Advisor, Product Line Management Conseiller gestion des gammes de produits

at  Ciena

CIENA IS COMMITTED TO OUR PEOPLE-FIRST PHILOSOPHY. OUR TEAMS ENJOY A CULTURE FOCUSED ON PRIORITIZING A PERSONALIZED AND FLEXIBLE WORK ENVIRONMENT THAT EMPOWERS AN INDIVIDUAL’S PASSIONS, GROWTH, WELLBEING AND BELONGING. WE’RE A TECHNOLOGY COMPANY THAT LEADS WITH OUR HUMANITY—DRIVING OUR BUSINESS PRIORITIES ALONGSIDE MEANINGFUL SOCIAL, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIETAL IMPACT.

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SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible for defining product and business direction for Ciena products on Converged Packet Optical products determined via interactions with key customer decision makers, industry initiatives/standards and R&D subject matter experts.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum BS in engineering (with telecommunications, networking or communications systems concentration) – or equivalent experience
• MBA desired
• 10+ years of relevant industry experience with successful and progressive track record of accomplishment, leadership and increasing responsibility, including at least 5 years of significant product line management (or equivalent) experience.

• Work with customers and account teams to ensure product / portfolio alignment to market demands
• Work with broader PLM leadership team to ensure a complete cross portfolio evolution strategy is in place to ensure Ciena meets its corporate goals
• Work with R&D, supply chain and procurement to ensure optimize product / solution costs
• Work with R&D to ensure appropriate feature prioritization / roll out
• Work with sales and customers to ensure appropriate pricing
• Work with Marketing team to ensure that our competitive differentiation is clearly articulated and understood by sales, customers, and the financial community