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Mondelez International

Line Manager

Toronto, ON · On-site

In this role, you will also develop budgets and be responsible for costs control management ... Line Managers are responsible for the day-to-day manufacturing operations on a designated area ...

Ciena

Product Line Manager

Ottawa, ON · Remote

CA$114K - CA$182K/yr

As a member of Ciena's Interconnects Product Line Management team, this role shapes the strategy, commercialization, and lifecycle execution of high-speed optical and electrical interconnect ...

Ranovus

Product Line Manager

Kanata, ON · On-site

Product Line Manager (PLM) - Optical Engines About Us Ranovusisa semiconductor company withglobal ... Ensure seamless new product introduction (NPI) and lifecycle management. * Performance & Metrics

Costco Wholesale

Production Line Clerk

Woodbridge, ON

CA$21/hr

Reports any equipment malfunction immediately to the production line manager. * Records weight or products checks; performs machinery output checks; completes downtime report forms (for machine ...

MAP

Lead Technical Project Manager

Toronto, ON · On-site

Mentorship & Line Management: Supervise, guide, line-manage, and mentor TPMs and Senior TPMs. * Client Pitches & Innovation: Inspire clients with new technical solutions and opportunities, leading ...

DHL

Transport First Line Manager (Rotational Days) Salary: 33,500 per annum Grade: N Contract Type ... Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills * Ability to work under pressure and ...

Astemo

HR Business Partner

Bolton, ON

Support line managers with investigations, hearings, and formal meetings. Ensure policies and procedures are applied consistently and fairly across the site. Prepare and maintain accurate case ...

GB Recruitment (England, Scotland, Wales)

We're now looking for a Planning First Line Manager to lead and oversee the Planning team across ... Have previous team supervisor/management experience. * Experience using the Paragon Planning tool ...

Nokia

You will work alongside Hardware, Software teams, and Product Line Management to ensure seamless project execution and BOM health monitoring. Key Responsibilities: • Coordinate with engineering to ...

Targeted Talent

Lead UX Designer

Waterloo, ON · On-site

Experienced in line management of 1-2 designers. Confident mentoring and coaching designers in best design practices. * Prior experience providing input and direction towards overall strategy and ...

Targeted Talent

Lead UX Designer

Waterloo, ON · On-site

Experienced in line management of 1-2 designers. Confident mentoring and coaching designers in best design practices. * Prior experience providing input and direction towards overall strategy and ...

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What is the difference between Line Management vs Team Supervisor?

AspectLine ManagementTeam Supervisor
ResponsibilitiesOversees multiple teams or departments, manages operations, and implements strategic goals.Manages a specific team or group, focuses on daily task completion and team performance.
Required CredentialsOften requires managerial experience, relevant industry certifications, and leadership skills.Typically requires team leadership experience, sometimes industry-specific certifications.
Work EnvironmentCorporate or industrial settings with multiple teams or departments.Workplace where direct team oversight is needed, such as retail, manufacturing, or service sectors.
Scope of InfluenceBroader, impacting multiple teams or operational areas.Limited to a specific team or unit.

While both roles involve overseeing team performance, Line Management generally has a broader scope, strategic responsibilities, and manages multiple teams or departments. Team Supervisors focus on direct team oversight and daily operations within a specific group.

How do you become a line manager?

To become a line manager, individuals typically need relevant work experience in the specific industry or department, strong leadership and communication skills, and often a demonstrated ability to supervise or coordinate team activities. Many employers also value relevant certifications or training in management or leadership. Progression usually involves advancing from team member roles to supervisory positions and gaining experience in operational tasks.

What is a line management role?

A line management role involves overseeing and directing the work of employees within a specific department or team. Line managers are responsible for implementing company policies, managing daily operations, and ensuring team productivity, often requiring leadership, communication, and organizational skills.

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Director Product Line Management Optical Engines

Ottawa, ON

Adtran
Telecommunications • 1 - 5K employees
Learn more about Adtranexternal

Full-time

Re-posted 20 days ago

Job description

Welcome!

Our Growth is Creating Great Opportunities!
Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it! Once you've had a chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones you feel suit you best and keep track of both your progress in the selection process, and new postings that might interest you!
Thanks for your interest in working on our team!

Position Summary

The Director of Product Line Management for Optical Engines is responsible for defining, executing, and owning the product strategy and lifecycle for Adtran's optical engine portfolio. This role sets the vision for client pluggables and embedded optical engines supporting access, aggregation, metro, and transport use cases, aligned to Adtran's open networking and disaggregated systems strategy.

This leader serves as the primary business owner for the optical engine product line, driving market success through close collaboration with R&D, supply chain, sales, marketing, system product management, and key customers and partners.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Portfolio Ownership

  • Own the endtoend product strategy and roadmap for Optical Engines (e.g., pluggable optics, coherent engines, embedded optical solutions).
  • Define product positioning, value propositions, and differentiation aligned with Adtran's systems, software, and open network solutions.
  • Drive make/buy/partner decisions for optical technologies in alignment with corporate strategy.
  • Deliver Market Requirement Specifications and ROI analysis for new product concepts, working with R&D and lead customers to help define the roadmap

Market & Customer Leadership

  • Serve as the voice of the customer, translating service provider, MSO, enterprise, and partner requirements into product definitions.
  • Engage directly with Tier 1 and Tier 2 customers on roadmap alignment, feature prioritization, and custom requirements.
  • Monitor market trends (coherent optics evolution, DWDM standards, ZR/ZR+, Open Line Systems, power and density advances) and competitive dynamics.

Execution & Lifecycle Management

  • Own business cases, pricing strategies, margin targets, and ROI for the optical engine portfolio.
  • Lead product lifecycle management from concept, development, launch, and growth through endoflife.
  • Partner with engineering to ensure ontime, onbudget delivery of products meeting performance, cost, and quality targets.

CrossFunctional Leadership

  • Work closely with system product management teams to align optical engines with Adtran platforms.
  • Collaborate with operations and supply chain on longterm component strategy, vendor relationships, and cost optimization.
  • Support sales, solutions engineering, and marketing with technical messaging, enablement, and customer presentations.

Team Leadership

  • Build, mentor, and lead a highperforming product line management team.
  • Establish best practices across market analysis, roadmap development, and product governance.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical field; MBA preferred.
  • 10+ years of experience in optical networking technology, with at least 5 years in product management or product line leadership.
  • Deep understanding of optical engines and technologies including coherent optics (ZR/ZR+), pluggable form factors, client optics and DWDM systems.
  • Proven experience owning a product P&L or equivalent business responsibility.
  • Strong customerfacing and executivelevel communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead crossfunctional teams in a matrix organization.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with open networking, disaggregated optical systems, or softwaredefined networking.
  • Prior leadership in semiconductoradjacent or optics component businesses.
  • Familiarity with serviceprovider purchasing models and long product lifecycles.
  • Experience working with global suppliers and contract manufacturers.

Key Success Metrics

  • Revenue growth and margin performance of the optical engines portfolio
  • Ontime delivery of roadmap commitments
  • Customer adoption across Adtran platforms
  • Cost reduction and supply chain resiliency
  • Alignment of optical engine capabilities with systemlevel differentiation

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