Posted 5 days ago
Sr Director Product Mgt.
@ Nokia
Kanata, Ontario
Overview
Nokia is hiring a Sr. Director of Product Management for its NI ON Systems Portfolio PLM department to define a multi-year business strategy for optical networking. The role leads a squad, owns annual financial commitments and customer partnerships, and works with R&D, supply chain and sales. The posting requires 10 or more years in product management or system architecture in optical communications and requires travel.
Responsibilities:
- Define and execute multi-year business strategy for optical products
- Deliver annual financial commitments and secure new customer partnerships
- Collaborate with R&D, supply chain and sales on roadmap and product excellence
- Develop marketing materials and pricing strategies
- Mentor a high-performing product squad
Requirements summary:
- 10 or more years as product manager or system architect in optical communications
- Customer interaction experience
- Experience in optical networking companies is desired
- Strong presentation skills
- Ability to work in distributed international teams
- Requires travel
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-09
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-14
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Job details
| Seniority | Director |
| Department | Product management |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: moderate |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
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Step into a leadership role at Nokia's NI ON Systems Portfolio PLM department, where your expertise will guide the industry. As the Sr. Director, you'll architect a business strategy, defining a multi-year plan for profitability and market leadership. This role offers a chance to influence optical networking, collaborate with diverse teams, and mentor a high-performing squad.
How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn
- Define and execute a comprehensive business strategy, setting clear goals and tactics.
- Deliver annual commitments on financial metrics, securing new customer partnerships.
- Collaborate with optical businesses on future roadmap, ensuring market competitiveness.
- Engage with R&D, supply chain, and sales teams to enhance product excellence.
- Understand lead customer needs, delivering tailored solutions for business success.
- Identify high-value applications, supporting RFPs, and maximizing profitability.
- Enable and support the sales team with expertise during market introduction.
- Develop compelling marketing materials and pricing strategies for the product platform.
- Coordinate with PLM to deliver customer-focused solutions, ensuring satisfaction.
- Evaluate ROI scenarios, making data-driven decisions for business growth.
Experience and requirements
- 10 or more years of experience as a Product Manager, System Architect of similar technology position in the optical communication industry
- Experience in customer interaction
- Experience in the optical networking companies is desired.
- Ability to address problems and topics outside of direct experience, abstract and understand and communicate content, natural problem solver
- Ability to work independent and self-organized
- Ability to work in a distributed team and in international environment
- Ability to work flexible and deviate from initial plans, outcome focused
- Ability to contribute to and shape business with fundamentally new technology / architecture
- Strong presentation skills (including management and customer presentations, conference talks and plenum discussions)
- Requires Travel
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