Product Line Manager (Optical Interconnects)

TL;DR

Product Line Manager (Optical and Electrical Interconnects): Shape strategy, commercialization, and lifecycle execution of high-speed optical and electrical interconnect technologies for data centers with an accent on co-packaged optics, near-packaged optics, advanced packaging, and electrical interfaces. Focus on defining multi-year roadmaps, developing business cases, establishing pricing, and serving as interface with engineering, sales, customers, and technology partners.

Location: Ottawa or Remote (US)

Salary: $114,100 - $182,300 annually (California: $158,500 - $253,300)

Company

Global leader in high-speed connectivity with a people-first culture emphasizing flexible work, growth, well-being, and societal impact.

What you will do

• Define product strategy and multi-year roadmaps for optical and electrical interconnect technologies including co-packaged optics and advanced packaging.
• Lead commercialization of interfaces, technologies, and in-house components.
• Establish commercial offers, pricing structures, business cases, and secure approvals for new initiatives.
• Partner with marketing on product positioning, materials, presentations, data sheets, and competitive analyses.
• Serve as primary interface between engineering, sales, customers, and external technology partners.
• Assess customer needs, technology trends, regulations, and competition to guide roadmap decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• 10+ years technical experience in telecommunications or component industry
• Expertise in high-speed interconnect technologies: co-packaged optics, near-packaged optics, active electrical/copper cables, coherent/direct detect, SerDes, PHYs, electro-optics
• Knowledge of optical/electrical interconnect architectures, emerging standards, and commercialization models (modules, bare die, chiplets)
• Experience defining SDKs, documentation, sales enablement; working with cross-functional teams on features/roadmaps
• Ability to translate requirements into specifications, RFI/RFP responses; strong communication across audiences; manage multiple initiatives independently

Nice to have

• Experience with direct detect and coherent optical technologies
• Direct interfacing with external technology partners
• Prior roles in product management, solutions architecture, technical marketing, FAE, or sales engineering
• Influencing product strategies across market models
• Global customer engagements, trade shows, industry forums
• Willingness to travel ~20% including international

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work environment prioritizing growth, well-being, and belonging
• Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision; 401(K)/DCPP with matching, ESPP, EAP
• Paid holidays, sick leave, vacation, family leave compliance
• Discretionary incentive bonus eligibility (non-sales)
• Diversity-focused, equal opportunity employer