Optical Product Line Manager
TechBiz Global
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Poland
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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
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Hard Skills & Tools
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