Optical Systems Product Line Manager

Ciena
Canada, United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeCAD 114,100 - 182,300 annuallyFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Presentation","Teamwork"]

Lead the definition, introduction, and lifecycle management of Ciena’s Optical Systems products. Collaborate with R&D, supply chain, sales, and marketing to optimize pricing, costs, and roadmap while ensuring market alignment and profitability; drive cross-functional portfolio strategy and revenue growth across customers including GCNs, SPs, and enterprises.

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Optical Systems Product Line Manager

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Job Summary

Lead the definition, introduction, and lifecycle management of Ciena’s Optical Systems products. Collaborate with R&D, supply chain, sales, and marketing to optimize pricing, costs, and roadmap while ensuring market alignment and profitability; drive cross-functional portfolio strategy and revenue growth across customers including GCNs, SPs, and enterprises.
Location: Canada, United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Articulate the features and value proposition of products to Sales team and customers
  • •Support sales activities through active involvement in lead customer engagements and key bid activities
  • •Drive market pricing strategies and product cost reduction programs to balance market share growth with long term portfolio profitability
  • •Work closely with Sales team and Supply Chain to drive revenue plan and volume forecast
  • •Translate portfolio strategy into actionable product requirements and associated release plans.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 114,100 - 182,300 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kEsppEapPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor or Master of Electrical Engineering with specialization in fiber optics, telecommunications, networking or communications system – or equivalent experience
  • •5+ years of relevant industry experience with leadership and increasing responsibility
  • •MBA degree is desired but not mandatory
Experience:5+ yearsOptical fiber communicationsTelecommunicationsSystems management
Education:Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipPresentationTeamwork
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Fiber opticsOptical fiber communicationsR&D

Company Brief

Ciena
Provides networking systems, software, and services that enable service providers, cloud operators, and enterprises to deliver high-capacity connectivity and adaptive network solutions worldwide.
Industry: Networking Equipment
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Hanover, United States
Founded: 1992
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