Overview
Product Specialist, SD-WAN Jobs in Makati, National Capital Region, Philippines at PLDT
Title: Product Specialist, SD-WAN
Company: PLDT
Location: Makati, National Capital Region, Philippines
Key Responsibilities
- Owns the product strategy and end-to-end lifecycle management of SD-WAN, SASE, and Networking Security portfolio, including product roadmap, positioning, pricing and P&L, GTM planning, and performance management
- Leads strategic partner engagement, joint business planning, enablement, and pipeline generation activities
- Drives network transformation programs from MPLS and legacy WAN to SD-WAN and SASE upsell initiatives across the enterprise customer base
- Supports engagement of key industries through deal-level commercial and technical inputs
- Coordinates with Sales, Pre-sales, Product and Network Operations, and Delivery teams to ensure effective solutioning, implementation and customer experience
- Monitors market trends, customer requirements, and competitive movements to enhance the portfolio and identify growth opportunities
- Tracks revenue, pipeline, migration, adoption, and retention performance of the SD-WAN and Networking Security portfolio
Technical Competencies
- Strong knowledge of SD-WAN platforms (Cisco, Fortinet, Huawei, or similar)
- Experience in network security technologies (SASE, managed firewall, cloud security, zero trust)
- Background in WAN transformation and MPLS-to-SD-WAN migration
- Solid pre-sales, solutioning, and technical consulting experience for enterprise networking
- Strong experience working with technology partners and vendor ecosystems
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or related field
- 4+ years experience in SD-WAN, enterprise networking, or cybersecurity solutions
- Experience in pre-sales, product specialist roles, or system integrators/network vendors
- Relevant certifications preferred (Cisco, Fortinet, Huawei, or equivalent)
- Strong ability to balance technical depth and business/commercial acumen
