Leads Nokia’s optical networking systems portfolio strategy, profitability, roadmap, and market positioning. Defines multi-year business plans, develops customer partnerships, supports RFPs and product launches, and collaborates with R&D, supply chain, sales, and PLM teams. Evaluates ROI, develops pricing and marketing strategies, addresses customer needs, and mentors teams while influencing future optical communication technologies.
Step into a leadership role at Nokia's NI ON Systems Portfolio PLM department, where your expertise will guide the industry. As the Sr. Director, you'll architect a business strategy, defining a multi-year plan for profitability and market leadership. This role offers a chance to influence optical networking, collaborate with diverse teams, and mentor a high-performing squad.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute a comprehensive business strategy, setting clear goals and tactics.
- Deliver annual commitments on financial metrics, securing new customer partnerships.
- Collaborate with optical businesses on future roadmap, ensuring market competitiveness.
- Engage with R&D, supply chain, and sales teams to enhance product excellence.
- Understand lead customer needs, delivering tailored solutions for business success.
- Identify high-value applications, supporting RFPs, and maximizing profitability.
- Enable and support the sales team with expertise during market introduction.
- Develop compelling marketing materials and pricing strategies for the product platform.
- Coordinate with PLM to deliver customer-focused solutions, ensuring satisfaction.
- Evaluate ROI scenarios, making data-driven decisions for business growth.
Experience and requirements
• 10 or more years of experience as a Product Manager, System Architect of similar technology position in the optical communication industry
• Experience in customer interaction
• Experience in the optical networking companies is desired.
• Ability to address problems and topics outside of direct experience, abstract and understand and communicate content, natural problem solver
• Ability to work independent and self-organized
• Ability to work in a distributed team and in international environment
• Ability to work flexible and deviate from initial plans, outcome focused
• Ability to contribute to and shape business with fundamentally new technology / architecture
• Strong presentation skills (including management and customer presentations, conference talks and plenum discussions)
• Requires Travel
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