Account Product Line Specialist,

Role Purpose

This position is responsible for coordinating and aligning cross-functional efforts to deliver and manage products for Corning’s high growth CPO business with a focus on the Broadcom ecosystem.  This role will be critical in the work to establish in-region capability through collaboration with Corning’s APAC locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads cross-functional efforts to align Technology, Manufacturing, Product Line Management, Marketing, Sales, and the Customer
• Supports development of product strategies that reflect Corning’s CPO business strategy
• Helps establish APAC capability to deliver CPO solutions
• Collaborates and coordinates with Technology and Manufacturing to deliver new products faster than competitors
• May serve as commercial or project lead for key initiatives
• Develops internal business cases to support investment timing, cross-product alignment, or solution-level customization
• Interacts directly with key customers as needed for critical opportunities and projects

Experiences/Education - Required

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferred engineering or business)
• Understands financial & operational levers of the product line, and considers them when making product-related decisions
• Minimum of 4 years work experience preferably in product line management, engineering, manufacturing, or supply chain
• Understands product’s position in the market(s) and uses this understanding to set the product line strategy
• Comfortable with frequent customer engagements at a technical level
• Ability to collaborate across functional boundaries to solve problems and develop solutions
• Ability to mobilize and influence people within and outside the organization to meet objectives
• Proven ability to self-manage and prioritize multiple tasks in an efficient, focused manner
• Fluency in English with excellent verbal/written communications skills, and clarity in presentations

Experiences/Education - Desired

• Master’s degree in engineering or business administration
• Product management experience in a highly technical field
• Thorough knowledge and experience regarding manufacturing, SAP, Customer Care, Finance, and PLM systems
• Understanding of optics, glass as a material, and optical fiber properties
• Financial analysis and accounting experience
• International perspective and business work experience
• Participation in, or leadership of, multicultural and/or multi-geographic project