloud-native and container technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
• Experience in full-stack software engineering – design vendor selection, software development – client, back-end and infrastructure.
• Interpersonal, verbal and written skills and the ability to work effectively with Executives.
• Strong leadership skills.
• The ability to collaborate effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to package and sell ideas and influence across all levels of management and across organizational levels.

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Notice(s)

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COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

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