Job Description
he Product Line Manager serves as the business owner for the Integra Optics product portfolio and is responsible for defining product strategy, developing and managing the roadmap, leading supplier engagement, and driving portfolio growth. This role requires strong technical knowledge of fiber optics and transceiver technologies, sound commercial judgment, a deep understanding of market trends, and the ability to partner effectively across sales, engineering, marketing, operations, and supply chain. The successful candidate will translate customer needs and market insights into product decisions that support revenue growth, margin improvement, and market share gains, and drive innovation. They will represent Integra Optics with customers, suppliers, and internal leadership, and will play a central role in shaping product direction, prioritizing investments, and delivering customer value through disciplined execution.
General Duties and Responsibilities:
Product Strategy and Roadmap
Own the product strategy for the Integra Optics portfolio, with primary emphasis on data center, medical, enterprise, government, and telecommunications.
Build deep understanding of customer needs, current and future, to ensure product portfolio supports focus on customer partnership to drive success.
Identify market gaps, customer needs, competitive opportunities, and develop business cases supported by market analysis, pricing strategy, and revenue projections.
Define and maintain a near-term product roadmap that prioritizes high-impact opportunities across transceivers, fiber-optic cabling, and related connectivity solutions. Build a long-term roadmap focused on innovation, value, and driving patents.
Drive quick-turn product initiatives with suppliers and internal partners to reduce time to market. Identify, qualify, and develop supplier relationships that support portfolio growth and supply continuity.
Develop product requirements and supporting documentation that clearly articulate value, technical needs, and ROI.
Lead the end-to-end NPI process, including requirements definition, supplier qualification, sample validation, pricing, collateral development, and launch execution.
Maintain a healthy NPI pipeline and track progress against launch commitments using a disciplined stage-gate approach.
Monitor industry trends, customer applications, and emerging technologies through direct market engagement, research, and participation in relevant industry events.
Partner with sales teams to support opportunity development, deliver product training, and strengthen market positioning.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with suppliers, customers, the product team, and internal stakeholders across the organization.
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Required Skills & Experience
Master’s degree in electrical engineering or a related technical discipline is preferred.
15+ years of experience in product management, with earlier responsibilities in business development, sales, or applications engineering for fiber optic products across multiple markets and applications.
Established relationships with key industry leaders, governing agencies, and industry organizations in the market.
Demonstrated success developing and executing product strategies, roadmaps, and new product launches.
Proven ability to develop and present complex business cases to internal and external stakeholders to gain alignment.
Track record of commercial success in both portfolio growth and new product introduction.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.