Director, Product Line Management

Ciena

. Define and drive 6500, Coherent ELS & Waveserver E-Series product strategy, roadmap direction, and investment priorities .

Posted 11/5/2026full-timeRemote • CanadaLead💰 CA$170,500 - CA$272,300 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in product line management, including the development of coherent optical systems and high-capacity optical transport solutions. Proven ability to drive product strategy, manage cross-functional teams, and optimize revenue through effective pricing and forecasting.

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Product Line ManagementCoherent Optical SystemsRevenue PlanningCross-Functional Team AlignmentBusiness Case Development

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Hard Skills

Optical Transport ArchitecturesDWDMOTNEthernet ServicesCoherent PluggablesPlatform SoftwareNetwork Management ConceptsCompetitive AnalysisPricing StrategiesForecasting

Soft Skills

Stakeholder InfluenceExecutive CommunicationComplex Priority Management

Tools & Technologies

Network Control SoftwareOpen Management InterfacesAutomationEncryption

Certifications & Qualifications

MBA

Industry Keywords

Optical NetworkingService Provider NetworkingHyperscaleCloudCarrierSubseaGovernmentEnterpriseResearch and Education

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and drive 6500, Coherent ELS & Waveserver E-Series product strategy, roadmap direction, and investment priorities
Translate customer, sales, and market requirements into product requirements, release priorities, and lifecycle plans
Lead cross-functional alignment across engineering, marketing, supply chain, procurement, services, and sales throughout the product lifecycle
Drive customer engagements, roadmap discussions, RFP/RFQ responses, offer defense activities, and product trials
Develop business cases for features, hardware, software releases, pricing strategies, cost optimization initiatives, and investment decisions
Manage product line performance through revenue planning, volume forecasting, margin improvement, competitive positioning, and lifecycle profitability
Monitor market developments across optical networking, coherent technologies, service provider networking use cases and applications, encryption, automation, open APIs, fiber sensing, and low- and high-capacity aggregation applications
Contribute to the direction of high-capacity optical transport solutions by translating customer and market requirements into differentiated products and business outcomes
Support portfolio growth, profitability, and long-term product leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, telecommunications, networking, communications systems, or equivalent practical experience
10+ years of relevant industry experience, including at least 5+ years of product line management or equivalent experience
Application of coherent optical systems, DWDM, OTN, Ethernet services, optical transport architectures, coherent pluggables, platform software, and network management concepts
Experience leading new product introductions, developing business cases, and growing product revenue within a competitive technology market
Experience aligning cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders
Experience with pricing, forecasting, margin management, competitive analysis, and customer value positioning
Experience communicating with executive audiences and customers, managing complex priorities and trade-off decisions, and supporting customer engagements through occasional travel
MBA or equivalent business leadership experience
Experience with hyperscale, cloud, carrier, subsea, government, enterprise, or research and education customer segments
Experience with high-capacity optical transport platforms, compact modular systems, coherent modems, encryption, automation, open management interfaces, or network control software
Experience working directly with global sales teams, field engineering, customer engineering, procurement, and supply chain organizations
Experience leading product decisions through formal product lifecycle, governance, or business decision point processes

Benefits

Comp & perks

Development opportunities
Flexible work arrangements
Medical, dental, and vision plans
DCPP (Canada) with company matching
Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Company-paid holidays
Paid sick leave
Vacation time
Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence
Discretionary incentive bonus eligibility for non-sales employees
Sales commission eligibility for sales employees