ADTRAN
Director Product Line Management Optical Engines
Ottawa · Director
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 30 days ago
Product ManagementProduct StrategySupply ChainLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- The Director of Product Line Management for Optical Engines is responsible for defining, executing, and owning the product strategy and lifecycle for Adtran's optical engine portfolio.
- This role sets the vision for client pluggables and embedded optical engines supporting access, aggregation, metro, and transport use cases, aligned to Adtran's open networking and disaggregated systems strategy.
Responsibilities
- Own the end‑to‑end product strategy and roadmap for Optical Engines (e.g., pluggable optics, coherent engines, embedded optical solutions).
- Drive make/buy/partner decisions for optical technologies in alignment with corporate strategy.
- Serve as the voice of the customer, translating service provider, MSO, enterprise, and partner requirements into product definitions.
- Own business cases, pricing strategies, margin targets, and ROI for the optical engine portfolio.
- Lead product lifecycle management from concept, development, launch, and growth through end‑of‑life.
- Partner with engineering to ensure on‑time, on‑budget delivery of products meeting performance, cost, and quality targets.
- Collaborate with operations and supply chain on long‑term component strategy, vendor relationships, and cost optimization.
- Support sales, solutions engineering, and marketing with technical messaging, enablement, and customer presentations.
- Build, mentor, and lead a high‑performing product line management team.
- Deliver Market Requirement Specifications and ROI analysis for new product concepts, working with R&D and lead customers to help define the roadmap
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical field
- 10+ years of experience in optical networking technology, with at least 5 years in product management or product line leadership.
- Proven experience owning a product P&L or equivalent business responsibility.
Nice to have
- Experience with open networking, disaggregated optical systems, or software‑defined networking.
- Prior leadership in semiconductor‑adjacent or optics component businesses.
- Familiarity with service‑provider purchasing models and long product lifecycles.
- Experience working with global suppliers and contract manufacturers.
- Key Success Metrics
- Revenue growth and margin performance of the optical engines portfolio
- On‑time delivery of roadmap commitments
- Customer adoption across Adtran platforms
Company info
- This leader serves as the primary business owner for the optical engine product line, driving market success through close collaboration with R&D, supply chain, sales, marketing, system product management, and key customers and partners.
- Engage directly with Tier 1 and Tier 2 customers on roadmap alignment, feature prioritization, and custom requirements.
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