Principal-Product Mgmt

Uniti•New York, NY

About The Position

The Associate Principal-Product Management is responsible for the strategic direction, commercial performance, and lifecycle management of assigned Wholesale products. The role serves as the business owner for the product portfolio and is ultimately accountable for product P&L performance, including revenue growth, profitability, forecasting accuracy, pricing strategy, and investment prioritization. This role translates strategy into product priorities and execution plans, leads cross-functional alignment across the Product POD, and drives initiatives that strengthen Uniti Wholesale’s market position, improve customer outcomes, and accelerate sales growth. Product Managers lead dedicated Product PODs, with support from Product Development Managers, Pricing Analysts, Contract Administration, and Engineering. The position can be based in the Eastern or Central Time Zone.

Requirements

7–10 years of progressive experience in product management, product strategy, or related business leadership roles.
Experience owning and materially influencing product financial performance, including pricing, forecasting, profitability, and revenue growth.
Strong strategic thinking and ability to translate business objectives into product direction and executable plans.
Demonstrated analytical capability, including use of data, reporting, and financial insights to drive decisions.
Strong cross-functional leadership and ability to influence teams across multiple disciplines.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in optical networking, specifically wavelength, spectrum, and managed optical fiber networking Wholesale products.
Experience supporting carrier, hyperscaler, government, and large enterprise customer segments.
Knowledge of market-based pricing strategy, serviceability analysis, and commercial product development in a network-based business.
Familiarity with optical transport, dedicated optical network solutions, and emerging high-capacity product initiatives such as 800G services.
Experience working in a highly cross-functional product operating model.

Responsibilities

Own the overall business performance of assigned products, including product P&L, revenue growth, margin performance, forecasting, and long-range value creation.
Set strategic direction for assigned product areas by identifying market opportunities, setting priorities, and defining product roadmaps aligned with customer demand and business objectives.
Develop product strategies, pricing approaches, packaging, positioning, and go-to-market priorities to drive sales and revenue growth.
Translate strategy into team priorities, execution plans, and roadmap deliverables that support disciplined delivery and measurable business results.
Lead the Product POD and work with Sales, Engineering, Operations, Finance, Legal, Contract Administration, and other cross-functional teams to align execution with strategic and financial goals.
Apply broad technical fluency to product direction, prioritization, customer solutions, and investment decisions.
Use data analytics and business intelligence to identify trends, measure performance, improve forecasting, and support product and commercial decisions.
Own AOP forecasting, planning assumptions, variance analysis, and performance reviews for assigned products.
Conduct root cause analysis of business, operational, pricing, or delivery issues and implement corrective actions.
Establish and improve processes that increase efficiency, consistency, accountability, and operational discipline across the product organization.
Develop and support strategic initiatives, including supply chain management, big deal support, product rationalization and integration, dedicated optical network development, 800G/product and protection initiatives, near-net product enhancements, serviceability footprint improvements, delivery interval tracking, and advanced pricing analytics.
Partner with Legal and other stakeholders to ensure products, contracts, and programs align with company policies, regulatory requirements, and commercial commitments.
Communicate product strategy, performance, risks, and recommendations clearly to leadership, customers, and cross-functional stakeholders.
Provide reporting and insights that explain business drivers, impacts, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions, not just status updates.
Align product priorities and reporting with customer needs, market trends, and key business review cadences.