Principal Product Manager – Network-as-a-Service

Job Description

Principal Product Manager, Network-as-a-Service | Lumen Technologies

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Lumen Technologies, located remotely in the U.S. Lumen is a trusted network provider for the AI-powered world, connecting people, data, and applications through its expansive fiber network. This role is crucial for defining and executing the strategy, roadmap, and commercialization of Lumen’s Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) portfolio. The position drives the evolution of digital, self-service networking experiences that enable customers to provision, modify, monitor, and optimize network services on demand.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Remote, USA
• Pay: $152066–$223031 yearly
• Mission: Define and execute the strategy, roadmap, and commercialization of Lumen’s Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) portfolio, enabling digital, self-service networking experiences for customers.
• Tech Stack: APIs, orchestration platforms, automation frameworks, AI, analytics

What You’ll Actually Do
• Define Strategy: Define and execute the product strategy, vision, and multi-quarter roadmap for Network-as-a-Service capabilities, aligning customer needs, market trends, technology innovation, and business objectives.
• Lead Lifecycle: Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle, from concept and business case development through launch, commercialization, adoption, and ongoing optimization.
• Identify Opportunities: Partner with customers, industry stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for differentiated services, improved user experiences, and new revenue growth.
• Drive Execution: Drive roadmap execution across product, platform, digital experience, and operational workstreams, ensuring delivery of scalable, secure, and reliable solutions.
• Champion Experiences: Champion customer-centric, API-first, and automation-driven experiences, leveraging AI, analytics, and modern product practices to improve customer outcomes and operational efficiency.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, or a related field, with experience owning complex technology products.
• Experience: 8+ years of product management experience, including building and managing B2B SaaS, platform, cloud, networking, telecom, or infrastructure products. Demonstrated ability to define strategic roadmaps and lead cross-functional execution is required.
• Skills: Strong analytical, financial, and business case development skills; experience working with Agile development teams and modern product development methodologies; ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment across matrixed organizations; exceptional communication and executive presentation skills.
• Bonus: Experience with telecommunications, cloud networking, or NaaS solutions; knowledge of APIs, orchestration platforms, automation frameworks, and digital ecosystems; experience with consumption-based, recurring revenue, or platform business models; familiarity with cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud; MBA or advanced technical degree; experience leading strategic transformation initiatives within large enterprises.