Senior Product Marketing Manager

Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions. They rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver unprecedented progress. With double-digit growth year over year, no provider is better positioned to deliver scalable outcomes than Extreme.

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Role Summary

Extreme Networks is seeking aSenior Product Marketing Managerwith a focus oncompetitive analysis, sales enablement, sales play development and technical marketing content creation. This role will specialize in analyzing competitor strategies and offerings across our enterprise networking portfolio — Wired, Wireless, Data Center Fabric, SD-WAN, and emerging areas such asAI-poweredand cloud-based networking.

As a core member of Extreme’s product marketing team, you will translate competitive insights intoactionable strategies, repeatable sales plays, and enablement content. You will collaborate closely with Sales, Product Marketing, and Product Management to ensure Extreme’s unique advantages are clear, compelling, and consistently reinforced in the field. This position requires strong technical understanding, strategic thinking, and the ability tosimplify complex concepts into persuasive narrativesthat help Extreme Networks compete and win.

Key Responsibilities:

Competitive Analysis

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Lead deep-dive research into competitor technologies, including hardware, software, and services.

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Assess competitor messaging, positioning, pricing, partner programs, and go-to-market strategies.

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Build and maintaincompetitive profiles, battlecards, and intelligence dashboardsfor Extreme’s internal teams.

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Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies (e.g., AI-powered networking, automation, security, cloud, etc.) to anticipate competitive shifts.

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Provide insights to informExtreme’s product management and technical marketing strategies, ensuring alignment with market needs.

Sales Play Development

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Collaborate with Sales, Technical Marketing, and Product Management to designstructured sales playsthat guide prospects through the buying cycle.

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Craft differentiated narratives and positioning that clearly communicateExtreme’s competitive advantages.

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Deliver enablement content including pitch decks, objection-handling guides, win wires, and training materials.

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Define engagement models (activities, touchpoints, talk tracks) to standardize and scale sales motions.

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Ensure sales plays supportExtreme’s global go-to-market prioritiesand product marketing goals.

Sales Enablement & Communication

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Train and empower Extreme’s global sales teams to confidently use competitive insights and execute sales plays.

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Serve as asubject matter expert on competitor activity and differentiationduring key deals, customer engagements, and analyst interactions.

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Partner with sales leadership to measure adoption, collect feedback, and refine content.

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Establish communication frameworks that make competitive intelligence timely, actionable, and accessible across regions and functions.

Qualifications

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Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Engineering,Technical Marketing, Product Management, or related field (MBA preferred but not required).

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5+ years of experiencein product marketing, competitive intelligence, or market research; enterprise networking industry experience strongly preferred.

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Strong understanding of enterprise networking technologies (wired/wireless, data center, SD-WAN, cloud networking,AI-powered network management and operations).

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Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability toturn technical depth into compelling, customer-facing stories.

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Demonstrated success in developing competitive assets, sales enablement content, and conducting sales training.

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Analytical, data-driven mindset with proven ability to influence product, marketing, and GTM decisions.

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Experience collaborating withcross-functional teams, including Sales, Product Marketing, and Product Management.

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Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

Additional Information

Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR) creates effortless networking experiences that enable all of us to advance. We push the boundaries of technology leveraging the powers of machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, and automation. Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver progress like never before. For more information, visit Extreme'swebsiteor follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

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