Step into a leadership role at Nokia's NI ON Systems Portfolio PLM department, where your expertise will guide the industry. As the Sr. Director, you'll architect a business strategy, defining a multi-year plan for profitability and market leadership. This role offers a chance to influence optical networking, collaborate with diverse teams, and mentor a high-performing squad. • Define and execute a comprehensive business strategy, setting clear goals and tactics. • Deliver annual commitments on financial metrics, securing new customer partnerships. • Collaborate with optical businesses on future roadmap, ensuring market competitiveness. • Engage with R&D, supply chain, and sales teams to enhance product excellence. • Understand lead customer needs, delivering tailored solutions for business success. • Identify high-value applications, supporting RFPs, and maximizing profitability. • Enable and support the sales team with expertise during market introduction. • Develop compelling marketing materials and pricing strategies for the product platform. • Coordinate with PLM to deliver customer-focused solutions, ensuring satisfaction. • Evaluate ROI scenarios, making data-driven decisions for business growth. Experience and requirements • 10 or more years of experience as a Product Manager, System Architect of similar technology position in the optical communication industry • Experience in customer interaction • Experience in the optical networking companies is desired. • Ability to address problems and topics outside of direct experience, abstract and understand and communicate content, natural problem solver • Ability to work independent and self-organized • Ability to work in a distributed team and in international environment • Ability to work flexible and deviate from initial plans, outcome focused • Ability to contribute to and shape business with fundamentally new technology / architecture • Strong presentation skills (including management and customer presentations, conference talks and plenum discussions) • Requires Travel