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This position will play a key role in the growth and improved profitability of Coherent Corp Datacenter & Communications BU through management of optical transceiver product lines.
This management role requires a strong understanding of high-speed optical transceivers and related technologies, along with extensive interaction with both external partners (customers, suppliers, contract manufacturers, industry experts) and internal teams (R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Legal).
PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Manage P& L and Financial Performance
- Drive revenue and gross margin for the business
- Monitor sales and backlogs
- Participate in annual budgeting and 5-year planning. Help set revenue and profitability targets to support the 5 Year Plan
- Review financial and shipping results and monitor monthly taking action as required
- Monitor and maximize Rev, gross margins and BOP
- Initiate, drive and monitor costs reduction activities
- Help with business case preparations of R&D investments and CapEx investments. Project 5 year investment roadmap on R&D investments for your products
- Monitor R&D and CapEx investments associated with your products, measure and report the ROIC as per business case
- Monitor cost effectiveness of tactical programs, capital expenditures, and capacity plans with operations teams
- Ensure consistent achievement of customer, project, cost and quality results to support annual & strategic plans
- Support 5 Year Planning process with forward looking input and plans to achieve number one market share and industry profits
Drive Design Wins and Ongoing Business/Market Share
- Work with sales channels/distributors and product marketing worldwide to bring in identified design-in opportunities into the BU
- Work with product marketing and sales to develop customer engagement plans and lead teams to execute wins
- Develop and manage strong business/technical relationships at customers
- Drive product engineering teams to design and develop manufacturable standard and customized products to achieve market share leadership
- Work with Product Development teams to ensure new products are done on schedule and on budget with improvements in cycle time
Sales Support
- Drive sales teams to maximize bookings and revenues for your products
- Translate customer requirements into profitable product offerings in line with strategic goals
- Review customer requirements and work with Sales/marketing/R&D/Ops teams on winning proposals – specs & pricing
- Product requirements are quickly and successfully transferred from our customers into new design concepts
- New design concepts are created and designed which provide significant revenue growth.
- Ensure engineering team provides customers outstanding technical support leading to repeat business and new bookings at the expense of our competitors
- Develop product requirements into new designs and prototypes which meet or exceed our competitors and are delivered within customer requirements
Product Life Cycle Management
- Responsible for maintaining the product and ensuring cross-functional compliance to product life cycle processes
- As a key part of the PLC team, prepare business cases for new development projects.
- Monitor progress of R&D projects and metrics
- Understand business impacts of customer wins/losses and assist leadership to manage from a portfolio perspective
- Ensure engineering products/processes are transitioned effectively into production products and processes
- Ensure reliability and qualification test data sets are current to support market opportunities
Operations Support
- Assist Operations in forecasting and revenue planning. As part of this process responsible for the unconstrained forecast (after discussions with sales team)
- Monitor and coordinate order fulfillment processes to meet cost, lead-time, on-time delivery, volumes, quality and margin objectives. In case of constraints or issues, escalation and drive mitigation actions with other members of the team. Provide allocation of which customer orders to fulfil each week
- Drive ongoing cost-reduction activities
- Benchmark costs and work with Ops/NPI/Supply chain/Contract Manufacturers to achieve cost targets, buffers and roadmaps
- Assist R&D and supply chain in identifying new vendors/CMs and participate in negotiations with key CMs/suppliers
- Collaborate closely with other BUs that supply components (in-feed) to ensure they remain competitive and are always 100% supplier of choice
- Work with Operations on capacity expansion Capital business case to support volume forecast
- Track and ensure ROIC on CAR associates with their Products
Marketing Support
- Assist in defining and driving product strategy
- Monitor competitive landscape
- Develop salesware and support marketing by preparing product launch collateral
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- BA or BS in Engineering required. MBA or MS/PhD in Engineering strongly preferred
- 10 years of experience in Product Management/Engineering Leadership roles in the materials or related industry
- Deep understanding of high speed optical transceivers and related technology
- Familiarity with hyper scale and switch/ASIC vendor ecosystems.
- A proven track record of product management leadership
- The ideal candidate demonstrates ownership, strategic thinking, and cross-functional leadership, and driving product vision / roadmap
- History of making data-driven decisions, influencing stakeholders at all levels, and delivering measurable business results
SKILLS
- Knowledge and understanding of financial instruments: P&L, balance sheet, income statement
- Ability to easily and successfully work with employees and customers in a multi-cultural, global team environment
- Ability to handle multiple priorities and complex issues involving external and internal priorities
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
- Set a high standard of ethics, professionalism, leadership, and competency
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Working conditions typical of a climate controlled and professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copiers, filing cabinets, etc.
