Cisco · 1 month ago
Product Management Leader, Client Optics - Acacia (Remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$176K/yr - $250K/yr
12+ years expCisco is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-speed coherent optical interconnect products. As a Product Management Leader for Acacia, you will be responsible for driving the integration and promotion of Acacia’s high-speed optical interconnect products within Cisco’s broader portfolio, collaborating with engineering and operations teams to ensure product success throughout its life cycle.
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Responsibilities
Collaborate with Engineering on managing and progressing product development projects as well as developing requirements and priorities
Collaborate with Operations: Partner with the operations team to enhance supply chain security, manufacturability, capacity ramp-up, and cost reduction
Drive Product Success: Lead the product through every stage of its life cycle, ensuring specs, quality, market timing, and profitability
Define Requirements: Establish clear product requirements
Drive customer product documentation in collaboration with Engineering and Systems Applications Engineering
Execute and Review: Oversee all phases of the Product Life Cycle and ensure successful Decision Reviews
Collaborate on Roadmaps and Go-to-Market Strategy: Influence strategic decisions on product and customer engagement, prioritization, and resource allocation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in optical/electronic engineering, physics, or a related field to include 12+ years of industry experience in product development, field application engineering or product management
Demonstrated technical expertise in software, hardware and/or optics engineering
Demonstrated experience understanding client optics and/or optical transceiver market and standardization
Demonstrated experience with full product life cycle process including product releases and return on investment analysis
Preferred
Significant background and experience in related engineering field(s)
Understanding of the role and implications of IEEE and OIF standards
Understanding of client optics applications and corresponding priorities
Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, demonstrated through various professional or personal experiences
Experience presenting to a technical audience distilling and addressing their concerns
Experienced in communicating a clear strategy and motivating team members
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
A 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan.
For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.
Company
Cisco
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