TechBiz Global

Optical Product Line Manager

TechBiz Global

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇵🇱 Poland

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Job Level

SeniorLead

About the role

  • Own the product lifecycle from concept, requirements, and roadmap through launch, sustainment, and end-of-life
  • Define product vision and strategy for DWDM optical transport products supporting 100G / 400G / 800G coherent technologies
  • Develop and maintain multi-year product roadmaps aligned with market trends, customer needs, and technology evolution
  • Translate market and customer requirements into product requirements documents (PRDs) and feature definitions
  • Work closely with R&D, hardware, software, and TQA teams to ensure on-time and on-spec delivery
  • Ensure strong integration between optical transport, Optical (PON) Access, and SDN-based control and management
  • Drive adoption of model-driven management using NETCONF/YANG and automation frameworks
  • Collaborate with sales, marketing, and customer teams to support product positioning, technical enablement, and customer engagements
  • Perform competitive analysis and continuously assess market, technology, and standards trends
  • Support product launch activities, documentation, training, and customer feedback loops

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (MBA or advanced degree is a plus)
  • 7+ years of experience in product management, product line management, or technical leadership roles in optical networking
  • Strong understanding of DWDM optical transport systems, including ROADM architectures and coherent optics
  • Knowledge of 100G / 400G / 800G optical technologies and deployment considerations
  • Prior experience managing products for global telecom or hyperscale customers
  • Familiarity with carrier-class service provider environments
  • Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and influence without direct authority
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Exposure to network automation, telemetry, and orchestration platforms
  • Experience with IP networking, including routing and IP-over-optical architectures
  • Solid understanding of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) concepts and architectures
  • Familiarity with NETCONF/YANG, OpenConfig, and model-driven network management.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
DWDM optical transport systemsROADM architecturescoherent optics100G optical technologies400G optical technologies800G optical technologiesnetwork automationtelemetryorchestration platformsIP networking
Soft skills
product managementtechnical leadershipcross-functional team managementinfluence without direct authoritystrong written communicationstrong verbal communication
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceMBA or advanced degree