Product Line Manager - Fiber Optics

Product Line Manager - Fiber Optics Infinite Electronics powers a global portfolio of specialized connectivity companies delivering reliable engineered solutions worldwide. Built as a unified platform for speed, scale, and reliability, the company combines shared infrastructure, best-in-class logistics, and deep engineering expertise to support mission-critical connectivity needs. Through scalable global operations and rapid development capabilities, Infinite helps customers accelerate innovation and bring new ideas to market. Our companies offer strong value-added solutions across several areas, including power distribution, surge protection, EMP, RF, cables, fiber optic solutions, connectors, sensors, and antennas. This broad product portfolio is supported by robust engineering capabilities and vertically integrated global manufacturing operations. Infinite Electronics is the first choice for customers across various markets, including telecommunications, industrial, military, energy, medical, transportation, and data centers. Integra Optics, part of Infinite Electronics Advanced Connectivity Solutions business unit, is recognized as the leader in optical transceivers, fiber cable assemblies, and connectivity solutions for telecom, data centers, and other high-speed networks. As one of the first to pioneer third-party coded transceivers, Integra enables customers to code optics across multiple OEM platforms, helping data center operators, internet providers, and carriers expand and maintain reliable fiber infrastructure where network uptime is paramount. The business key differentiators are technical expertise, product breadth, and speed to market. Position Description: The 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. Pricing and Profitability • Develop, implement, and monitor market-based pricing strategies that support direct and distribution pricing strategies. • Build and maintain financial models to support pricing decisions, NPI business cases, and large RFPs. • Partner with suppliers and internal teams to improve margin performance, cost competitiveness, and overall portfolio profitability while increasing margins. Market Intelligence and Customer Engagement • Serve as the market expert for fiber optic tra...