Shape Broadband FTTx and DCOM product decisions at Ciena through customer insight, pricing strategy, and technical market analysis.
This Product Lifecycle Manager role connects account teams, customers, Engineering, Supply Chain, and leadership around profitable products. You will evaluate opportunities, validate roadmap assumptions, guide positioning, and manage product retirements. The role requires hands-on business cases, portfolio planning, competitive analysis, and lifecycle execution.
Key Responsibilities:
- Evaluate market opportunities and guide product pricing and positioning
- Support customer architecture discussions and roadmap assumption validation
- Convert market and customer inputs into product requirements
- Track performance and prioritize investments across product portfolios
- Maintain alignment across Engineering, Marketing, Services, and account teams
Requirements:
- Ten-plus years with telecom, datacom, or networking equipment vendors
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, business, or related field
- Experience developing business cases and forecasting product performance
- Ability to influence engineering, commercial, operational, and customer organizations
- Technical knowledge of OLTs, ONUs, OMCI, Netconf/Yang, and PON
Use FTTx expertise, customer understanding, and commercial analysis to guide Ciena products from chance through lifecycle decisions.
📌 Broadband FTTx Product Manager (Canada)
🏢 Ciena
📍 Canada