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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.

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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!

As a Security Strategy Director, you will be responsible for:

• Partnering with Product to set strategy and lead field enablement to protect AI technologies and applications
• Partnering with sales and product leadership to ensure alignment and foster collaboration across the teams
• Building a network of customers that provide feedback on product roadmaps, aligning solutions with real-world needs
• Engaging with executive stakeholders (CISOs, CIOs, VPs of Security) to help drive adoption of our security portfolio
• Advising on M&A activity as needed and integrating new technologies into our portfolio for a cohesive product offerin

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 12 years of relevant experience and a master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, MIS, another related field or its equivalent
• Have experience in security strategy, with an understanding of AI, Web Security, and Enterprise Network Security
• Be able to inspire audiences through leadership, addressing industry trends and showcasing innovative security solutions.
• Enjoy building customer relationships to gather insights, advocate for customer needs, and influence product development priorities.
• Foster collaboration by aligning Sales and Product leadership to drive teamwork and growth.
• Able to engage with senior executives (CISO, CIO, VP of Security) to educate/promote the value of our security portfolio