Packet Optical Product Line Manager
Qualifications (Education, Technical
Skills/Knowledge)
- Degree
in computer, electrical, software, or systems engineering, or physics,
computer science, or relevant related field is required, graduate degree
preferred; MBA in addition to technical degree is an asset.
- 5
years of telecom product experience in either network operator or
equipment supplier.
- 5 years of
product management experience, or consulting engineering/network architect experience with
a demonstrated understanding of market requirements for Optical, Ethernet and/or IP/MPLS networking solutions.
- Business
acumen.
- Proficient with packet
networking technologies (Carrier Ethernet, IP/MPLS, MPLS-TP, Segment
Routing) and knowledgeable in current and emerging standards in both
packet and optical domains (IEEE, MEF, IETF, ITU-T).
- Basic understanding of network
synchronization: SyncE, IEEE 1588v2.
- Basic understanding in
optical networking: CWDM, DWDM, OTN, FTTH.
- Excellent working
knowledge of related technologies and applications such as business/cloud
services, broadband backhaul, mobile networking (backhaul/fronthaul),
optical data center networking, network virtualization and their use in
customer’s networks.
- Excellent
understanding of the industry landscape, including customers, potential
partners, direct competitors and competing and emerging technologies and
architectures.
- Experience and
demonstrated ability in identifying changing business models, and ability
to associate these to changing solution/product and architecture
requirement.
- Ability
to work collaboratively across many teams within the organization
including sales, business development/technical sales, product management,
marketing, services & support, R&D, documentation, manufacturing, operations, program and release management.
- Solid
technical and operational understanding of service provider networking
environments.
- Excellent
written and verbal communications skills: ability to communicate
technology strategy and architecture approach to engineers, executives,
and customers.
- Ability
and flexibility to develop and deliver presentations to a wide variety of
audiences and to define and participate in product demonstrations during
conferences, trade shows.
- Strong consulting skills
to work with both external and internal customers and suppliers, sometimes
for understanding and sometimes for driving product and network
architectures, features, constraints, and limits.
- Proficiency
in conflict management and negotiation, with abilities to influence and
lead others.
- Strong
organizational and project management skills; autonomy and ability to manage
competing demands
- High
energy; willingness to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Ability to work in both
high-level, strategic context and pragmatic execution of specific projects
with practical constraints on network functional requirements and
schedules and product or feature constraints.
- Ability to forge trusted relationships
using an open and respectful communication and collaboration style.
Nokia Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce
reflective of Canadian society. As a result, we promote employment equity and
encourage women, aboriginal persons, persons with a disability or members of a
visible minority group to apply.