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City Sunnyvale

City Sunnyvale

State/Province California [CA]

Country United States [US]

Title Director of Product Managment (AMRD2018)

Req # AMRD2018

Job Status Full Time Regular

Functional Area Operations/Manufacturing

Position Overview Fortinet is currently looking for a talented individual to join our Product Management team to assist in the continued development of our Cloud Security product line. As a member of the Product Management team, you will be responsible for engaging with various departments, including but not limited to Product Marketing, Hardware and Software Engineering teams, System Engineering and other sales related functions, to capture and manage specific product requirements from concept to launch and beyond. This includes preparation of detailed competitive analysis, feature specifications, product evangelism, knowledge transfer activities, and assisting with product launch and analyst engagements.

This position will be responsible for promoting product functionality and solutions and driving product requirements while working closely with Fortinet Engineering and internal Product Management on precise deliverables. The position will work closely with both public cloud providers and hypervisor vendors organizations to develop future capabilities.

The successful candidate will have a System Engineering technical background with directly related experience and the ability to prioritize requirements based on strategic and customer revenue opportunities, as well as product roadmaps planning based on resources availability and time-to-market considerations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

To work closely with field teams to define and prioritize development activities to ensure product requirements are captured and execution matches expectations.

To create regular reports to capture priorities from technical, commercial and support arenas to ensure effective allocation of resources and provide the necessary focus on current challenges.

To generate Product Roadmap and communicate as necessary, including both internal and external product evangelism.

To Provide support to field teams in customer engagements including, but not limited to technology overview, product details, and technical expertise.

REQUIREMENTS:

Strong technical and market familiarization with networking and security technologies in general with a specific focus on Public Cloud based security architectures.

Hands on experience rather than theoretical discussion is strongly preferred.

5+ years of industry experience, preferably in the networking or security sectors.

2+ years of System Engineering experience in a focused technology area

Previous product management experience while desirable is not essential. The individual should be able to demonstrate an understanding the general product planning discipline, with previous cross collaboration teamwork experience in working with development engineering, field sales and directly with customers.

Candidates should have solid organizational skills and be excited about working hard in a challenging, fast-paced environment.

Must be a team player and have exceptional communication skills.

This position requires travel to customer and non-customer sites in North America and across the world.

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EEOC / AAP Accommodation: If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact Fortinet, Inc at (408) 235-7700 of [email protected] for assistance.

EEO: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.