Product Line Director - Optical Transceivers

About the role

The Global Director of Product Line Management (PLM) role at Smiths Interconnect, a Molex company, is seeking a leader to drive profitable growth, technology leadership, and long-term value creation across mission-critical optical communications portfolios. This role involves full ownership of product line strategy and P&L performance, working closely with Engineering, Sales, Operations, Finance, and Marketing to align strategy, execution, and customer value across global markets.

Responsibilities

• Own full product line P&L accountability, delivering revenue growth, gross margin expansion, and operating income targets
• Define and execute global product line strategy aligned with business objectives and long-term market opportunities
• Develop and maintain product roadmaps, business plans, and go-to-market strategies for current and next-generation products
• Identify and evaluate growth opportunities across aerospace, defense, and space segments, including new applications and adjacencies
• Lead market, customer, and competitive intelligence to guide portfolio optimization and investment decisions
• Translate customer and market requirements into differentiated, ruggedized optical solutions in partnership with Engineering
• Manage the full product lifecycle, from concept through launch, production, and end-of-life decisions
• Partner with Sales and Marketing to develop product positioning, messaging, pricing strategies, and sales enablement tools
• Engage directly with key customers and strategic prospects, serving as the voice of the customer across the organization
• Lead, develop, and mentor a global PLM team while strengthening organizational capability and succession
• Collaborate cross-functionally to improve execution, operational alignment, and customer outcomes
• Support strategic initiatives, including partnerships, acquisitions, and other inorganic growth opportunities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Experience owning and managing product line P&L responsibility
• Experience leading product management or product line teams in aerospace, defense, space, or other high-reliability markets
• Working knowledge of electrical and/or optical systems used in complex, mission-critical applications
• Ability to collaborate across Engineering, Sales, Operations, and Marketing to deliver business results
• Experience traveling domestically and internationally, up to 50%

Qualifications

• MBA and/or technical degree
• Experience with ruggedized fiber optic transceivers or optical communications technologies
• Demonstrated success developing and executing global product strategies and roadmaps
• Experience with value-based pricing and commercial strategy in engineered products
• Established customer relationships within aerospace, defense, or space markets
• Experience leading teams through growth, change, or integration following acquisitions

Benefits

• Paid vacation/time off
• Retirement
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Disability
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• ADD
• Infertility Assistance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Adoption Assistance

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$90,000 - $150,000 per year

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