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Bernards Township, New Jersey, United States
Hybrid
You 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...
As the Senior Manager of Verizon’s high-bandwidth engine, you will spearhead the commercial strategy and P&L for the critical fiber infrastructure and AI connectivity solutions powering the global AI revolution. In this high-visibility role, you will have the autonomy to shape and drive the roadmap for Dark Fiber, Wave, eLine, and next-generation AI-centric infrastructure—transforming massive technical capacity into market-leading managed solutions for hyperscalers, colocation providers, and Fortune 500 enterprises. You won't just track metrics; you will mobilize cross-functional teams—bridging Engineering, Sales, and Marketing—to optimize low-latency architectures, capture explosive market growth, and define the connectivity backbone of the future.
Commercial Architect: Own the product P&L, driving revenue through aggressive pricing strategies, capacity planning, and market-leading positioning for AI infrastructure and high-capacity Ethernet services.
AI Infrastructure Strategist: Translate emerging AI trends—including distributed inferencing, GPU cluster networking, and east-west traffic architectures—into scalable connectivity platforms and high-throughput data movement solutions.
GTM Powerhouse: Design and execute high-velocity go-to-market plans and product launches that maximize enterprise adoption, dominate market share, and accelerate customer acquisition across the AI economy.
Sales Force Multiplier: Partner with global sales leaders to ensure perfect product-market fit, arming them with the high-impact value propositions and sales enablement materials needed to win complex, high-stakes enterprise and hyperscaler deals.
Customer Value Visionary: Solve business-critical problems by translating deep user research, AI data pipeline requirements, and commercial insights into "must-have" features that enterprise customers are eager to fund.
Data-Driven Decision Maker: Command market analytics, competitive intelligence (across cloud, edge, and private AI), and customer feedback loops to pivot strategy and prioritize the roadmap for maximum ROI.
Executive Influence: Act as a key bridge between senior Verizon leadership and C-suite clients, delivering compelling narratives that align high-level corporate strategy with real-world customer mission-critical objectives.
KPI-Led Leadership: Establish and champion the North Star metrics that keep cross-functional engineering, operations, and business development teams tightly focused on delivering high-impact, resilient networking products.
What we’re looking for...
You’ll need to have:
Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
Six or more years of high-stakes experience leading complex business initiatives and product lifecycles from concept to execution, including five or more years of dedicated Product Management across AI infrastructure, cloud platforms, data center technologies, and high-tech markets.
Strong understanding of GPU networking requirements, high-capacity traffic models (10G to 400G+), distributed computing environments, and AI workload transport optimization.
Proven track record of navigating high-level collaborations with sales organizations, large-scale cloud service providers, AI platform providers, and Fortune 500 clients to deliver mutual success.
Deep expertise in P&L ownership, return-on-investment (ROI) frameworks, and market strategy, with the ability to synthesize user research and market analysis into a winning product vision.
Even better if you have one or more of the following:
Bachelor’s or Master’s in Marketing, Finance, or an MBA; or an advanced technical degree.
Strong understanding of high-performance networks, AI fabric architectures, or orchestration platforms used to support large-scale AI workloads.
Proven ability to conceptualize innovative services, analyze AI infrastructure economics, and justify "build vs. buy" decisions through rigorous business acumen.
Expert in product portfolio management, pricing models, and packaging strategies, using product intuition and user empathy to solve business-critical problems.
Entrepreneurial self-starter with a "professional presence" and the ability to motivate cross-functional teams and influence at all executive levels.
Skilled in Agile/Scrum methodologies and project management, with the communication chops to get stakeholders and customers excited about the future roadmap.
Highly proficient in Google Suite to drive data-backed prioritization and performance tracking.
Proficiency in leveraging data, market analytics, and customer feedback loops to uncover market opportunities and drive informed, data-backed prioritization decisions.
Expert-level ability to craft and deliver compelling storytelling, high-impact presentations, and clear product visions for C-suite audiences, analysts, and strategic partners.
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.
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 benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.
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.The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $128,000.00 - $245,000.00.The annual salary range for the Illinois location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $140,500.00 - $245,000.00.The annual salary range for the Maryland location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $140,500.00 - $245,000.00.The annual salary range for the New York location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $140,500.00 - $245,000.00.