Product Management Leader, Client Optics - Acacia

About the role

Meet the team Acacia, now a part of Cisco, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-speed coherent optical interconnect products. We are the architects behind the technology that transforms how data centers, cloud providers, and service providers connect. By pioneering breakthroughs in Silicon Photonics and Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Acacia is shrinking complex, power-hungry optical systems into high-performance, pluggable modules that scale the internet for the future.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Engineering on managing and progressing product development projects as well as developing requirements and priorities.
• Collaborate with Operations: Partner with the operations team to enhance supply chain security, manufacturability, capacity ramp-up, and cost reduction.
• Drive Product Success: Lead the product through every stage of its life cycle, ensuring specs, quality, market timing, and profitability.
• Define Requirements: Establish clear product requirements.
• Drive customer product documentation in collaboration with Engineering and Systems Applications Engineering.
• Execute and Review: Oversee all phases of the Product Life Cycle and ensure successful Decision Reviews.
• Collaborate on Roadmaps and Go-to-Market Strategy: Influence strategic decisions on product and customer engagement, prioritization, and resource allocation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in optical/electronic engineering, physics, or a related field to include 12+ years of industry experience in product development, field application engineering or product management.
• Demonstrated technical expertise in software, hardware and/or optics engineering.
• Demonstrated experience understanding client optics and/or optical transceiver market and standardization.
• Demonstrated experience with full product life cycle process including product releases and return on investment analysis.

Qualifications

• Business-level fluency in Mandarin (spoken and written) is strongly preferred, to support close partnership with APJC-based stakeholders.
• Candidates without Mandarin fluency should have demonstrated experience partnering with or working within APJC organizations and navigating cross-regional business dynamics.
• Significant background and experience in related engineering field(s).
• Understanding of the role and implications of IEEE and OIF standards.
• Understanding of client optics applications and corresponding priorities.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, demonstrated through various professional or personal experiences.
• Experience presenting to a technical audience distilling and addressing their concerns.
• Experienced in communicating a clear strategy and motivating team members.

Skills

• Strong leadership and project management skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Technical expertise in software, hardware, and optics engineering.
• Experience with product development and lifecycle management.
• Knowledge of relevant industry standards and best practices.

Benefits

At Cisco, we offer competitive compensation packages, including a starting salary range of $191,400.00 to $281,400.00 for this position in U.S. and/or Canadian locations. Additional benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Employees may also be eligible for additional paid time off, grants of Cisco restricted stock units, and performance-based incentives.

Pay

The starting salary range for this position is $191,400.00 to $281,400.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canadian locations, not including incentive compensation, equity, or benefits.

Schedule

Based in Holmdel, NJ or Maynard, MA or San Jose, CA.