Principal Product Manager, Lightmatter

• 12+years of related experience with 8+ years in product management, marketing, applications engineering, and business development roles driving high-complexity semiconductor products to volume production
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering field
• Previous experience driving products through the full development cycle from business case/definition through development, design-in, production, and EOL cycles
• Experience with a wide range of products and technologies, deployed in datacenters. This includes management, provisioning operations and maintenance of optical elements
• Strong end-to-end understanding of all key aspects of semiconductor chip development
• Demonstrates strong data-driven decision-making skills by effectively collecting, analyzing, and interpreting large datasets
• Must be a collaborative leader providing the understanding of key financial indicators for smarter business decisions
• Must have detailed market and technical knowledge of silicon photonics and/or related optical technologies
• Must have experience facilitating effective communication across functional teams, resulting in a reduction in project misalignments and accelerating delivery timeline
• Candidates should have capacity to comply with the federally mandated requirements of U.S. export control laws

Desirable

• As a Principal Product Manager, Optics/Photonics, you will be responsible for leading our product definition, rollout, and product introduction to drive design wins with the industry's top semiconductor and cloud vendors for our photonics-enabled solutions
• Reporting directly to the Director, Product Line Management, you will work with engineering, sales, operations, finance, and the executive team to accelerate the adoption of Lightmatter products in segment-defining categories
• Complete the detailed requirements definition (MRD/PRD), product line family/SKU strategy, and commercial market positioning for the company’s silicon photonics-based hardware offerings with a focus on Passage, Lightmatter’s programmable photonic chiplet interconnect
• This also includes evaluation/development systems and other demonstration vehicles
• Drive industry partner relationships and the availability of partner hardware solution offerings including lasers, fibers, connectors, and other related optical components
• Manage the roll-out of the products to lead customers and product lifecycle management through the development process all the way to and through the production phases
• Along with sales, pursue and win key customers by producing collaterals and articulating key advantages and value propositions of Lightmatter products through detailed customer proposals
• Develop pricing guidelines, margin analysis, and forecasts establishing competitiveness and profitability of Lightmatter products in support of corporate financial goals and revenue planning
• Represent Lightmatter at key industry forums and speaking events as a corporate leader and subject matter expert
• Develop high-quality, high-value outbound marketing and product technical collaterals in conjunction with product marketing and technical documentation teams
• Brief top industry press, analysts, and investors relative to Lightmatter product strategies, competitive advantages, and other industry trends