Key skills
Telecom networkingNetwork automationOSS/NMSService orchestrationService assuranceAutonomous operations productsProduct managementProduct architectureOperator workflowsAutomation platformsAI-related projectsLarge language modelsNetwork change managementIncident managementFault isolationRoot cause analysisModel-driven network managementProgrammable network managementAPIsYANG/OpenConfiggNMINETCONF/RESTCONFStreaming telemetryEvent-driven integration patternsAI/ML/LLM-enabled product capabilitiesCCNP-RSJNCIP-ENTCCNP-SPJNCIP-SPCCIE-RS(ENT)JNCIE-ENTCCIE-SPJNCIE-SPITILv3AIMLLLMLarge Language ModelsAnalyticsChange ManagementProduct ManagementCollaborationSales
About this role
DriveNets is a leader in high-scale disaggregated networking solutions, seeking a Product Manager focused on Network Automation to join their Product Management team. The role involves defining product vision and strategy for automation capabilities and shaping AI-native operator experiences to enhance network operations.
Responsibilities:
- Work as a key member of the Network Automation Product Management team which continues to adopt and expand the daily use of modern AI tools while creating workflows to accelerate customer insight synthesis, PRD and epic authoring, backlog shaping, roadmap scenario analysis, competitive intelligence, release readiness, and product analytics—driving faster execution and higher-quality product decisions
- Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for DriveNets’ automation and autonomy capabilities across Day 0, Day 1, Day 2, and ongoing network operations. Define the core product foundations required for an autonomous operations platform, including:
- Intent and policy models
- Service and resource models
- Topology and dependency context
- State reconciliation
- Workflow orchestration
- Assurance and observability
- Remediation and outcome verification
- Define the data and context layer needed for autonomy and AI to operate safely and accurately, including inventory, topology, service context, telemetry, alarms, events, policies, historical actions, and operational outcomes
- Define the product’s autonomy model: when the system should recommend an action, when it should require operator approval, and when it can act automatically within policy guardrails
- Shape AI-native operator experiences, including:
- AI-assisted troubleshooting
- Guided root-cause analysis
- Anomaly detection
- Recommendation engines
- Natural-language investigation and workflow execution
- Explainable remediation with clear guardrails and audit trails
- Demonstrate proof-of-concept solutions to customers, showcasing the value and capabilities of our offerings
- Work effectively with sales teams and other internal groups within DriveNets to support customer engagements and drive business success
Requirements:
- 15+ years of experience in telecom/networking, including substantial experience working with or for communications service providers, major network vendors, or telecom software platforms
- Proven experience in product management, product architecture, or platform ownership for network automation, OSS/NMS, service orchestration, service assurance, or autonomous operations products
- Demonstrated success converting operator workflows into scalable product capabilities rather than custom delivery artifacts or point integrations
- Skilled in developing and tailoring product offers in collaboration with cross-functional teams such as engineering, operations, and external stakeholders and partners
- Demonstrated experience in bringing automation platforms to market, overseeing the entire product lifecycle
- Knowledge and experience with AI-related projects, large language models, and strategic initiatives, leveraging AI to enhance product capabilities and competitiveness is a plus
- Basics of network change management, incident management, fault isolation and root cause analysis
- Flexible and adaptable, able to handle a diverse set of daily activities and effectively adjust to shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong understanding of operator workflows across incident management, problem management, change control, maintenance operations, compliance, and post-change verification
- Strong knowledge of model-driven and programmable network management, including APIs, YANG/OpenConfig, gNMI, NETCONF/RESTCONF, streaming telemetry, and event-driven integration patterns
- Experience defining or building AI/ML/LLM-enabled product capabilities for technical users, such as copilots, guided investigations, summarization, recommendation, or workflow acceleration
- Travel as needed
- CCNP-RS / JNCIP-ENT or equivalent hands-on experience
- CCNP-SP / JNCIP-SP or equivalent hands-on experience
- CCIE-RS(ENT) / JNCIE-ENT or equivalent hands-on experience
- CCIE-SP / JNCIE-SP or equivalent hands-on experience
- ITILv3 F: Information Technology Infrastructure Library V3
- Masters/Bachelor of Engineering or Diploma in Computer Engineering or other technical discipline