Director Product Line Management Optical Engines
Core
Define, execute, and own the product strategy and lifecycle for Adtran's optical engine portfolio, including pluggable optics and embedded solutions for access, aggregation, metro, and transport use cases.
Role type
Director, Product Line Management (Optical Engines)
Builds
Optical engines (pluggable, coherent, embedded) for open networking and disaggregated systems
Domain
Telecommunications / Optical Networking
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Product strategy & roadmap ownership, P&L management, market requirement specification, ROI analysis, customer requirement translation, cross-functional team leadership, supply chain strategy, pricing strategy
Preferred skills
Open networking & disaggregated systems, semiconductor-adjacent business leadership, service-provider purchasing models, global supplier management
Technologies
Coherent optics (ZR/ZR+), DWDM systems, pluggable form factors, Open Line Systems
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end product strategy and roadmap; Define product positioning and value propositions; Drive make/buy/partner decisions; Serve as voice of the customer; Monitor market trends and competitive dynamics; Lead product lifecycle management from concept to end-of-life; Build and mentor a product line management team
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & team management