Sr Product Mktg Spec/Mgr

Sr Product Mktg Spec/Mgr.

Brief Description:
Infinera is currently seeking an engineer with optical networking experience (preferably Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) with a desire to learn product marketing to join the Infinera Marketing team.

This individual will be both the project leader and a key contributor in describing, positioning, and marketing Infinera’s products for RFI/RFPs (request for Information/proposals) from telecom operators around the world.

Moreover, he will play a key role in analyzing different carrier networking environments and in the development of optimized solutions, working closely with Marketing, Sales, PLM, Optical and Software Engineering departments

Education /Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and communication/telecommunication/computer engineering, Master’s degree is a plus. Job-related equivalent experience will be considered.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Working with Sales to determine which products/solutions to propose
• Organizing the headquarter resources as needed to respond to customer questions
• Developing the positioning and value proposition of the Infinera product and solutions proposed for each RFI/RFP
• Both using the various corporate knowledge bases and interfacing with Infinera Marketing, Engineering, Sales, and other departments to answer customer questions
• Providing face-face marketing support for customer meeting
• Creation of product-centric collateral, such as presentations and applications notes, used by the Infinera Sales team to describe the features and unique benefits of an Infinera solution
• Analysis of competitive products and technologies and development of attack/defend counter-positioning
• Present about Infinera and its products at industry tradeshows and technical conferences

Experience Necessary for Success:

• 10+ years’ experience in optical/packet transport systems and applications (DWDM, OTN,POTN, Ethernet/IP)
• Working knowledge of carrier-class networking architecture and systems, including following technologies:  WDM, IP/MPLS/GMPLS/Ethernet.
• Working knowledge of the latest market trends in optical networking, including Embedded high performance advanced modulation schemes, pluggable optical transceivers trends and various open MSAs.
• Functional experience within either sales engineering or product management
• Good team-working skills with the ability to reach out and identify support resources across a wide range of company organizations
• Strong program management experience, with ability to simultaneously manage activities and deliverables across a range of projects and work with various groups to collect and track required deliverables
• Experience in responding to customer queries or tenders is desirable.
• Experience in creating technical papers and presentations is desirable.

Soft Skills:

• Ability to work in a multi-task environment across organizational boundaries
• Strong problem definition and  problem-solving skills
• Excellent written, presentation and communication skills
• Works with minimal supervision. Independently identifies complex issues and resolves complex problems
• Windows PC proficiency should at least include MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Experience in creating technical papers and presentations is desirable

“This position requires direct or indirect access to certain confidential information, hardware, software, technology, or technical information (referred to here as “Export-Controlled Information”) controlled under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All personnel in this position must be eligible to or be able to obtain authorization from the appropriate agency to access applicable Export-Controlled Information. The U.S. Department of Commerce currently requires a foreign person with a most recent citizenship or permanent residency of Sudan, Ukraine, or a country currently designated in Country Group D:1, E:1 or E:2 (Supplement No. 1 to Part 740, Title 15) to have an export control license to access our Export-Controlled Information, unless they meet certain exemptions provided under U.S. export control laws and regulations. The list of applicable countries in Country Group D:1, E:1 or E:2may be updated by the U.S. government from time to time. The current processing time for an export control license is approximately 4 to 6 months.

Your employment or engagement with Infinera shall be contingent on verifying your eligibility or requirement for obtaining a necessary license and/or authorization from the appropriate agency. You will be required to provide certain information for export control compliance assessment purposes, and your information will be reviewed by Infinera's hiring and export control teams to ensure compliance with the U.S. export control laws and regulations. Infinera will collect necessary documents (such as proof of citizenship etc.) to assess license/authorization requirements if you are offered and accept the position.”

Infinera is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Infinera complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.