Do you like collaborating across teams to deliver operational excellence?
Join our Strategy and Operations Team!
The Security Strategy & Analytics team partners with the Security Technology Group to create outcomes that craft and deliver the security products that meet our customers' needs. The team empowers the business with product insights and collaborates cross-functionally to deliver impactful results. Our goal is to enable smarter, faster, and more data-driven business decisions at Akamai.
Partner with the best
In this role, you will partner closely with leaders within the Security Technology Group. This role drives operational delivery for product and strategic initiatives across the Security business. You will serve as a trusted advisor to Akamai's Security division and work closely with major stakeholders within Product Management, Product Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and Finance organizations.
As a Manager Strategy & Operations, you will be responsible for:
- Managing and coaching a team of direct reports from multiple geographies
- Serving as a business partner to the Security division's product teams
- Making data-informed strategic decisions by performing data analysis, proposing recommendations, and driving actions, enhancing understanding and bridging gaps
- Influencing the business towards proactive and better decision-making and process optimization
- Collaborating with product management to develop and track progress of key performance indicators
- Partnering with relevant cross-functional stakeholders to ensure that market needs are met
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- 8 years of experience in consulting, business operations/strategy, or other analytical role and a Bachelor's degree, or its equivalent
- Experience in product operations including managing a high performing team
- Have advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets (pivot tables, v-lookup, formatting, etc.)
- Experience with Tableau (or comparable business intelligence tool)
- Use analytical skills to find trends and insights in large datasets and summarize findings for executive reporting
Work in a way that works for you
FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.
Working for you
At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:
- Your health
- Your finances
- Your family
- Your time at work
- Your time pursuing other endeavors
Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.
About us
Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge, we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.
Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!
Compensation
Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary for this position ranges from $106,500 - $221,000/year; a candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and location. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family-friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.
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