Historical snapshotsenior (5+ yrs)Captured Oct 6, 2026, 8:36 p.m.

Product Line Manager

Ranovus

Location
Ottawa, ON, Canada · Onsite
Compensation
Not stated in this snapshot
Employment
Full-time
Experience level
SENIOR (5+ years exp)
Specialization
Invest Ottawa
Source
Invest Ottawa

Product Line Manager (PLM) – Optical Engines

Ranovus is a leading provider of high-capacity photonics-based interconnect solutions that enable scale-up and scale-out compute networks for AI and cloud infrastructure. Our ODIN® optical engine platform combines advanced silicon photonics, high-speed electronics, lasers, and packaging technologies to deliver multi-terabit/second connectivity with industry-leading energy efficiency.

We are seeking a Product Line Manager (PLM) to own the strategy, roadmap, and execution for our next-generation multi-terabit optical engines.

Key

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  • Product Strategy & Roadmap

  • Define and execute the product roadmap for high-capacity optical engines (100G–200G/lane, multi-terabit systems).

  • Anticipate customer needs and align products to Hyperscaler, AI/ML infrastructure, and networking roadmaps.

  • Work with executive leadership to set pricing, positioning, and go-to-market strategy.

  • Customer & Market Engagement

  • Act as the primary interface with hyperscalers, networking OEMs, and semiconductor partners.

  • Collect and translate customer requirements into product features and specifications.

  • Build business cases, market analyses, and competitive positioning for product decisions.

  • Cross-Functional Leadership

  • Drive collaboration across engineering, sales, operations, and executive teams to deliver on time and within budget.

  • Define MRDs (Market Requirement Documents) and PRDs (Product Requirement Documents).

  • Ensure seamless new product introduction (NPI) and lifecycle management.

  • Performance & Metrics

  • Track KPIs across revenue, margins, adoption rate, and customer satisfaction.

  • Identify opportunities for differentiation in power efficiency, bandwidth density, and cost per bit.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering, or related field (Master’s or MBA preferred).

  • 5+ years of experience in product management, business development, or technical marketing in optical interconnects, photonics, or semiconductor industries.

  • Strong technical understanding of silicon photonics, optical engines, pluggables, or Co-Packaged Optics (CPO).

  • Proven success managing multi-terabit interconnect products or high-speed networking technologies (Ethernet, PCIe, InfiniBand, etc.).

  • Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills with ability to engage C-level and technical stakeholders.

  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a track record of driving new product adoption in emerging markets.