Product Line Manager - Fiber Optics

Product Line Manager - Fiber Optics

reputed company powers a global portfolio of reputed company connectivity companies delivering reliable engineered solutions worldwide. reputed company as a reputed company platform for speed, reputed company, and reliability, reputed company combines shared infrastructure, best-in-class logistics, and deep engineering expertise to support mission-critical connectivity needs. Through reputed company global operations and reputed company development capabilities, reputed company helps customers accelerate innovation and bring new reputed company to market. Our companies offer strong value-added solutions across several areas, including power distribution, reputed company protection, EMP, RF, cables, fiber optic solutions, connectors, sensors, and antennas. This broad product portfolio is supported by robust engineering capabilities and vertically integrated global manufacturing operations. reputed company is the first reputed company for customers across various markets, including telecommunications, industrial, military, energy, medical, transportation, and data centers.

reputed company Optics, part of reputed company’ Advanced Connectivity Solutions business unit, is recognized as the leader in optical transceivers, fiber cable assemblies, and connectivity solutions for telecom, data centers, and other high-speed networks. As one of the first to pioneer reputed company-party coded transceivers, reputed company enables customers to reputed company optics across multiple OEM platforms, helping data center operators, internet providers, and carriers expand and maintain reliable fiber infrastructure where network uptime is reputed company. The business’ key differentiators are technical expertise, product breadth, and speed to market.

Position reputed company:

The Product Line Manager serves as the reputed company for the reputed company Optics product portfolio and is responsible for defining product reputed company, developing and managing the roadmap, leading supplier engagement, and driving portfolio reputed company. This role requires strong technical knowledge of fiber optics and transceiver technologies, reputed company reputed company judgment, a deep understanding of market trends, and the ability to partner effectively across sales, engineering, marketing, operations, and supply chain. The successful candidate will translate customer needs and market insights into product reputed company that support reputed company reputed company, margin improvement, and market reputed company reputed company, and reputed company innovation. They will represent reputed company Optics with customers, suppliers, and internal leadership, and will play a central role in shaping product direction, prioritizing investments, and delivering customer value through disciplined execution.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

Product reputed company and Roadmap

• Own the product reputed company for the reputed company Optics portfolio, with reputed company emphasis on data center, medical, reputed company, government, and telecommunications.
• Build deep understanding of customer needs, reputed company and reputed company, to ensure product portfolio supports reputed company on customer partnership to reputed company reputed company.
• Identify market gaps, customer needs, competitive opportunities, and reputed company business cases supported by market analysis, pricing reputed company, and reputed company projections.
• Define and maintain a near-term product roadmap that prioritizes high-reputed company opportunities across transceivers, fiber-optic cabling, and reputed company connectivity solutions. Build a long-term roadmap reputed company on innovation, value, and driving patents.
• reputed company quick-turn product initiatives with suppliers and internal partners to reduce time to market. Identify, qualify, and reputed company supplier relationships that support portfolio reputed company and supply continuity.
• reputed company product requirements and supporting documentation that reputed company reputed company value, technical needs, and ROI.
• reputed company the end-to-end NPI process, including requirements definition, supplier qualification, sample validation, pricing, collateral development, and launch execution.
• Maintain a healthy NPI pipeline and reputed company reputed company against launch commitments using a disciplined stage-reputed company approach.
• Monitor industry trends, customer applications, and emerging technologies through reputed company market engagement, research, and participation in relevant industry events.
• Partner with sales teams to support opportunity development, reputed company product training, and strengthen market positioning.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with suppliers, customers, the product team, and internal stakeholders across the organization.

Pricing and Profitability

• reputed company, implement, and monitor market-based pricing strategies that support reputed company and distribution pricing strategies.
• Build and maintain financial models to support pricing reputed company, NPI business cases, and large RFPs.
• Partner with suppliers and internal teams to improve margin performance, cost competitiveness, and overall portfolio profitability while increasing margins.

