As the global leader in high-speed connectivity, Ciena is committed to a people-first approach, with a culture focused on prioritizing a flexible work environment that empowers individual growth, well-being, and belonging. This is a product manager position in the Optical Systems PLM team, responsible for defining, introducing, and life cycle managing Ciena's industry leading Optical System products.
Requirements
- 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 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
- Articulate the features and value proposition of products to Sales team and customers
- Support sales activities through active involvement in lead customer engagements and key bid activities
- Drive market pricing strategies and product cost reduction programs to balance market share growth with long term portfolio profitability
- Work closely with Sale team and Supply Chain to drive revenue plan and volume forecast
- Translate portfolio strategy into actionable product requirements and associated release plans.
- Drive cross functional team consisting of Sales, Marketing and R&D to establish a portfolio strategy for accelerated growth in the market by systematically analyzing customer needs, product requirements and associated market opportunities
- Define, develop, drive product roadmap and manage R&D development priorities for maximizing market share and revenue growth
- Drive complete lifecycle management of products from concept through to product retirement
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- 401(K) (USA) & DCPP (Canada) with company matching
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Company-paid holidays
- Paid sick leave
- Vacation time
- Paid Family Leave
- Discretionary incentive bonus
- Sales commission
