Director PLM, Data Center Products - Newport Beach, CA, United States

Originally posted 20 August 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 28 October 2026.

Product lifecycle management for photodetector and PLC mux/demux products within the Lightwave Networking Components BU.

About the role

Develops marketing plans and product activities for photodetector and PLC mux/demux products within the Lightwave Networking Components BU. The role manages business positioning, pricing, and product line P&L for these optical product lines.

What you'll do

- Develop business plans and product positioning in the marketplace. - Oversee market research, monitor competitive activity, and identify customer needs. - Establish pricing strategies and maintain accountability for product line P&L. - Manage assigned domestic and international accounts by delivering new product information, roadmap material, sampling support, and customer-specific specifications. - Collaborate with product development engineering, applications engineering, manufacturing, and sales to develop new products or enhance existing product lines.

What you'll need

- Experience developing marketing plans and product positioning for photodetector and PLC mux/demux products. - Experience managing product line P&L and establishing pricing strategies. - Experience overseeing market research and competitive analysis in optical or networking component markets. - Background working directly with sales channels and domestic and international customer accounts. - Experience collaborating cross-functionally with product development engineering, applications engineering, and manufacturing.

Skills: marketing plans, photodetector, PLC mux/demux, Lightwave, product management