Product Line ManagerThe Product Line Manager serves as the business owner for the customer's product portfolio and is responsible for defining product strategy, developing and managing the roadmap, leading supplier engagement, and driving portfolio growth. This role requires strong technical knowledge of fiber optics and transceiver technologies, sound commercial judgment, a deep understanding of market trends, and the ability to partner effectively across sales, engineering, marketing, operations, and supply chain. The successful candidate will translate customer needs and market insights into product decisions that support revenue growth, margin improvement, and market share gains, and drive innovation. They will represent the brand with customers, suppliers, and internal leadership, and will play a central role in shaping product direction, prioritizing investments, and delivering customer value through disciplined execution.Product Strategy & RoadmapOwn product strategy for a fiber connectivity portfolio, focusing on data center, medical, enterprise, government, and telecom markets. Identify market gaps, customer needs, and competitive opportunities; build data-backed business cases (pricing, revenue, ROI). Define and maintain both near-term and long-term product roadmaps, prioritizing high-impact initiatives and innovation. Lead agile, quick-turn product initiatives with suppliers and internal teams to accelerate time-to-market.
Develop clear product requirements and lead end-to-end NPI execution (requirements, supplier qualification, validation, pricing, and launch). Manage a robust NPI pipeline using a disciplined stage-gate process. Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, and customer applications through market engagement and research.Pricing & ProfitabilityDevelop and execute market-based pricing strategies across direct and channel sales. Build financial models to support pricing decisions, NPI business cases, and large RFPs. Partner cross-functionally to improve margins, cost competitiveness, and overall portfolio profitability.Market Intelligence & Customer EngagementServe as SME for fiber optic transceivers and connectivity solutions, tracking trends such as 400G/800G/1.6T, silicon photonics, and coherent pluggables. Engage directly with customers, partners, and industry stakeholders to understand use cases, buying behavior, and demand drivers. Represent the business in customer meetings, trade shows, and industry events.Cross-Functional CollaborationPartner with sales and business development to support strategic opportunities and define win strategies.
Collaborate with marketing on product messaging, datasheets, and campaign content. Provide product training and technical guidance to internal teams, customers, and partners. Align with operations, procurement, and sales to ensure launch readiness, supply continuity, and fulfillment performance. Work with cross-product leaders to develop integrated, system-level solutions across the broader portfolio.Performance GoalsLaunch 4 to 6 new products annually to generate more than $5 million in annual revenue through innovative, differentiated, value-driven solutions. First 30 Days: Develop an understanding of the current product portfolio, customer base, and target markets within the business unit. Gain familiarity with the business unit's capabilities, solutions, and cross-functional resources. Develop an initial product roadmap aligned to growth markets, applications, and customer demand.
Identify the partners, suppliers, and engineering resources needed to support roadmap execution. First 60 Days: Complete at least three voice-of-customer discussions to validate product priorities and roadmap direction. Finalize a 6-month product roadmap with timelines and execution priorities for presentation to leadership. First 90 Days: Engage key telecom and data center customers to gather voice-of-customer insights, understand current network architectures, and identify future solution opportunities. Finalize a 12-month product roadmap with timelines and execution priorities for presentation to leadership.This role pays a base salary between $135-175K and will be sitting remotely in Dallas, TX.