Product Line Manager

Jobtailor; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a seasoned product marketing leader to drive market intelligence, define vision, and steer product ranges through their life cycle. You will collaborate with sales, marketing, and partners to align strategies and improve profitability while ensuring regulatory and quality compliance.

The role requires strong analytical abilities, excellent communication, and experience managing complex product portfolios in a global, matrix environment. Occasional travel may be involved.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Engineer, Science, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in product marketing, product development, or related field
• Strong project management skills
• Optical networking or telecommunications product, industry, and technical acumen
• Product management/marketing expertise, including market trends/analysis, NPI process, product roadmap development, and product life-cycle management
• Experience working effectively within a matrix environment
• Experience working in a global environment
• Occasional travel may be required; approximately 20% or less
• Ability to work extended hours to accommodate global operations may be required
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work in teams and build collaborative relationships
• Strong analytical and process skills

Responsibilities

• Deliver product and market intelligence to AFL to increase market share for assigned product ranges
• Establish long‑term vision and strategy for assigned product ranges
• Communicate product line vision and strategy to relevant participants and stakeholders
• Manage designated product ranges throughout their life cycle to maximize return and profit
• Ensure compliance with quality systems, regulatory requirements, and commercial change processes
• Lead commercial input to product development, including product market requirements and target market/customer identification
• Define product models, structures, offerings, and offering structures
• Identify requirements for sales training, content, processes, practices, and tools
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, partners, and stakeholders to improve sales results and productivity
• Manage performance and post‑launch financial performance of new product introductions
• Determine and manage product pricing, discounts, growth, capacity utilization, and profitability
• Establish, communicate, implement, and maintain quality policies and measurable quality objectives

Skills

Product management expertise

Project management

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Analytical skills

Market analysis

Process skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree in Science

Tools

NPI process

Roadmapping tools

Job description

• Deliver product and market intelligence to AFL to increase market share for assigned product ranges
• Establish long‑term vision and strategy for assigned product ranges
• Communicate product line vision and strategy to relevant participants and stakeholders
• Manage designated product ranges throughout their life cycle to maximize return and profit
• Ensure compliance with quality systems, regulatory requirements, and commercial change processes
• Lead commercial input to product development, including product market requirements and target market/customer identification
• Define product models, structures, offerings, and offering structures
• Identify requirements for sales training, content, processes, practices, and tools
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, partners, and stakeholders to improve sales results and productivity
• Manage performance and post‑launch financial performance of new product introductions
• Determine and manage product pricing, discounts, growth, capacity utilization, and profitability
• Establish, communicate, implement, and maintain quality policies and measurable quality objectives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Engineer, Science, Business Administration, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in product marketing, product development, or related field
• Strong project management skills
• Optical networking or telecommunications product, industry, and technical acumen
• Product management/marketing expertise, including market trends/analysis, NPI process, product roadmap development, and product life-cycle management
• Experience working effectively within a matrix environment
• Experience working in a global environment
• Occasional travel may be required; approximately 20% or less
• Ability to work extended hours to accommodate global operations may be required
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work in teams and build collaborative relationships
• Strong analytical and process skills

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in product marketing and development, with a strong focus on market analysis, product life‑cycle management, and compliance with regulatory requirements. Proven ability to lead cross‑functional teams and communicate effectively with stakeholders to drive product success.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Product Management Expertise
• Optical Networking Acumen
• Project Management Skills
• Market Trends Analysis
• Product Life‑Cycle Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Product Development
• Market Analysis
• Product Roadmap Development
• NPI Process
• Product Pricing Management
• Quality Compliance
• Sales Training Identification
• Financial Performance Management
• Capacity Utilization Management
• Product Offering Structures

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication Skills
• Team Collaboration
• Analytical Skills
• Relationship Building
• Process Skills

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Bachelor’s Degree in Science

Industry Keywords

• Telecommunications
• Product Marketing
• Global Environment
• Matrix Environment
• Commercial Change Processes