[Hiring] Senior Product Marketing Manager @Akamai

Role Description

As a Sr. Product Marketing Manager, you will work closely with marketing and product teams to maximize Akamai’s impact in the market across Defense Edge and the broader public sector portfolio, including DoD, federal civilian agencies, and SLED customers operating in regulated and mission-critical environments.

• Build foundational positioning for Defense Edge and Guardicore by aligning product capabilities, product-market fit, and value drivers to Federal, DoD, and SLED mission requirements compliance mandates.
• Partner with Product to define vision, persona-based messaging, and product-led growth strategies for self-service cloud customers and government buyers.
• Design high-value user journeys that increase adoption across the Zero Trust portfolio.
• Create compelling solution narratives that resonate with government mission outcomes, risk reduction priorities, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, public sector growth teams, channel partners, and system integrators to drive awareness, demand generation, product launches, and customer storytelling.
• Develop educational programs, campaigns, and field enablement resources that support government-specific messaging.
• Craft differentiated Defense Edge messaging emphasizing FedRAMP High and IL5 compliance.
• Support go-to-market strategy and field enablement to help government customers enforce Zero Trust across hybrid, edge, and mission-critical environments.

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience and Bachelor's or its equivalent.
• Experience driving product growth strategies within enterprise technology companies.
• Strong understanding of public sector procurement processes, buying cycles, mission priorities, and ecosystem partners.
• Deep technical knowledge of Zero Trust architectures, SaaS, cloud infrastructure, cloud-native security, segmentation, edge, and workload protection solutions.
• Familiarity with NIST 800-53, NIST SP 800-207, FedRAMP, FISMA, IL classifications, and related compliance and accreditation processes.
• Ability to contribute to product development and release cycles with consideration for public sector requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, adapting messaging for various audiences.
• Ability to position network and Zero Trust security solutions within public sector markets.
• Balance strategic thinking with operational execution by developing tools, processes, and resources.
• Apply knowledge of DoD mission environments to demonstrate how segmentation, edge security, and Zero Trust architectures reduce lateral movement.

Benefits

• Industry-leading benefits including healthcare.
• 401K savings plan.
• Company holidays and vacation (in the form of PTO).
• Sick time and family-friendly benefits including parental leave.
• Employee assistance program focusing on mental and financial wellness.

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $132,100 - $237,900/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).