Global Portfolio Lead, Implementation Services

Ciena; United States; On-site; USD 177,000 - 282,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Ciena, the global leader in high-speed connectivity, seeks a Senior portfolio leader for Implementation Services to guide strategy, pricing and delivery across its optical, routing, software, Navigator/MCP and related portfolios.

You will own portfolio P&Ls, build business cases, align cross-functional teams, and drive new service introductions with a focus on growth, profitability, and customer outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration or equivalent relevant experience.
• Typically 10+ years of relevant telecommunications, professional services, product management or service portfolio experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in implementation, deployment and migration services, including commercial and delivery considerations.

Responsibilities

• Own the relevant services portfolio strategy, roadmap, lifecycle and commercial performance.
• Build detailed P&Ls for complex service opportunities, integrating scope, resource assumptions, direct and indirect costs, pricing, risk and margin.
• Maintain an ongoing understanding of the portfolio-level P&L and its relevant financial KPIs; track performance and provide analysis.
• Connect opportunity-level financial decisions to the broader business outlook across revenue, margin and investments.
• Translate signals into prioritized portfolio requirements and investment recommendations.
• Lead New Service Introduction activities from business case to launch and post-launch review.
• Partner across Sales, Services Delivery, Finance, Legal, Supply Chain and regional leadership.
• Develop portfolio KPIs and use data and customer feedback to drive actions and growth.

Skills

Financial acumen

P&L management

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic portfolio management

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration or equivalent

Job description

Ciena, the global leader in high-speed connectivity, seeks a Senior portfolio leader for Implementation Services to guide strategy, pricing and delivery across its optical, routing, software, Navigator/MCP and related portfolios.

You will own portfolio P&Ls, build business cases, align cross-functional teams, and drive new service introductions with a focus on growth, profitability, and customer outcomes.