VP, Product Management - Networking & Connectivity

General Purpose:

The VP, Networking & Connectivity for overseeing secure networking and connectivity services product management, leveraging market-leading solutions to drive TPx’s revenue and profitability. This position identifies optimal technologies, manages large-scale product infrastructure initiatives, and delivers technology-driven innovations that enhance the customer security services experience while supporting strategic business objectives. Success in this role requires combining strategic vision, expertise in technology product development, customer experience optimization, financial acumen, and strong leadership capabilities to accelerate product growth.

Direct Reports: Yes

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Alignment

• Aligns networking and connectivity product strategies at the executive level, ensuring integration with overall business objectives.
• Communicates and socializes product strategy and roadmap to internal teams, customers, and industry analysts to drive understanding and support.
• Develops technology alliances and partnerships to enhance product differentiation and expand market opportunities.

Financial Management

• Partners with product leaders and finance to own P&L optimization and drive measured growth across networking and connectivity product families.
• Supports pricing and packaging strategies for solutions in collaboration with internal stakeholders.

Product Strategy & Lifecycle Management

• Creates and executes product rollout and lifecycle management strategies to address current and future market needs for both direct and indirect channels.
• Directs ideation, creation, and development of new products and expansion of existing offerings.
• Drives the product lifecycle from strategic planning through market-differentiated launches and enhancements, including requirements gathering and use case definition.

Customer Experience & Vendor Management

• Champions the product customer experience vision and ensures standardized tools for service implementation and ongoing operational support.
• Actively manages vendor relationships and lead RFI/RFP processes to deliver complete managed solution offerings.
• Optimizes the end-to-end customer product experience by setting and measuring KPIs and collaborating cross-functionally for continuous improvement.

Operational Enablement

• Partners with product leadership to develop templates for go-to-market needs, product requirements, training materials, and feedback collection.
• Supports creation of interview processes, onboarding programs, and product management training/coaching in partnership with HR and product leadership.

Team Leadership

• Leads, mentors, and develops a best-in-class product and design team, providing direction and fostering professional development.

 

Other Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Up to 15% travel required including domestic air travel and overnight stays.

 

Required Qualifications:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Finance, Marketing, or a related field.
• Leadership & Management Experience
• 10+ years of management experience at the Director level or above.
• Demonstrated success delivering business value through technology solutions in high-tech operational environments.
• Demonstrated track record of high performance and leadership behaviors.
• Proven leadership in Product Management, including oversight of networking and connectivity solutions design and/or operations.
• Experience leading broad, geographically dispersed teams.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong understanding of executive-level management requirements, including financial P&L responsibility.
• Familiarity with corporate systems (e.g., Salesforce, ServiceNow) a