Advisor, Portfolio Marketing, Interconnects

Ciena

Advisor, Product Marketing driving market share growth for high-speed interconnects at Ciena. Collaborating across teams to translate technology into compelling market impact for a technology leader.

Posted 4/24/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaSeniorLead💰 CA$101,100 - CA$161,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive and support global go-to-market initiatives that accelerate adoption and market share growth for Ciena’s high-speed interconnect offerings.
Develop differentiated portfolio positioning grounded in market, customer, and competitive intelligence.
Create compelling, audience-specific digital and field marketing content that builds demand and thought leadership.
Influence mindshare by supporting external communications with partners, media, and industry analysts.
Collaborate closely with Product Line Management, Marketing, and Sales to ensure alignment with business and corporate objectives.
Partner with Research and Development (R&D) to ensure technical accuracy and clarity across all marketing materials.
Support Ciena’s presence at tradeshows, industry forums, and partner or analyst events.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in product marketing, solutions marketing, or related roles within networking, telecommunications, or semiconductor industries.
Demonstrated expertise in electrical and optical interconnect technologies, including Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes), Electronic Integrated Circuits (EIC), Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC), Digital Signal Processing (DSP), coherent optical components, and coherent Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs).
Strong understanding of data center architectures, including scale-up and scale-out applications.
Proven ability to develop high-quality written content for technical and business audiences, including blogs, white papers, presentations, and case studies.
Strong presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills across internal and external stakeholders.
Experience working effectively in cross-functional, globally distributed teams.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, drive initiatives to completion, and operate with minimal supervision.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision plans
participation in 401(K) (USA) & DCPP (Canada) with company matching
Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
company-paid holidays
paid sick leave
vacation time

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Hard Skills & Tools

product marketingsolutions marketingelectrical interconnect technologiesoptical interconnect technologiesSerializer/Deserializer (SerDes)Electronic Integrated Circuits (EIC)Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC)Digital Signal Processing (DSP)coherent optical componentscoherent Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs)

Soft Skills

presentation skillsinterpersonal skillscommunication skillscollaborationability to manage multiple prioritiesinitiativeoperating with minimal supervision