Director, Product GTM, SD-WAN

California, MO (On-site)

$222K/yr – $305K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 7 days ago

Job Summary

Own the global SD-WAN go-to-market strategy, aligning product milestones with commercial sales execution, and lead a high-performing GTM team while evangelizing the vision to executives and industry audiences.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Architect global go-to-market strategy for SD-WAN, aligning product roadmap milestones with commercial sales execution.
  • Track, analyze, and optimize business performance metrics like pipeline creation, win/loss rates, and ARR growth.
  • Present business health readouts and operational recommendations to business unit executive leadership.
  • Partner with Product Management and Pricing teams to refine solution packaging and monetization strategies.
  • Lead, recruit, and develop a high-performing team of GTM strategists and professionals.
  • Foster a culture of high accountability, innovation, and continuous professional growth within the team.
  • Design and deploy high-impact sales plays and qualification frameworks across direct sales and channel partners.
  • Lead regular execution cadences across Product, Marketing, and Sales Operations for unified campaign execution.
  • Act as a premier solution evangelist, delivering visionary presentations to C-level buyers.
  • Serve as an executive sponsor on marquee enterprise opportunities to shape architecture vision.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of progressive professional experience in Enterprise Tech Go-to-Market (Product GTM, GTM Strategy, or Business Operations).
  • Deep Subject Matter Expertise: Proven experience leading the end-to-end commercialization and scaling of Enterprise Networking / SD-WAN portfolios at a major technology provider.
  • Executive Presence: Capability to partner with, align, and present GTM strategy to BU executive leadership (VPs/SVPs).
  • Matrix Leadership: Proven ability to lead cross-functional execution across Product, Sales, and Marketing without direct authority to hit ARR targets.
  • Customer & Industry Evangelism: Extensive experience delivering visionary presentations to C-level buyers (CIOs, CISOs, CTOs) and representing the business at major industry forums.
  • Business Telemetry: Advanced ability to translate bookings data, pipeline health, and competitive intelligence into actionable business strategy.

Preferred

  • MBA or experience in a leadership track at a top management consulting firm (focused on Tech/SaaS) is highly desirable.
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Posted range

$222K/yr – $305K/yr

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$168K/yr

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$65M
Last Raise
$10M
Series C, 17 years ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2008
    Series C • $10M
  • Aug 2008
    Series C • $27M
  • Jun 2007
    Series B • $18M

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Director, Product GTM, SD-WAN

Palo Alto Networks · California, MO · On-site