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DriveNets is a leader in high‑scale disaggregated networking solutions. Founded in 2015, DriveNets modernizes the way service providers, cloud providers and hyperscalers build networks. Supporting the largest network in the world, more than half of AT&T’s backbone traffic runs on DriveNets’ Network Cloud open disaggregated architecture. Raising $587 million in three funding rounds, DriveNets disrupts the networking market from high‑scale architecture to AI platforms and brings aboard the most talented people. We seek people who want to make an impact on the world’s leading communication networks and have experience in networking architecture or AI infrastructure solutions.
The Role
DriveNets is seeking a Product Manager focused on Network Automation to be a key member of our Product Management team. This platform product role involves turning real telecom operations needs into reusable product foundations: intent and policy models, lifecycle orchestration, service and topology context, assurance, observability, troubleshooting, remediation, and continuous verification. You understand what operations teams want from an autonomous networks tool: lower manual toil, safer changes, faster activation, lower MTTR, better service visibility, and trustworthy automation.
You also understand how Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 telecom operators differ in scale, staffing, process rigor, brownfield complexity, integration realities, and economic pressure, and how these differences shape product strategy, UX, deployment approach, and autonomy boundaries.
The successful candidate will define AI‑enabled product capabilities for operators and act as an AI‑native product leader, using modern AI tools and workflows to accelerate discovery, requirements prioritization, decision‑making, and execution.
Responsibilities
* Work as a key member of the Network Automation Product Management team, adopting and expanding the use of modern AI tools to accelerate customer insight synthesis, PRD and epic authoring, backlog shaping, roadmap scenario analysis, competitive intelligence, release readiness, and product analytics for faster execution and higher‑quality 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, defining core product foundations such as:
o Intent and policy models
o Service and resource models
o Topology and dependency context
o State reconciliation
o Workflow orchestration
o Assurance and observability
o 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:
o AI‑assisted troubleshooting
o Guided root‑cause analysis
o Anomaly detection
o Recommendation engines
o Natural‑language investigation and workflow execution
o 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 to support customer engagements and drive business success.
Requirements
* 15+ years in telecom/networking, including substantial experience 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 with engineering, operations, and external stakeholders.
* Experience bringing automation platforms to market, overseeing the entire product lifecycle.
* Knowledge of AI‑related projects, large language models, and strategic initiatives, leveraging AI to enhance product capabilities.
* Basics of network change management, incident management, fault isolation and root cause analysis.
* Flexible and adaptable, able to handle diverse daily activities and 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 (copilots, guided investigations, summarization, recommendation, or workflow acceleration).
* Travel as needed.
Qualifications & Certifications (Minimum Desired)
* 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.
Education
* Masters/Bachelor of Engineering or Diploma in Computer Engineering or another technical discipline.
More About DriveNets
Based in Israel with locations in Romania, the US, and Japan as well as extended teams, DriveNets operations cover more than twelve countries. With recognition by industry analysts and numerous awards, DriveNets pushes market momentum, allowing for faster service innovation from the network core to the edge. Visit our website: https://drivenets.com/company/.
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