Senior Product Line Manager for Submarine Components

Lumentum•Ottawa, ON

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About The Position

Lumentum is a company committed to passion and customer focus, fostering a culture of growth and enthusiasm. Lumentum Canada has been recognized as a Top Employer for six consecutive years and a Best Employer for Recent Graduates for five consecutive years. The company illuminates the networks of tomorrow with advanced photonic technologies for AI, data centers, telecom, industrial, and sensing applications. They provide building blocks for reliable, efficient, and scalable data movement, supporting AI and compute infrastructure, cloud and DCI environments, and metro and long-haul networks. Lumentum's lasers also drive breakthroughs in precision manufacturing and sensing. With nearly five decades of innovation, Lumentum has evolved from JDS Uniphase into a global force in communication infrastructure. Headquartered in San Jose, California, Lumentum operates worldwide through a network of R&D, manufacturing, and sales locations, building a team of passionate innovators to collaborate, create, and connect the world.

Requirements

10 years of Product Marketing or Business Development experience in a global setting
University degree in a technical field
Demonstrated ability to drive product line strategy and execute on roadmaps
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to effectively manage multiple goals and priorities
Ability to work with geographically distributed teams and business partners

Nice To Haves

Experience in the telecommunication markets, exposure to the unique requirements of HiRel submarine components a strong plus
MBA degree a strong plus
Deep customer relationships within the optical/telecommunications industry would be a strong asset
Technical experience in telecommunications technologies such optical amplification, passive optics and laser diodes would be preferred

Responsibilities

Understands the market to identify the key customers and establish relationships as appropriate
Facilitates customer visits in order to better understand the customer’s needs and implement solutions
Screens potential business opportunities by analysing market strategies, deal requirements, potential, and financials; evaluating options and resolving internal priorities
Provides market intelligence on investment and industry trends to enable a more focused marketing effort
Understands the market, both internally and externally, including competitor positions, strategies, segmentation and current/future direction
Collaborates with other departments and defines the product specifications (from a commercial perspective), required personnel, and outside vendor relationships in the development of new products.
Develop a compelling product development roadmap
Acts as a focal point for resolution of product related issues
Keeps abreast of technological developments in the area of expertise to ensure a high technical quality in tools and techniques developed in the group
Performs other duties as assigned