Associate Director, Product - Managed Security / SASE

Company: Verizon
Location: Irving
Posted on: May 3, 2025

Job Description:

When you join VerizonYou want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely - even if they're daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love - driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together - lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.What you'll be doing...You'll be responsible for the group of product managers responsible for marketing strategy, design, and execution plan to grow Verizon Business Group's (VBG) Security products and solutions focused on Managed Security Services that include both on premise device management and in the cloud services. These products and services are sold across Business Markets, Global Enterprise, and Public Sector with specialist teams including Consulting Services, Security Specialist, and Solution Architects.You will leverage market data and insights, Verizon base customer and prospect analytics, customer persona types and other information to develop the appropriate launch strategy for new products and growth/nurture strategies for existing products. You will also serve as the product and portfolio CMO for your product areas working with the product management organization in the development of the product/portfolio business case, product success key performance indicators (KPIs) and objectives and key results (OKRs). You will work in partnership and collaboration with product, segment marketing, sales, and solution architects to develop product / portfolio value proposition, customer outcome/benefits, VBG's market differentiation, and the channel and digital activation strategy. What we're looking for...You are highly collaborative, innovative, a strategic thinker, with an execution focus that understands what drive sales and customers, how to appropriately 'pitch' value, and how to position similar and tributary products not just to customers but to internal stakeholders as well.You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Eight or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
• Sales Enablement creation and execution.
• Experience with one or more of the following: SASE, Secure Service Edge Solutions, Managed Network Service or Managed Security Service, Identity Access Management (IAM) or Identity Provider (IdP), Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) solutions, Secure Gateway or Zero Trust technologies.
  Even better if you have one or more of the following:
  • Strategic consulting with a business development and marketing focus.
  • Strong project management, analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, communication, negotiating, and relationship-building skills.
  • Security, network, and/or connectivity product knowledge and working experience.
  • Prior experience in marketing or product management with zero trust security technology, SASE, and Endpoint Security solutions.
  • Verizon wireless/mobility experience.
  • Public Sector Exerpience (NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, FedRamp, FISMA).If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.Where you'll be workingIn this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and a minimum eight assigned office days per month that will be set by your manager.Scheduled Weekly Hours40Equal Employment Opportunity Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefits, short term incentives, 401(k) Savings Plan, stock incentive programs, paid time off, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we've got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.If you are hired into a California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, Washington or Washington, D.C. work location, the compensation range for this position is between $142,000.00 and $247,000.00 annually based on a full-time schedule. The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

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