Principal Product Manager, Public Sector

Do you enjoy solving large-scale challenges?

Would you like to impact the digital experiences of billions of people?

Join our next-generation cloud platform team!

As part of Akamai's Cloud Technology Group (CTG), our mission is to empower customers to build powerful, distributed intelligent applications, through a simple, scalable, cloud platform. We provide the infrastructure and services that enable developers and enterprises to build next generation edge native applications.

Partner with the best

In this role, you will be instrumental in shaping the foundation of Akamai's next-generation Government products. This involves solving complex customer problems, while meeting compliance standards. You will collaborate closely with federal stakeholders and cross-functional teams to deliver best-in-class solutions.

As a Principal Product Manager for Public Sector, you will be responsible for:

• Leading product strategy and roadmap development aligned with Public Sector requirements and market opportunities.
• Gathering and synthesizing requirements from government agencies and internal stakeholders to guide product development.
• Defining and tracking success metrics for new products and features from prototype through production deployment.
• Presenting product vision and updates to senior leadership and government stakeholders with compelling clarity.
• Building partnerships across product, engineering, and customer-facing teams while maintaining effective communication channels.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 10 years of product management expertise launching complex cloud/SaaS products and a bachelor's degree Computer Science or similar field.
• Have U.S. citizenship and a Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain Top Secret clearance are required.
• Demonstrate experience supporting DoD, IC, or federal civilian agencies in cleared environments.
• Have a deep understanding of US Public Sector compliance frameworks, including FedRAMP and Cloud Impact Levels.
• Have advanced technical knowledge in cloud computing, distributed systems, and cybersecurity.
• Enjoy operating in a matrixed organization aligning stakeholders through clear communication and collaboration.
• Be customer-centric, applying a problem-solving mindset to situations and a commitment to continuous learning and professional growth.

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.

Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.
AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.

At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.

FlexBase adapts to your job's needs

Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.

We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $159,600 - $287,400/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, 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). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.