Product Line Manager

Responsibilities

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.

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

The Must Haves include:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• Experience: 10+ years of technical experience in telecommunications or the component industry
• Experience with high-speed interconnect technologies including co-packaged optics, near-packaged optics, active electrical and copper cables, coherent, direct detect, SerDes, PHYs, and electro-optics
• Experience defining commercialization requirements such as SDKs, documentation, and sales enablement frameworks
• Experience working with cross-functional modem, component, and R&D teams to define and prioritize features and roadmaps
• 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

Nice To Haves include:

• Experience with direct detect and coherent optical technologies
• Experience interfacing directly with external technology partners
• Prior experience in product management, solutions architecture, technical marketing, FAE, or sales engineering roles
• Experience influencing component or subsystem product strategies across multiple market consumption models
• Exposure to global customer engagements, trade shows, or industry forums
• Willingness to travel approximately 20%, including international travel

Qualifications

Must have:

• Experience in optical and electrical interconnect architectures and emerging component standards
• Experience utilizing component commercialization models including modules, bare die, and chiplets
• Ability to gather and translate customer and internal stakeholder requirements into product specifications and proposals, including responses to RFIs and RFPs

Skills

Desired skills include:

• 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
• Experience with direct detect and coherent optical technologies
• Experience interfacing directly with external technology partners
• Prior experience in product management, solutions architecture, technical marketing, FAE, or sales engineering roles
• Experience influencing component or subsystem product strategies across multiple market consumption models
• Exposure to global customer engagements, trade shows, or industry forums
• Willingness to travel approximately 20%, including international travel

Benefits

At Ciena, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• 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

We also comply with all applicable laws regarding Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

Pay

The annual pay range for this position is $114,100 - $182,300. The annual pay range for this position in California is $158,500 - $253,300.