Senior Advisor, Product Line Management

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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.  

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:     

• 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

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.

CANDIDATE PROFILE:    

• Strong product background in optical fiber communications
• Proven experience of driving new product introduction into customer accounts
• Proven experience of growing a product business in a competitive environment
• Keen business sense and general management experience to drive lifecycle management of complex products and solutions from concept through retirement with clear focus on strategic and operational goals and objectives.
• Extraordinary communications and presentation skills facing customers and internal stakeholders.
• Strong program and project management skills with meticulous attention to detail in orchestrating efforts across multiple functional disciplines while overseeing and coordinating all constituent elements of product line profit and loss drivers.
• Seasoned interpersonal skills with a proven ability to achieve results through alignment of cross-functional and multi-divisional activities in a highly collaborative, team-oriented, and fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with customers, suppliers, and other functional organizations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/TRAVEL:    Up to 35% travel

The annual pay range for this position is $133,800 - $213,800 CAD

Pay ranges at Ciena are designed to accommodate variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions, and locations, reflecting our diverse products, industries, and lines of business. Please note that the pay range information provided in this posting pertains specifically to the primary location, which is the top location listed in case multiple locations are available.

Non-Sales employees may be eligible for a discretionary incentive bonus, while Sales employees may be eligible for a sales commission. In addition to competitive compensation, Ciena offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, participation in 401(K) (USA) & DCPP (Canada) with company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company-paid holidays, paid sick leave, and vacation time. We also comply with all applicable laws regarding Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

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