Routing and Switching Product Line Manager

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🌐 United States, Canada – Remote

🇺🇸 United States – Remote 🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 $137.8k - $220.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 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

• Own the business performance of assigned Routing and Switching products and solutions • Drive strategy, roadmap definition, business planning, execution readiness, lifecycle decisions, and financial results • Engage with account teams and customers to identify network evolution priorities and contribute to architecture discussions • Validate roadmap assumptions and position solutions around customer outcomes • Translate customer requirements, market developments, standards evolution, technology trends, and competitive insights into product requirements, business cases, investment priorities, and go-to-market plans • Build and maintain product business cases covering pricing strategy, margin objectives, revenue opportunities, cost structures, competitive positioning, investment trade-offs, and profitability targets • Align Engineering, Supply Chain, Marketing, Services, and account teams from concept through launch, adoption, and lifecycle management • Lead roadmap and portfolio planning based on customer demand, market requirements, technology readiness, platform economics, competitive differentiation, and execution considerations

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, business, or a related field • 5+ years of experience in Product Management, network architecture, technical strategy, systems engineering, or a related role within telecom, networking, cloud infrastructure, or Service Provider markets • Track record of leading complex cross-functional initiatives and delivering results across engineering, commercial, operational, and customer-facing organizations • Experience developing business cases, pricing strategies, forecasting models, portfolio plans, competitive analyses, profitability assessments, investment prioritization frameworks, and product lifecycle decisions • Ability to manage competing priorities, maintain momentum, and execute within a fast-paced environment • Application of IP networking and routing technologies, including IPv4/IPv6, BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, MPLS, Segment Routing, multicast, EVPN, QoS, OAM, and Service Provider network architectures • Experience with Service Provider architectures across access, aggregation, metro, core, edge, DCI, cloud interconnect, business services, and converged packet-optical environments • Ability to communicate with engineering teams and executive stakeholders • Experience evaluating innovation based on technical feasibility, customer value, execution risk, time-to-market, differentiation, and financial return • Experience working directly with Tier-1, Tier-2, MSO, or cloud/network operator customers on network modernization, routing transformation, service evolution, or automation initiatives • Exposure to AI-enabled operations, streaming telemetry, intent-based networking, cloud-native network functions, programmable infrastructure, SRv6, network slicing, and advanced orchestration • Ability to bring clarity to ambiguity, evaluate trade-offs, simplify complexity, and align teams around execution milestones and measurable outcomes

🏖️ Benefits

• Discretionary incentive bonus eligibility for non-sales employees • Sales commission eligibility for sales employees • Medical, dental, and vision plans • 401(K) (USA) and DCPP (Canada) with company matching • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Company-paid holidays • Paid sick leave • Vacation time • Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence • Development opportunities • Flexible work arrangements • Support for employee growth and well-being