Product Line Manager

🕒 May 8

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $114.1k - $182.3k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

👔 Manager

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Ciena

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1985

📡 Telecommunications

🔧 Hardware

💰 Series C on 1995-12

Telecommunications • Hardware • Networking

Ciena is a global leader in optical and routing systems, services, and automation software. We build the world’s most adaptive networks to address ever-increasing digital demands for richer, more connected experiences for all users. For three-plus decades, we’ve brought our innate sense of humanity to our relentless pursuit of innovation.

📋 Description

• Define product strategy and multi-year roadmaps for optical and electrical interconnect technologies including co-packaged optics, near-packaged optics, advanced optical packaging, and electrical interconnects • Lead commercialization efforts for optical and electrical interfaces, associated technologies, and in-house components • Establish commercial offers and pricing structures aligned with industry norms • Develop business cases and secure approvals for new features and initiatives • Partner with marketing teams to create product positioning and customer-facing materials including presentations, data sheets, and competitive analyses • Serve as a primary interface between engineering, sales, customers, and external technology partners • Assess customer requirements, technology trends, regulatory considerations, and competitive dynamics to guide roadmap decisions

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering • 10+ years of technical experience in telecommunications or the component industry • Application of high-speed interconnect technologies including co-packaged optics, near-packaged optics, active electrical and copper cables, coherent, direct detect, SerDes, PHYs, and electro-optics • Background in optical and electrical interconnect architectures and emerging component standards • Utilization of component commercialization models including modules, bare die, and chiplets • Experience defining commercialization requirements such as SDKs, documentation, and sales enablement frameworks • Background working with cross-functional modem, component, and R&D teams to define and prioritize features and roadmaps • Ability to gather and translate customer and internal stakeholder requirements into product specifications and proposals, including responses to RFIs and RFPs • Clear communication and presentation skills across technical and non-technical audiences • Ability to manage multiple initiatives with minimal direction in a virtual or cross-functional environment

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans • Participation in 401(K) (USA) & DCPP (Canada) with company matching • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Company-paid holidays • Paid sick leave • Vacation time