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How You Will Contribute Create and lead the operating system for Services innovation, including intake, prioritization, experimentation, governance, funding and handoff to portfolio ownership.
Direct a team of innovation PLMs and cross-functional contributors while maintaining explicit accountability for decisions, milestones, risk and business outcomes.
Lead special projects sponsored by Services leadership where the opportunity is strategic, ambiguous,



cross-portfolio or not yet owned by an established portfolio. Key Responsibilities Develop the Services innovation strategy, priorities and portfolio in alignment with Services strategy, technology direction and growth objectives.
Establish an innovation pipeline and decision forums with SPLM, Services R&D;, Services CTO, Business Development, Finance, delivery and regional stakeholders.
Oversee evaluation of addressable market, customer need, strategic fit, feasibility, investment, risk, differentiation and route to market.
Direct rapid prototyping, customer co-creation, pilots and evidence development; stop, iterate,

📌 Director, Services Innovation (Yukon)
🏢 Ciena
📍 Yukon