Product Manager

Summary

Join Forward Networks, a revolutionary force in large network management, and contribute to the definition of our software strategy, roadmap, and positioning for the Forward Enterprise platform. Drive the software lifecycle, from market research and product requirements definition to customer adoption. Collaborate with engineering on feature prioritization, ensuring timely product releases. Work closely with sales, engineering, and customer success teams to deliver an enterprise-class product and drive adoption. Leverage your networking expertise and product management skills to shape the future of network management. Forward Networks offers a dynamic and rewarding environment with significant industry recognition and backing from top-tier investors.

Requirements

• Three (3) or more years of product management experience in the networking domain
• Good understanding of networking technologies (cloud or security experience a plus)
• Intellectually rigorous and creative problem-solving ability
• Great written and verbal communications skills (industry presentations and/or presentations to senior executives)
• Ability to communicate vision effectively with the team, partners and customers
• Strongly self-motivated and able of adapting to a fast pace and demanding environments
• Computer Science, EE, or similar engineering degree

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the definition of the software strategy, roadmap and positioning for the Forward platform
• Drive software lifecycle including market research, product requirements definition, and customer adoption
• Work with the engineering team on feature prioritization, ensuring product releases as per the specifications and on time
• Work closely with stakeholders from sales and engineering to deliver an enterprise-class product
• Work closely with sales and customer success teams to drive adoption

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the agile development software process and intimacy with tools like Jira are a plus
• Startup experience is a plus