Lightmatter
Sr. Staff Product Manager (Photonics)
Boston, MA; Mountain View, CA · Staff+ · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$214k-$286kDetected 21 days ago
Product ManagementBusiness DevelopmentOutbound SalesValuationElectrical Engineering
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About the role
- The company invented the world's first 3D-stacked photonics engine, Passage™, capable of connecting thousands to millions of processors at the speed of light in extreme-scale data centers for the most advanced AI and HPC workloads.
Responsibilities
- Drive product definition (MRD/PRD), SKU strategy, and commercial positioning for silicon photonics products focusing on the Passage interconnect platform, evaluation systems, and demonstration vehicles.
- Drive strategic industry partnerships to ensure the availability of key optical hardware solutions (lasers, fibers, connectors, and components).
- Partner with sales to win key accounts by creating high-impact customer proposals, technical collaterals, and ROI/value proposition frameworks.
- Collaborate with technical teams to produce high-value outbound collateral and technical documentation.
Requirements
- Must have detailed market and technical knowledge of silicon photonics and related optical technologies.
- 10+years of related experience with 6+ years in product management, marketing, applications engineering, and business development roles driving high-complexity semiconductor products to volume production.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering field.
- Deep experience with datacenter-deployed technology, including the management, provisioning, operation, and maintenance of optical components.
- Strong communicator with a track record of aligning multi-disciplinary teams to eliminate misalignments and accelerate delivery schedules.
- Proven track record driving products from initial business definition through design-in, volume production, and end-of-life (EOL).
- Comprehensive end-to-end knowledge of semiconductor chip design and manufacturing processes.
- Skilled in gathering, analyzing, and interpreting complex datasets to inform product and business strategy.
- Collaborative leader adept at leveraging key financial indicators and metrics to drive profitable business decisions.
Nice to have
- PhD focused on Optics, Photonics, or related advanced photonic technology.
- Proactive self-starter who excels in fast-paced environments, managing competing priorities, and taking full ownership of rapid, high-quality execution.
- Quick learner with a hands-on, "no task is too big or too small" approach to solving complex problems.
- Strong, established professional network across relevant datacenter, semiconductor, and optical industry segments.
Skills
- Lightmatter is leading the revolution in AI data center infrastructure, enabling the next giant leaps in human progress.
- Lightmatter raised $400 million in its Series D round, reaching a valuation of $4.4 billion.
- Lightmatter is (re)inventing the future of computing with light!
Compensation
- total compensation goes beyond base salary, it also includes a new hire equity grant, annual performance-based equity, and other rewards that recognize your impact and contribution.
- $214,000 - $286,000 USD
- The base salary range for this role determined based on location, experience, educational background, and market data.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Savings Matching Program
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Generous Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Paid Family Leave
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Commuter Benefits
- Equity grants (applicable to full-time employees)
- Lightmatter recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.
- Flexible, hybrid workplace model
Company info
- Manage product rollouts to lead customers and oversee complete lifecycle management from early development through volume production.
- We offer competitive compensation.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Export Control
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