Routing and Switching Product Line Manager shaping Ciena’s high-speed networking infrastructure portfolio. Driving product strategy, roadmaps, business cases, and customer-focused execution.
Responsibilities
Own the business performance of assigned Routing and Switching products and solutions
Drive strategy, roadmap definition, business planning, execution readiness, lifecycle decisions, and financial results
Engage with account teams and customers to identify network evolution priorities and contribute to architecture discussions
Validate roadmap assumptions and position solutions around customer outcomes
Translate customer requirements, market developments, standards evolution, technology trends, and competitive insights into product requirements, business cases, investment priorities, and go-to-market plans
Build and maintain product business cases covering pricing strategy, margin objectives, revenue opportunities, cost structures, competitive positioning, investment trade-offs, and profitability targets
Align Engineering, Supply Chain, Marketing, Services, and account teams from concept through launch, adoption, and lifecycle management
Lead roadmap and portfolio planning based on customer demand, market requirements, technology readiness, platform economics, competitive differentiation, and execution considerations
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, business, or a related field
5+ years of experience in Product Management, network architecture, technical strategy, systems engineering, or a related role within telecom, networking, cloud infrastructure, or Service Provider markets
Track record of leading complex cross-functional initiatives and delivering results across engineering, commercial, operational, and customer-facing organizations
Ability to manage competing priorities, maintain momentum, and execute within a fast-paced environment
Application of IP networking and routing technologies, including IPv4/IPv6, BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, MPLS, Segment Routing, multicast, EVPN, QoS, OAM, and Service Provider network architectures
Experience with Service Provider architectures across access, aggregation, metro, core, edge, DCI, cloud interconnect, business services, and converged packet-optical environments
Ability to communicate with engineering teams and executive stakeholders
Experience evaluating innovation based on technical feasibility, customer value, execution risk, time-to-market, differentiation, and financial return
Experience working directly with Tier-1, Tier-2, MSO, or cloud/network operator customers on network modernization, routing transformation, service evolution, or automation initiatives
Exposure to AI-enabled operations, streaming telemetry, intent-based networking, cloud-native network functions, programmable infrastructure, SRv6, network slicing, and advanced orchestration
Ability to bring clarity to ambiguity, evaluate trade-offs, simplify complexity, and align teams around execution milestones and measurable outcomes
Benefits
Discretionary incentive bonus eligibility for non-sales employees
Sales commission eligibility for sales employees
Medical, dental, and vision plans
401(K) (USA) and DCPP (Canada) with company matching
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