Optical Systems Product Line Manager
Job in
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Listing for:
Ciena
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-01-19
Job specializations:
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 110100 - 175900 CAD Yearly
CAD
110100.00
175900.00
YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Ciena is committed to our people-first philosophy. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a personalized and flexible work environment that empowers an individual’s passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.
This is a product manager position in the Optical Systems PLM team.
As an Optical Systems Product Line Manager, you will work closely with a cross functional team to support the definition, introduction, and life cycle management of Ciena’s industry leading Optical System products.
This is an individual contributor position reporting into the Ciena’s Product Line Management organization and offers the opportunity to influence Optical Systems business across a broad set of customers (GCNs, SPs, Enterprises, etc.).
How You Will Contribute
Work with customers and account teams to ensure product / portfolio alignment to market demandsWork with broader PLM leadership team to ensure a complete cross portfolio evolution strategy is in place to ensure Ciena meets its corporate goalsWork with R&D, supply chain and procurement to ensure optimize product / solution costsWork with R&D to ensure appropriate feature prioritization / roll outWork with sales and customers to ensure appropriate pricingWork with Marketing team to ensure that our competitive differentiation is clearly articulated and understood by sales, customers and the financial communityRole:
Articulate the features and value proposition of products to Sales team and customersSupport sales activities through active involvement in lead customer engagements and key bid activitiesDrive market pricing strategies and product cost reduction programs to balance market share growth with long term portfolio profitabilityWork closely with Sale team and Supply Chain to drive revenue plan and volume forecastTranslate portfolio strategy into actionable product requirements and associated release plans.Drive cross functional team consisting of Sales, Marketing and R&D to establish a portfolio strategy for accelerated growth in the market by systematically analyzing customer needs, product requirements and associated market opportunitiesDefine, develop, drive product roadmap and manage R&D development priorities for maximizing market share and revenue growthDrive complete lifecycle management of products from concept through to product retirementThe Must Haves:
Bachelor or Master of Electrical Engineering degree, with specialization in fiber optics, telecommunications, networking or communications system – or equivalent experience is mandatoryMaster of Business Administration (MBA) degree is desired but not mandatory5+ years of relevant industry experience with successful and progressive track record of accomplishment, leadership and increasing responsibilityAssets:
Strong product background in optical fiber communicationsProven experience of driving new product introduction into customer accountsProven experience of growing a product business in a competitive environmentKeen business sense and general management experience to drive lifecycle management of complex products and solutions from concept through retirement with clear focus on strategic and operational goals and objectivesExtraordinary communications and presentation skills facing customers and internal stakeholdersStrong program and project management skills with meticulous attention to detail in orchestrating efforts across multiple functional disciplines while overseeing and coordinating all constituent elements of product line profit and loss driversSeasoned interpersonal skills with a proven ability to achieve results through alignment of cross-functional and multi-divisional activities in a highly collaborative, team-oriented, and fast-paced environmentDemonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with customers and other functional organizationsCompensation and Benefits
The annual pay range for this position is $110,100 - $175,900 CAD
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