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CPE Product Manager

Johannesburg, Gauteng💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-23 → 2026-08-10

Core

Define and manage the end-to-end Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) portfolio across consumer, enterprise, and private 5G product lines to support commercial growth and service quality.

Role type

Senior Product Manager (Hardware/Connectivity)

Builds

CPE devices for consumer broadband, fixed wireless access, SME/enterprise connectivity, and private 5G deployments.

Domain

Telecommunications, Connectivity, Networking, Broadband, Private 5G

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Portfolio strategy, lifecycle management, business case development, vendor evaluation, cross-functional coordination, commercial negotiation, technical requirement translation, market segmentation, operational alignment

Preferred skills

Fixed wireless access, Broadband CPE, Enterprise networking, Managed connectivity, Private LTE/5G, Device management, provisioning, lifecycle practices, OEM/ODM experience, Enterprise/industrial telecom environments

Technologies

Wi-Fi, Private 5G, Private LTE, Zero-touch provisioning, Remote diagnostics, Firmware management

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain CPE portfolio strategy across multiple market segments; Define segment-based device requirements by use case and customer profile; Own the end-to-end lifecycle of CPE products from evaluation to retirement; Define product and technical requirements for CPE devices; Manage relationships with CPE vendors, ODMs, and chipset providers; Coordinate with operations, supply chain, and customer support to ensure product readiness.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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