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Job DescriptionWe need a high energy Senior Product Line Manager for our Data Center Solutions Group (DCSG) business unit to help manage the growth of the product line. This high impact Senior Product Line Manager will be responsible for taking our leadership in Ethernet networking products to the next level. As a Senior Product Line manager, you will work with customers, technologists, and engineering to define a product from scratch and drive through the product planning process.

Responsibilities
Create market requirements document (MRD) for next generation products covering all aspects of the product, including Ethernet NIC ASIC, hardware accelerators, PCB hardware and software requirements. Drive customer requirements into the engineering development process and serve as advocate for customer in the prioritization process Plan roadmap and portfolio by working with customers, sales, FAEs, and design team. Prepare and deliver executive proposals for new product investment. Identify areas of product focus and new investment, perform market analysis and competitive comparisons.Lead cross functional teams to deliver a total market solution, including silicon, reference hardware, software and documentation Create product launch plans, including positioning, pricing, customer and sales collateral and customer and channel training Collateral creation including product briefs, blog posts, marketing briefs and web site content Develop strong customer relationship with strategic OEM accounts in the market. Marshal the management, marketing, and engineering resources of the business unit to ensure success Support product change, die revisions, errata notification and EOL process.

Job Requirements
Experience in Product Marketing, Business development of networking semiconductor products. Must have at least one equivalent title of: Product Marketing Manager/Director, or Product Line Manager/Director. New Business development experience is a plus Familiarity with Ethernet or other networking technologies is essential, and familiarity with data center networking is a strong plus Familiarity with hardware design and PCB production Must have proven product definition experience with successful products Comprehensive background in semiconductor design necessary to evaluate product tradeoffs for schedule, manufacturing cost, power and total development cost.Bachelor degree in EE or Computer Science required and 12+ years of marketing experience or Masters degree in EE or Computer Science and 10+ years marketing experience or MBA is a strong plus.

Must have skills and understanding of
Roadmap definition process Product positioning Pricing (competitive analysis of costs, market value, Bill-of-materials) Product promotion (OEM and distribution channel) Negotiation of pricing and contracts
Leadership requirements:
Ability to handle fast pace and high-pressure environment Strong initiative and self-starter attitude Distinct accomplishment that clearly contributed to superior product definition and increased revenue

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.

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**Title:** Senior Manager Product Line

**Location:** United States-Illinois-Wood Dale


**OEM Solutions, a division of AAR, provides aftermarket services to manufacturing partners (OEMs) in the areas of third-party logistics, distribution, and inventory management.**

**SUMMARY:**

The SrProduct Line Manager will have overall responsibility and accountability for the performance of a Product Line with a sales volume up to $10.6 million.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:**

+ Maximize sales and margin objectives for the Product Line.

+ Coordinate with staff to achieve business objectives in fiscal year plan.

+ Identify market trends to anticipate areas of opportunity.

+ Ensure proper inventory levels are maintained.

+ Ensure customer service levels are met.

+ Coordinate with the product lines and sales group to identify new program opportunities.

+ Travel is required

+ All other duties as assigned.

**CORE COMPETENCIES:**

+ Commitment to company values and ethics

+ Dependability: personally responsible, completes work in a timely manner, and performs tasks accurately

+ Motivation: must maintain a positive attitude and strong work energy

+ Strong judgment and decision making

+ Creativity: makes constructive suggestions and creates novel solutions to problems; evaluates new technology as potential solutions to existing problems

+ Leadership: demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others

+ Teamwork: works harmoniously with others to get a job done, responds positively to instructions/procedures, and works well with others

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

**EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:**

+ Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university; or eight years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

+ 12-18 months experience in Product Line Supervisor role or equivalent required.

+ In-depth knowledge of airplane parts.

+ 1-2 years of direct supervisory experience.

**PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:**

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

+ While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach and move about the facility.

+ The environmental characteristic for this position is an office setting.

+ Candidates should be able to adapt to a traditional business environment.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical/dental/vision/life/and AD&D insurance, 401(k) savings plan, PTO, as well as, opportunities for professional development and growth. Our newly remodeled Wood Dale office also has an on-site cafeteria and fitness center.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply through the career section on www.aarcorp.com.

