Director, Product Line Management

Jobgether; Canada; Presencial; CAD 171.000 - 272.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Health insurance

Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCP

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Company holidays

Paid sick leave

Paid family leave

Professional development

Inclusive workplace

Resumo da vaga

Jobgether in Canada seeks a Director, Product Line Management to lead strategy, roadmap execution, and lifecycle management for a portfolio of advanced optical networking solutions. You will translate customer needs and market opportunities into differentiated products and guide investment and development across functions.

This senior role requires deep technical and commercial judgment, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to engage with executives and customers.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Networking, or equivalent.
• At least 10 years of industry experience, including 5+ years in product line management or a comparable role.
• Strong understanding of coherent optical systems, DWDM, OTN, Ethernet services, and related architectures.
• Experience leading new product introductions and growing product revenue in competitive tech markets.
• Proven ability to align cross-functional teams, influence stakeholders, and drive decisions.
• Experience with pricing strategy, revenue forecasting, and margin management.
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking with ability to manage multiple priorities.
• MBA or equivalent business leadership experience is an asset.

Responsabilidades

• Define and execute product strategy, roadmap direction, and investment priorities for the portfolio.
• Translate customer feedback and market intelligence into product requirements and priorities.
• Lead cross-functional alignment across Engineering, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Sales.
• Drive customer engagements, roadmap discussions, and product trials.
• Develop and evaluate business cases for features, hardware/software releases, and pricing strategies.
• Manage product line performance including revenue and lifecycle profitability.
• Monitor market developments across optical networking and related tech.
• Balance customer needs with technical feasibility and commercial priorities.
• Support lifecycle governance and decision processes.

Conhecimentos

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Product strategy

Executive communication

Customer engagement

Formação

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering

MBA considered asset

Descrição da vaga

The Director, Product Line Management will lead product strategy, roadmap execution, and lifecycle management for a portfolio of advanced optical networking solutions. This senior leadership role focuses on translating customer needs and market opportunities into differentiated products that strengthen competitive positioning and drive sustainable business growth. You will shape investment priorities, guide product development, and oversee commercial performance across the portfolio. Working closely with Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Services, you will ensure alignment from product concept through launch and lifecycle evolution. You will also engage directly with customers and executive stakeholders, helping define solutions for complex networking requirements. This is an opportunity to influence the future of high-capacity optical transport technology while driving innovation, profitability, and long-term product leadership.

Accountabilities

• Define and execute product strategy, roadmap direction, and investment priorities for the 6500, Coherent ELS, and Waveserver E-Series product portfolio.

• Translate customer feedback, sales requirements, and market intelligence 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 and evaluate business cases for new features, hardware and 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 and emerging opportunities across optical networking, coherent technologies, service provider networking applications, encryption, automation, open APIs, fiber sensing, and low- and high-capacity aggregation solutions.

• Balance customer needs, technical feasibility, commercial priorities, and investment trade-offs to support portfolio growth and differentiation.

• Support product decisions through formal lifecycle management, governance, and business decision processes.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Networking, Communications Systems, or equivalent practical experience.

• At least 10 years of relevant industry experience, including 5 or more years in product line management or a comparable role.

• Strong understanding of coherent optical systems, DWDM, OTN, Ethernet services, optical transport architectures, coherent pluggables, platform software, and network management concepts.

• Demonstrated experience leading new product introductions, developing business cases, and growing product revenue in competitive technology markets.

• Proven ability to align cross-functional teams, influence stakeholders, and drive decisions across complex organizations.

• Experience with pricing strategy, revenue forecasting, margin management, competitive analysis, and customer value positioning.

• Strong commercial and strategic thinking, with the ability to manage complex priorities and make informed trade-off decisions.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including experience engaging with executive audiences and customers.

• Willingness to travel occasionally to support customer engagements and business priorities.

• An MBA or equivalent business leadership experience is considered an asset.

• Experience serving hyperscale, cloud, carrier, subsea, government, enterprise, or research and education customer segments is preferred.

• Familiarity with high-capacity optical transport platforms, compact modular systems, coherent modems, encryption, automation, open management interfaces, or network control software is beneficial.

• Experience working directly with global Sales teams, field engineering, customer engineering, Procurement, and Supply Chain organizations is an advantage.

• Experience leading product decisions through formal product lifecycle, governance, or business decision-point processes is preferred.

Benefits:

• Annual salary range in Canada: CAD $170,500–$272,300.

• Eligible non-sales employees may receive a discretionary incentive bonus; awards are not guaranteed.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Participation in a Canadian Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), with company matching.

• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Company-paid holidays.

• Paid sick leave and vacation time.

• Paid family leave and other applicable leaves of absence, in accordance with relevant legislation.

• Opportunities for professional development, career growth, and recognition.

• An inclusive and collaborative workplace that values innovation, flexibility, and employee well-being.