Remote Principal Product Leader, Data Center Networks

Lumen; Boise (ID); Remote; USD 150,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Voluntary lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Lumen is seeking a Principal Product Manager to shape the architecture and expansion strategy for data center metro networks. You will own the internal roadmap, drive cross-functional programs, and turn complex technical decisions into clear recommendations for senior leaders.

This remote US role requires deep metro network expertise, strong financial judgment, and the ability to translate analytic insights into actionable guidance across Product, Planning, Engineering, Finance, Operations, and

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of experience in product management, program management, network planning, or network engineering.
• 3+ years of experience supporting metro, data center, optical, or related network infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of metro network architecture, ring and mesh topologies, and protection/restoration strategies.

Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy, requirements, and multi-year architectural roadmap for data center metro network solutions and expansion programs.
• Translate topology, diversity, capacity, transport, optical-layer decisions into repeatable configurations and reference designs.
• Lead cross-functional expansion programs from evaluation through delivery, coordinating teams, milestones, risks, and executive status reporting.
• Evaluate proposed network investments using demand, utilization, ROI analysis.

Skills

Product management

Program management

Network planning

Network engineering

Financial modeling

Cross-functional leadership

Education

MBA

Engineering degree

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Python

Job description

Lumen is seeking a Principal Product Manager to shape the architecture and expansion strategy for data center metro networks. You will own the internal roadmap, drive cross-functional programs, and turn complex technical decisions into clear recommendations for senior leaders.

This remote US role requires deep metro network expertise, strong financial judgment, and the ability to translate analytic insights into actionable guidance across Product, Planning, Engineering, Finance, Operations, and