Lead telecom product lifecycle strategy at Ciena, connecting market insight, business cases, pricing, and profitability across Broadband FTTx and DCOM Products.
As Product Lifecycle Manager, you will guide product scaling and graceful retirements for networking equipment. You will coordinate Engineering, Sales, Supply Chain, customers, and executive leadership. Your work will translate market shifts, customer priorities, technical trends, and competitive insight into explicit requirements, investments, and lifecycle plans.
Key Responsibilities: Build business cases linking pricing, margins, revenue, costs, and investments
Develop strategies for scaling products and managing graceful retirements
Engage customers on network evolution priorities and architecture discussions
Coordinate product data and timelines across cross-functional teams




Implement engineering change orders and risk mitigation plans
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, business, or related field
Ten-plus years in telecom, datacom, or networking product lifecycle management
Experience leading complex initiatives through cross-functional influence
Business acumen spanning pricing, forecasting, profitability, and portfolio planning
Knowledge of FTTx PON, IP networking, and routing technologies
Bring commercial judgment and networking expertise to Ciena’s product lifecycle decisions, customer outcomes, and profitable portfolio growth.

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📌 Senior Telecom Product Lifecycle Manager (Manitoba)
🏢 Ciena
📍 Manitoba