AAR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Region: Americas

Country: USA

State/Province: New Hampshire

City: Remote Employee US

**Thank you for checking us out!**

If you're reading this, chances are that you're getting this information over at least one piece of hardware that we designed, developed, manufactured or service. Celestica is the brand behind the brands you love in tech and we design, develop, and manufacture leading-edge Hardware Platform Solutions in Networking, Storage, and Server solutions from general purpose to customized Cloud, AI, machine learning, Edge and 5G deployments. Across Data Centers and Enterprise deployments, we are partnered with an impressive roster of some of the world's biggest tech companies. We work with 9 of the top 10 global internet service providers, 4 of the top 5 global storage providers, 3 of the top 5 networking OEMs, and the top 3 non-X86 server providers engineering solutions for this generation and the next.

Our customers experience firsthand the power of our people - people who share a passion for innovation, technology, collaboration, performance and quality. People who, together, make a formidable team that is not only transforming our company, but transforming the technology landscape of the future.

Celestica might not be a household name, but as you evaluate the companies, industries, cultures and teams that you are considering for your next career move, we hope that one thing will become very clear: Celestica is no ordinary company. We are change makers. Innovators. And we have an unrelenting drive to find the way for our customers.

**Let's engineer the future together.**

Celestica's Hardware Product Solutions Team has an opening for a Product Line Manager for AI/ML Solutions. This individual must possess a strong understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Deep Learning (DL), and Machine Learning (ML) solutions from the datacenters all the way out to the edge. As part of an entrepreneurial team in this rapidly growing business, you will play a key role working closely with multiple functional teams within Celestica to drive the development of platforms that help Enterprise, Service Provider, and Carrier customers transform their businesses using AI/ML technologies.

The ideal candidate has experience with hardware and software product management, understands the full product lifecycle (cradle to grave), and has strong program management experience with ongoing parallel projects. The candidate will own all commercial aspects of products and should possess strong analytical abilities and judgment, and be an active contributor in setting up processes to increase the impact of strong product management practices. This opportunity requires excellent business, technical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

**Job Responsibilities:**

+ Keep abreast of new technologies, market trends, and customer requirements for AI/ML solutions.

+ Strong knowledge of hardware accelerator technologies such as Servers, GPUs, DPUs, etc.

+ Knowledge of open-source AI software toolkits, APIs and development frameworks such as TensorFlow, Spark ML, Torch, Caffe, and Scikit-learn.

+ Drive Market Requirement Docs and Program Requirements Docs through creation, review, and approval.

+ Support Product system architecture and product configuration definitions.

+ Develop Business Cases to secure funding for new Celestica platforms.

+ Lead technical RFI/RFQs and deliver cost-competitive and compelling technical proposals for customer opportunities.

+ Determine market pricing for new platforms/solutions going to market.

+ Track actual performance against business case plan.

+ Responsible for the overall product P&L, including closed-loop analysis

+ Drive cross-functional collaboration from key organizations (PMO, Marketing, Sales, Development, Aftermarket Services, Manufacturing, Quality, Account Mgmt, Pricing/Quoting, Legal, etc.)

+ Review engineering change requests from development and customers

+ Drive Value Engineering sessions to continuously reduce product costs

+ Participate in all phase gate reviews for your products

+ Provide key contribution of Product transfers (design and/or manufacturing)

**Qualifications**

+ 10+ years of relevant product management experience at a Service Provider or Enterprise technology company

+ Experience developing/launching products within the AI/ML segment.

+ Experience leading product vision, go-to-market strategy, and product requirements.

+ Experience managing strategic product roadmaps, and working with cross-functional teams.

+ Entrepreneurship, positive attitude, ability, desire, and willingness to make an impact

+ Excellent interpersonal, relationship building and communication skills (both verbal and written).

+ Ability to adjust communication style based on the audience (from highly detailed to executive summary).

+ Strong project management skills and experience, including managing internal and external stakeholders, and multiple launches and projects at once.

+ Proven success in managing complex and multi-faceted hardware product programs with the ability to drive projects through to completion.

+ Demonstrated ability to problem solve and ensure deadlines are met and expectations exceeded.

+ Must thrive in a work-from-home environment.

+ Recent experience in a fast-paced, multinational technology company.

**Typical Education:**

+ BS in Engineering with a strong background in business and/or marketing

+ MBA is preferred.

**Travel:**

+ 20-25% travel (international and domestic)

**Notes:**

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Celestica's policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law.

This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

**COMPANY OVERVIEW:**

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world's best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development - from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud.

Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.