Sr Lead Product Manager - Validated Designs

Lumen Technologies is a trusted network for AI, transforming how businesses connect and scale in an AI-driven world. The Sr. Lead Product Manager for Validated Designs will define and execute the product strategy and roadmap, facilitating customer adoption through scalable validated-solution programs and ensuring cross-functional alignment for market-ready offerings.

Responsibilities:

• Own the LVD product strategy and roadmap: Define the vision, portfolio strategy, and prioritized roadmap for Validated Designs aligned to corporate strategy, product strategy, Connected Ecosystem priorities, and customer demand signals
• Build and manage the LVD pipeline: Work with cross functional teams to develop intake mechanisms for use cases and partner opportunities; translate inputs into milestones and stage-gate criteria for discovery, architecture, validation, adoption, and lifecycle
• Define requirements, outcomes, and metrics: Establish measurable success criteria (e.g., time-to-validation, deployment readiness, adoption, attach, and partner satisfaction) and drive a metrics cadence and reporting that enables decisions
• Drive cross-functional execution: Partner with Solution Architecture, Engineering, Product, Program Management, and Connected Ecosystem to ensure each LVD is scoped, sequenced, incubated, and delivered with the right technical depth, quality bar, and market readiness
• Partner and stakeholder alignment: Work with partner teams and internal leaders to define joint value propositions, roles/responsibilities, and deliverables; ensure clear governance, decisions, and communications throughout delivery
• Operationalize releases and enablement: Coordinate publishing, documentation readiness, sales/SE enablement assets, internal launch communications, and GTM materials in concert with Marketing and Sales; ensure LVD assets are consumable and maintained over time
• Lifecycle and continuous improvement: Manage post-launch performance, feedback loops, and updates; identify opportunities to streamline the end-to-end LVD framework, templates, and workflows to increase speed and consistency

Requirements:

• 8+ years of progressive experience in product management, product strategy, product operations, and/or technical program leadership for B2B technology solutions
• Strong technical foundation with the ability to navigate complex solution spaces (e.g., networking, cloud, security, edge, data/AI) and translate technical concepts into customer-ready outcomes and assets
• Experience building repeatable solution offers and enablement artifacts (e.g., reference architectures, adoption guides, validation plans/results, demos, field enablement content) in partnership with engineering, architects, and ecosystem partners
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize disparate inputs (customer pain points, partner capabilities, internal constraints) into clear requirements, prioritized roadmaps, and executive-ready recommendations; strong analytical and KPI-driven operating approach
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder-management skills, including ability to engage with senior leaders and external partners; ability to create clarity and drive decisions in complex, cross-functional environments
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives, establish operating cadences, and drive on-time delivery across matrixed teams with shared ownership
• Familiarity with AI fundamentals and industry trends; experience incorporating AI-enabled capabilities into solution narratives and validated use cases is a plus