# Director, Product Line Management at Jobgether

> Remote · Canada · Director+ · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/lever%3Ajobgether%3A4ef53bfe-e6c0-4e05-af68-eb73c35e95f3 (read 2026-11-06).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Jobgether](https://alderhq.app/companies/jobgether)
- Location text: Canada
- Where it can be done from (inferred): Remote · Canada (evidence: "Location: Canada")
- Posted: 2026-11-06 (0 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-06 · last verified: 2026-11-06
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://jobs.lever.co/jobgether/4ef53bfe-e6c0-4e05-af68-eb73c35e95f3

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: CAD 171k–CAD 272k per year (from the description)
- Market band for similar posted roles (Canada, n 139): p25 CAD 147k, median CAD 175k, p75 CAD 235k

## Description (the employer's text)

### Accountabilities

Define and execute product strategy, roadmap direction, and investment priorities for the 6500, Coherent ELS, and Waveserver E-Series product portfolio.

Translate customer feedback, sales requirements, and market intelligence into product requirements, release priorities, and lifecycle plans.

Lead cross-functional alignment across Engineering, Marketing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Services, and Sales throughout the product lifecycle.

Drive customer engagements, roadmap discussions, RFP/RFQ responses, offer defense activities, and product trials.

Develop and evaluate business cases for new features, hardware and software releases, pricing strategies, cost optimization initiatives, and investment decisions.

Manage product line performance through revenue planning, volume forecasting, margin improvement, competitive positioning, and lifecycle profitability.

Monitor market developments and emerging opportunities across optical networking, coherent technologies, service provider networking applications, encryption, automation, open APIs, fiber sensing, and low- and high-capacity aggregation solutions.

Balance customer needs, technical feasibility, commercial priorities, and investment trade-offs to support portfolio growth and differentiation.

Support product decisions through formal lifecycle management, governance, and business decision processes.

### Requirements

Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Networking, Communications Systems, or equivalent practical experience.

At least 10 years of relevant industry experience, including 5 or more years in product line management or a comparable role.

Strong understanding of coherent optical systems, DWDM, OTN, Ethernet services, optical transport architectures, coherent pluggables, platform software, and network management concepts.

Demonstrated experience leading new product introductions, developing business cases, and growing product revenue in competitive technology markets.

Proven ability to align cross-functional teams, influence stakeholders, and drive decisions across complex organizations.

Experience with pricing strategy, revenue forecasting, margin management, competitive analysis, and customer value positioning.

Strong commercial and strategic thinking, with the ability to manage complex priorities and make informed trade-off decisions.

Excellent communication and presentation skills, including experience engaging with executive audiences and customers.

Willingness to travel occasionally to support customer engagements and business priorities.

An MBA or equivalent business leadership experience is considered an asset.

Experience serving hyperscale, cloud, carrier, subsea, government, enterprise, or research and education customer segments is preferred.

Familiarity with high-capacity optical transport platforms, compact modular systems, coherent modems, encryption, automation, open management interfaces, or network control software is beneficial.

Experience working directly with global Sales teams, field engineering, customer engineering, Procurement, and Supply Chain organizations is an advantage.

Experience leading product decisions through formal product lifecycle, governance, or business decision-point processes is preferred.

### Benefits

Annual salary range in Canada: CAD $170,500–$272,300.

Eligible non-sales employees may receive a discretionary incentive bonus; awards are not guaranteed.

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.

Participation in a Canadian Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), with company matching.

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).

Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Company-paid holidays.

Paid sick leave and vacation time.

Paid family leave and other applicable leaves of absence, in accordance with relevant legislation.

Opportunities for professional development, career growth, and recognition.

An inclusive and collaborative workplace that values innovation, flexibility, and employee well-being.

### How Jobgether works

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

Why Apply Through Jobgether?

Data Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Jobgether will process your personal data to evaluate your candidacy and share relevant information with the hiring employer. This processing is based on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR). You may exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, objection) at any time.

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