Director Of Product Management, Optics/photonics

Lightmatter builds chips for artificial intelligence infrastructure that leverage the unique properties of light for efficient interconnect and computing. If you're a collaborative Product Management Leader who has a passion for innovation, solving challenging technical problems, and doing impactful work..., consider joining the team at Lightmatter!

As the Director of Product Management and Marketing for Optics/Photonics, you will be responsible for leading our product definition, rollout, and marketing to drive design wins with the industry's top semiconductor and cloud vendors for our photonics-enabled solutions. 

Reporting directly to the VP of Product, you will work with engineering, sales, operations, finance, and the executive team to accelerate the adoption of Lightmatter products in segment-defining categories.

Responsibilities

• 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.