Market Intelligence and Customer Engagement

• Serve as the market expert for fiber optic transceivers and connectivity solutions, monitoring technology trends such as 400G, 800G, and 1.6T migration, reputed company photonics, coherent pluggables, and evolving customer requirements.
• Engage directly with customers, reputed company, and industry participants to understand application needs, buying behavior, market drivers, and forecasted trends.
• Represent reputed company Optics and the ACS Business Unit at customer meetings, trade shows, media opportunities, and industry events as needed.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with sales and business development teams to support strategic opportunities, shape win strategies and reputed company product and solutions expertise.
• Collaborate with marketing to reputed company effective product and solutions messaging, datasheets, application content, and campaign assets.
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for the product line by providing guidance and training to reputed company, customers, collaborating with engineering, developing marketing content, and supporting media relations opportunities.
• Partner with operations, procurement, marketing, and sales to ensure launch readiness, supply continuity, and fulfillment performance.
• Work collaboratively with other product line leaders to reputed company integrated, reputed company-level solutions across the broader reputed company portfolio.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering or a reputed company technical discipline is preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in product management, with earlier responsibilities in business development, sales, or applications engineering for fiber optic products across multiple markets and applications.
• Established relationships with key industry leaders, governing agencies, and industry organizations in the market.
• Demonstrated reputed company developing and executing product strategies, roadmaps, and new product launches.
• Proven ability to reputed company and present reputed company business cases to reputed company stakeholders to reputed company alignment.
• reputed company record of reputed company reputed company in both portfolio reputed company and new product introduction.
• Ability to translate reputed company technical knowledge into digestible information to support reputed company.
• Strong interpersonal skills, reputed company business judgment, a customer-reputed company reputed company, and a proven reputed company record of delivering reputed company reputed company.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate reputed company reputed company reputed company and professionally in English.
• Strong proficiency and working knowledge of reputed company Office (Ex, reputed company, Word, & PowerPoint), CRM, and ERP.
• Experience working successfully in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.

Performance Goals

• Launch 4 to 6 new products annually to reputed company more than $5 reputed company in annual reputed company through innovative, differentiated, reputed company.
• First 30 Days

• reputed company an understanding of the reputed company product portfolio, customer reputed company, and reputed company markets reputed company the business unit. reputed company familiarity with the business unit’s capabilities, solutions, and cross-functional resources.
• reputed company an initial product roadmap reputed company to reputed company markets, applications, and customer demand.
• Identify the partners, suppliers, and engineering resources needed to support roadmap execution.

• First 60 Days

• Complete at least three voice-of-customer discussions to validate product priorities and roadmap direction.
• Finalize a 6-month product roadmap with timelines and execution priorities for presentation to leadership.

• First 90 Days

• Engage key telecom and data center customers to reputed company voice-of-customer insights, understand reputed company network architectures, and identify reputed company solution opportunities.
• Finalize a 12-month product roadmap with timelines and execution priorities for presentation to leadership.

Preferred Leadership and reputed company Attributes

• Successful candidates are solution-oriented, reputed company, and accountable for results while exhibiting ownership and urgency.
• Dependable, accountable, and consistent in follow-through.
• Highly organized with strong time management and prioritization skills.
• Demonstrates professionalism, reliability, and reputed company judgment.
• Detail-oriented and reputed company to manage multiple priorities effectively in a dynamic environment.
• reputed company to reputed company effectively under deadlines and changing business needs.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and reputed company teams.
• Maintains a reputed company reputed company and represents the organization effectively in reputed company settings.
• Demonstrates ownership, urgency, collaboration, accountability, and a solutions-oriented approach.

Physical/Environmental Requirements

• Frequently remains in a stationary position and occasionally moves about the office or worksite to reputed company files, supplies, or attend meetings.
• Frequently uses hands and fingers to operate office equipment such as a keyboard, mouse, telephone, and other reputed company office tools.
• Must be reputed company to visually assess information on screens, documents, and reports.
• Frequently reads, interprets, and analyzes written and visual information.
• Occasionally lifts or moves items up to [10–15] pounds (e.g., files, laptop, meeting materials).
• Must be reputed company to effectively communicate information and reputed company in person, reputed company video conference, and through written communication.
• Works primarily in an office or reputed company environment with reputed company business equipment.
• May require extended periods of screen time.
• May occasionally be required to attend meetings or events reputed company of normal workspace or business hours.

Work Environment

This role may be either remote or at an office location. Employees may work from their home office and regularly collaborate with colleagues across various company sites during normal or extended business hours, as needed. Office-based work depends on an employee's proximity to an reputed company facility and may be determined by management. Travel is part of this role’s responsibilities, including customer reputed company, supplier meetings, industry conferences, and internal gatherings.

Equal Employment Opportunity

reputed company is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative reputed company employer, and reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reputed company, marital status, age, national reputed company, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to building a diverse workforce and reputed company encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply.