Principal Product Manager - AI Innovation About A10 Networks A10 Networks is a global leader in application delivery and security. Our solutions protect and optimize application performance across diverse cloud environments and hybrid deployments. Over 7,000 customers in more than 118 countries rely on our award-winning, innovative products and services to keep their businesses running smoothly.
Position Overview We are developing security solutions specifically designed to protect AI workloads and applications. These solutions focus on innovations in request and response path security, synthetic data creation, data protection, and addressing scalability and low latency needs. Our aim is to empower customers to utilize data from A10 devices to meet their SLAs and KPIs.
As a Principal Product Manager, you will be a key player in a cross-functional start-up team, driving the productization of new capabilities within A10's control plane solutions, security, and proxy products, while promoting these innovations to early adopters in the enterprise and service provider sectors.
Responsibilities
Acquire and maintain expertise in securing GenAI applications and LLMs using established frameworks like NIST
Collaborate with customers and sales teams to define pain points and desired solutions, creating a clear product vision
Target new AI teams focused on security within large enterprises and service providers
Analyze industry trends and competitor strategies to develop innovative and differentiated solutions
Create organic and inorganic product roadmaps with a 6- to 12-month outlook
Identify and operationalize partnerships with third-party companies
Work with go-to-market (GTM) teams to promote solutions, participate in Executive Briefings, and engage with customers both remotely and in person
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (preferably with a focus on AI) and at least 5 years of experience in product development, architecture, or management in GenAI technologies; a Master's or PhD in Computer Science is preferred
Experience with generative AI technologies, cloud-based LLM services, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and inference technologies
Strong understanding of networking and control plane solutions, with a focus on security
Product experience in development or solutions integration for enterprise hardware and/or software solutions
Familiarity with business partnerships, including strategic and operational aspects
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with experience delivering presentations to diverse audiences
Experience in startup environments that demand speed and innovation
Bonus Qualifications
Experience in developing AI or Machine Learning applications and knowledge of inference stacks from vendors like NVIDIA
Familiarity with proxy solutions and data protection
A10 Networks is an equal opportunity employer and a VEVRAA federal subcontractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. A10 also complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.#LI-AN1
