Assistant Product Manager – Splunk/Trend Micro

About the role

We are looking for a motivated Assistant Product Manager to support vendor alignment, go‑to‑market execution, and channel development for Splunk, Symantec and Illumio solutions across East Africa. You will work closely with senior product leaders to drive growth and enable partner engagement in the cybersecurity and observability space.

Key responsibilities

• Support collaboration with Splunk, Symantec and Illumio vendors to align on business priorities, pipelines and growth targets.
• Assist in executing GTM plans, including promotions, campaigns, pricing support and demand generation.
• Contribute to product lifecycle management through forecasting, pipeline tracking and performance reporting.
• Help build and expand the partner/channel ecosystem by onboarding, enabling and supporting resellers and system integrators.
• Coordinate sales activities, pipeline development and deal progression with internal sales teams.
• Support partner enablement sessions, trainings and certifications for Splunk, Symantec and Illumio solutions.

Required profile

• 7–10 years of experience in product management, vendor management or cybersecurity/IT solutions.
• Basic to intermediate understanding of Splunk, Symantec and Illumio product portfolios.
• Strong interest in cybersecurity and enterprise technology solutions.
• Good understanding of GTM strategies, sales processes and channel business models.

Required skills

• Splunk (SIEM, Observability, Data Analytics)
• Symantec (Endpoint Security, DLP, Email Security)
• Illumio (Zero Trust Segmentation, Microsegmentation)