PRODUCT LINE MANAGER (PLM) – OPTICAL ENGINES

Ranovus is a leading provider of high-capacity photonics-based interconnect solutions that enable scale-up and scale-out compute networks for AI and cloud infrastructure. Our ODIN® optical engine platform combines advanced silicon photonics, high-speed electronics, lasers, and packaging technologies to deliver multi-terabit/second connectivity with industry-leading energy efficiency.
We are seeking a Product Line Manager (PLM) to own the strategy, roadmap, and execution for our next-generation multi-terabit optical engines .

Key Responsibilities

• Product Strategy & Roadmap
• Define and execute the product roadmap for high-capacity optical engines (100G–200G/lane, multi-terabit systems).
• Anticipate customer needs and align products to Hyperscaler, AI/ML infrastructure, and networking roadmaps.
• Work with executive leadership to set pricing, positioning, and go-to-market strategy.
• Customer & Market Engagement
• Act as the primary interface with hyperscalers, networking OEMs, and semiconductor partners.
• Collect and translate customer requirements into product features and specifications.
• Build business cases, market analyses, and competitive positioning for product decisions.
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Drive collaboration across engineering, sales, operations, and executive teams to deliver on time and within budget.
• Define MRDs (Market Requirement Documents) and PRDs (Product Requirement Documents).
• Ensure seamless new product introduction (NPI) and lifecycle management.
• Performance & Metrics

• Track KPIs across revenue, margins, adoption rate, and customer satisfaction.Identify opportunities for differentiation in power efficiency, bandwidth density, and cost per bit.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering, or related field (Master’s or MBA preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in product management, business development, or technical marketing in optical interconnects, photonics, or semiconductor industries.
• Strong technical understanding of silicon photonics, optical engines, pluggables, or Co-Packaged Optics (CPO).
• Proven success managing multi-terabit interconnect products or high-speed networking technologies (Ethernet, PCIe, InfiniBand, etc.).
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills with ability to engage C-level and technical stakeholders.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a track record of driving new product adoption in emerging markets.

• Product Strategy & Roadmap
• Define and execute the product roadmap for high-capacity optical engines (100G–200G/lane, multi-terabit systems).
• Anticipate customer needs and align products to Hyperscaler, AI/ML infrastructure, and networking roadmaps.
• Work with executive leadership to set pricing, positioning, and go-to-market strategy.
• Customer & Market Engagement
• Act as the primary interface with hyperscalers, networking OEMs, and semiconductor partners.
• Collect and translate customer requirements into product features and specifications.
• Build business cases, market analyses, and competitive positioning for product decisions.
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Drive collaboration across engineering, sales, operations, and executive teams to deliver on time and within budget.
• Define MRDs (Market Requirement Documents) and PRDs (Product Requirement Documents).
• Ensure seamless new product introduction (NPI) and lifecycle management.
• Performance & Metrics
• Track KPIs across revenue, margins, adoption rate, and customer satisfaction.Identify opportunities for differentiation in power efficiency, bandwidth density, and cost per bit