Military Fellowship - Senior Product Manager

Job Description

When you join Verizon

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the V Team Life.

What you’ll be doing...

Must be a current participant of the Department of Defense Skillbridge Program or of the Hiring our Heroes Corporate Fellowship Program Cohort 1-2025.

As a Senior Product Manager you will be responsible for delivering 5G products for business customers. You will be responsible for defining the strategy, requirements and commercial model of 5G products and working alongside a team of talented product managers to implement that strategy. You will be defining product requirements and how our networking ecosystem comes together to deliver these experiences over 5G. You will be responsible for liaising with sister teams to establish strategies for delivering core 5G products to different segments including the specific requirements for Enterprise, Government and SMB customers. This role requires a strong leader, innovative thinker and execution mindset to drive our wireless products into the future.

• Develop, evolve and implement 5G product strategy for B2B.

• Work in collaboration with LOB/Sales on identifying other 5G opportunities and vertical markets that translate into revenue generating products for VBG and Verizon.

• Own the business execution plan for assigned products and solutions, collaborating with business unit marketing and other teams for delivery of associated revenue and profitability goals.

• Own and drive product vision for 5G in VBG.

• Clearly communicate both up and down the leadership chain as it relates to product strategy, timelines, delivery schedules, risks and mitigation plans.

• Drive product timelines.

• Build cross functional teams and consensus to drive product timelines with various stakeholders (GNT, GTS, Finance, Legal, etc.).

• Responsible for delivery plans for all products/projects you own.

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What we’re looking for...

You are a leader who can operate in a dynamic environment. You are detail oriented with a focus on requirements that deliver superior products to market on time and on budget.

You’ll need to have:

• Must be a current participant of the Department of Defense Skillbridge Program or of the Hiring our Heroes Corporate Fellowship Program Cohort 1-2025.

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Six or more years of relevant work experience.

• Two or more years of relevant work experience with wireless network architectures.

• Managed products from ideation through development to launch.

• Demonstrated knowledge of the wireless domain (5G Standalone and Network Slicing) either in a product or engineering capacity.

• Experience with launching products in an agile environment.

• Working knowledge of JIRA, Confluence, or similar product/project and documentation management tools.

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Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering or an equivalent field.

• Master’s degree in Business, Engineering or an equivalent field.

• Experience working with business customers.

• Excellent communication and advanced presentation skills including demonstrated experience with executive level customer presentations.

• Proven ability to develop and implement interdepartmental processes and procedures designed to support common network, product and sales goals.

• Strong design skills and problem solving capabilities.

• Strong project management skills to execute on roadmap, moving a project from inception to completion..

• Ability to facilitate collaborative resolution of differences with a “win-win” approach.

• Broad knowledge, curiosity, and a considered point of view on how customers can benefit from 4G/5G technology including network evolution in the Enterprise and SMB spaces.

• Proven organizational and interpersonal skills, plus proven relationship building abilities.

• Four or more years of product management experience.

• Four or more years of telecommunications experience including 3GPP/4G LTE proficiency.

• Direct experience with business customers, Enterprise, Government and SMB, around wireless, mobility, and networking products.

• Basic understanding of 5G evolution and 5G NR technology as specified in 3GPP, GSMA standards.

• A full understanding of the impacts of any new feature on the existing operation and performance of the network.

• Product Management / Development experience

• G-Suite and Microsoft Office

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

Where you’ll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and a minimum eight assigned office days per month that will be set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees’ differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. At Verizon, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion page to learn more.

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefits, short term incentives, 401(k) Savings Plan, stock incentive programs, paid time off, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

If you are hired into a California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, Washington or Washington, D.C. work location, the compensation range for this position is between $0.00 and $0.00 annually based on a full-time schedule. The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.