This senior PLM position will be responsible for supporting Ciena’s HSPC product development including Coherent Driver Modulators (CDMs), Coherent Optical Sub Assemblies (COSA), Transmit and Receive PICS, nITLAs, Semi Conductor Amplifiers (SOAs) and more for both internal and external 3rd party consumption.
Develop strong relationship with the Ciena development teams driving industry leading products in this space
Responsibilities include developing business cases, product structure, managing delivery schedule, forecasting and supply chain including end product adoption.
Engage in sales activities requiring product/solution presentations at all levels of engineering and management.
Collaborate frequently with Ciena WaveLogic Technologies Product Management and R&D teams to understand and work to align the organization’s optical Plan of Record to the needs of the customers.

Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent)
10 years in the Telecom / Component industry
demonstrated knowledge supporting optical transmission hardware and software and/or related optoelectronic component solutions
Knowledge of coherent communication technology is essential
In-depth knowledge of coherent modems, associated electro optics components and high-speed interconnect devices
Experience with supply chain side of HSPC (Wafer fabs, CMs etc)
Proven ability to quickly develop new customer relationships
Thorough understanding of customers buying decisions and procurement processes
Functional knowledge across operations, marketing, pre-sales, product management and pricing
Proven Writing and verbal Skills: business plans, proposals, value propositions, marketing collateral and business letters

Senior Director, Product Line Management

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