Senior Product Manager, Telecom – Transmission
Switzerland Global Enterprise
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
Tech Stack
Cyber Security
About the role
- Lead the end-to-end strategy and long-term roadmap for the Transmission Communications portfolio.
- Identify evolving needs in transmission grids, including protection, redundancy schemes, IEC standards, cybersecurity, and digital substation modernization.
- Analyze markets, technology shifts, and competitive landscapes to define prioritized investments.
- Evaluate and influence inorganic growth opportunities, including technology partnerships and acquisitions.
- Lead product lifecycle of products including, but not limited to: Optical multiplexers (SDH/SONET/OTN/Packet Optical), Industrial Ethernet switches, Teleprotection signalling systems, Power Line Carrier (PLC) communication devices.
- Translate customer insights and technical requirements into prioritized roadmaps and release plans.
- Pace Product releases to ensure they are aligned with relevant operating rhythms for the portfolio, including multi-generation product plans, business plans, and NPI cycles.
- Define and monitor operational results for the portfolio, including financials & market shares objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum 15 years of experience of leading product management, product marketing and/or technical development, in Utility/Industrial Communication segment
- Strong understanding of transmission systems, substation automation, protection schemes, and critical communications
- Demonstrated experience working with global teams and customers.
- MBA or advanced technical degree (desired)
- Experience developing long-term product and portfolio strategies (desired)
- Proven ability to analyze markets, build business cases, and define strategic roadmaps (desired)
- Knowledge of teleprotection, optical networking, and utility communications standards (desired)
- Schedule flexibility to work across global time zones (desired)
- Willingness to travel 25–50% (desired)
- Lean process/transformation experience (desired)
Benefits
- Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
product managementproduct marketingtechnical developmenttransmission systemssubstation automationprotection schemesteleprotectionoptical networkingbusiness case analysisportfolio strategies
Soft skills
leadershipcustomer insights translationglobal team collaborationstrategic roadmap definitionschedule flexibilitywillingness to travel
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineeringMBA or advanced technical degree