Product Management, Senior Director

* Contribute to the development and execution of the company's product strategy, aligning product investments with business objectives and market opportunities.

* Define and drive the product roadmap for assigned product lines, balancing customer requirements, market trends, technical innovation, and business priorities.

* Develop comprehensive market requirements and product requirements documents (MRDs/PRDs) based on customer insights, market analysis, and competitive intelligence.

* Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, OEMs, partners, and industry influencers to understand current challenges and anticipate future needs.

* Conduct ongoing competitive analysis, including product capabilities, pricing, positioning, and go-to-market strategies, and develop plans to strengthen competitive differentiation.

* Identify new market opportunities and recommend product enhancements, new product introductions, or portfolio investments to drive revenue growth and market share expansion.

* Partner closely with Engineering and Program Management teams to translate market requirements into product specifications and ensure successful product delivery.

* Lead cross-functional alignment across Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Customer Support to ensure product success throughout the lifecycle.

* Support product launches by defining positioning, value propositions, pricing recommendations, and customer-facing messaging.

* Track product performance, customer adoption, and market feedback, leveraging data-driven insights to refine product strategy and roadmap priorities.

* Serve as the voice of the customer within the organization, ensuring that product decisions are grounded in market needs and customer value.

* Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field; Advanced technical degree and/or MBA preferred.

* 15+ years of technical and product management experience of which minimum 10 in product management

* Excellent understanding of Datacenter and AI Datacenter architectures, networking and trends impacting Electrical and Optical Connectivity

* Excellent understanding of Connectivity Technologies and Ecosystem - Optical and Electrical

* Deep understanding of Networking and NPO/CPO technologies would be an asset