CareerPlan

Director, Optics Strategy and Partnerships

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$216k2026-09-16 → 2026-11-10
Based in United States

Core

Develop and build the optics roadmap for scale-out and scale-up networking, simplifying complex requirements into clear working documents and communicating the vision to internal and external groups.

Role type

Director, Optics Strategy and Partnerships

Builds

Optics roadmap for data center and networking platforms

Domain

Data center networking, silicon photonics, optical interconnects

Required skills

Optical interconnects, silicon photonics, lasers, high-performance data center networking, Ethernet/Infiniband switching & routing, Data Center infrastructure, partnership building, business contract management, investment justification

Preferred skills

Product management for optical transceivers, silicon photonics, or co-packaged optics, product strategy formulation, requirement specification for networking environments

Technologies

Silicon photonics, lasers, Ethernet, Infiniband

Responsibilities

Lead the optics product and technology roadmap process across all data center and networking platforms; Work directly with customers and developers to understand use cases and requirements; Provide input and mentorship to architecture and development teams for optics and interconnects; Identify and evaluate new technologies, innovations, and partner relationships; Produce technical content including blogs, white papers, webinars, and tutorials

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership