Forward Networks is revolutionizing the way large networks are managed. The Forward Enterprise platform delivers a vendor-agnostic "digital twin" of the network, based on a mathematical model. The platform scales to support hundreds of thousands of network devices, whether cloud, hybrid cloud, or on-prem. It serves as a single source of truth for the network, enabling network operators to instantly verify security posture, accelerate troubleshooting, avoid outages, and modernize network management.
Over the past few years, Forward Networks has received tremendous industry recognition, including “Cool Vendor in Enterprise Networking” by Gartner, “Product of the Year” by Cloud Computing, “Hot Company” by Cyber Defense Magazine, “Enterprise Cloud Computing Software of the Year,” and has been named to Fortune’s “Best Workplaces in the Bay Area” list.
The company was founded by four Stanford PhD graduates who saw a massive opportunity to improve network operations. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, MSD Capital, Threshold Ventures, and Goldman Sachs.
- Contribute to the definition of the software strategy, roadmap and positioning for the Forward platform
- Drive software lifecycle including market research, product requirements definition, and customer adoption
- Work with the engineering team on feature prioritization, ensuring product releases as per the specifications and on time
- Work closely with stakeholders from sales and engineering to deliver an enterprise-class product
- Work closely with sales and customer success teams to drive adoption
- Three (3) or more years of product management experience in the networking domain
- Good understanding of networking technologies (cloud or security experience a plus)
- Intellectually rigorous and creative problem-solving ability
- Great written and verbal communications skills (industry presentations and/or presentations to senior executives)
- Ability to communicate vision effectively with the team, partners and customers
- Strongly self-motivated and able of adapting to a fast pace and demanding environments
- Computer Science, EE, or similar engineering degree
- Knowledge of the agile development software process and intimacy with tools like Jira are a plus
- Startup experience is a plus
The base pay range for this role is between $180,000 and $220,000. Base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience and location
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