- Travel up to 30% is anticipated.
Physical Requirements
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.
QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.
CULTURE COMMITMENT
Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp:
Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust
Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas
Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome
Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone
Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work
Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at talentacquisition@coherent.com.
About us
Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!
NOTE TO RECRUITERS AND EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES: We will not pay for unsolicited resumes from recruiters and employment agencies unless we have a signed agreement and have required assistance, in writing, for a specific opening.
JOB INFO
Job Identification
2013957
Posting Date
08/04/2026, 04:06 PM
Degree Level
Bachelor's Degree
Job Schedule
Full time
Locations
48800 Milmont Drive, Fremont, CA, 94538, US (Hybrid)
Pay Scale
$208,938 - $289,125 per year
LI-JB1
JOB SUMMARY
This position will play a key role in the growth and improved profitability of Coherent Corp Datacenter & Communications BU through management of optical transceiver product lines.
This management role requires a strong understanding of high-speed optical transceivers and related technologies, along with extensive interaction with both external partners (customers, suppliers, contract manufacturers, industry experts) and internal teams (R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Legal).
PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Manage P& L and Financial Performance
- Drive revenue and gross margin for the business
- Monitor sales and backlogs
- Participate in annual budgeting and 5-year planning. Help set revenue and profitability targets to support the 5 Year Plan
- Review financial and shipping results and monitor monthly taking action as required
- Monitor and maximize Rev, gross margins and BOP
- Initiate, drive and monitor costs reduction activities
- Help with business case preparations of R&D investments and CapEx investments. Project 5 year investment roadmap on R&D investments for your products
- Monitor R&D and CapEx investments associated with your products, measure and report the ROIC as per business case
- Monitor cost effectiveness of tactical programs, capital expenditures, and capacity plans with operations teams
- Ensure consistent achievement of customer, project, cost and quality results to support annual & strategic plans
- Support 5 Year Planning process with forward looking input and plans to achieve number one market share and industry profits
Drive Design Wins and Ongoing Business/Market Share
- Work with sales channels/distributors and product marketing worldwide to bring in identified design-in opportunities into the BU
- Work with product marketing and sales to develop customer engagement plans and lead teams to execute wins
- Develop and manage strong business/technical relationships at customers
- Drive product engineering teams to design and develop manufacturable standard and customized products to achieve market share leadership
- Work with Product Development teams to ensure new products are done on schedule and on budget with improvements in cycle time
Sales Support
- Drive sales teams to maximize bookings and revenues for your products
- Translate customer requirements into profitable product offerings in line with strategic goals
- Review customer requirements and work with Sales/marketing/R&D/Ops teams on winning proposals – specs & pricing
- Product requirements are quickly and successfully transferred from our customers into new design concepts
- New design concepts are created and designed which provide significant revenue growth.
- Ensure engineering team provides customers outstanding technical support leading to repeat business and new bookings at the expense of our competitors
- Develop product requirements into new designs and prototypes which meet or exceed our competitors and are delivered within customer requirements
Product Life Cycle Management
- Responsible for maintaining the product and ensuring cross-functional compliance to product life cycle processes
- As a key part of the PLC team, prepare business cases for new development projects.
- Monitor progress of R&D projects and metrics
- Understand business impacts of customer wins/losses and assist leadership to manage from a portfolio perspective
- Ensure engineering products/processes are transitioned effectively into production products and processes
- Ensure reliability and qualification test data sets are current to support market opportunities
Operations Support
- Assist Operations in forecasting and revenue planning. As part of this process responsible for the unconstrained forecast (after discussions with sales team)
- Monitor and coordinate order fulfillment processes to meet cost, lead-time, on-time delivery, volumes, quality and margin objectives. In case of constraints or issues, escalation and drive mitigation actions with other members of the team. Provide allocation of which customer orders to fulfil each week
- Drive ongoing cost-reduction activities
- Benchmark costs and work with Ops/NPI/Supply chain/Contract Manufacturers to achieve cost targets, buffers and roadmaps
- Assist R&D and supply chain in identifying new vendors/CMs and participate in negotiations with key CMs/suppliers
- Collaborate closely with other BUs that supply components (in-feed) to ensure they remain competitive and are always 100% supplier of choice
- Work with Operations on capacity expansion Capital business case to support volume forecast
- Track and ensure ROIC on CAR associates with their Products
Marketing Support
- Assist in defining and driving product strategy
- Monitor competitive landscape
- Develop salesware and support marketing by preparing product launch collateral
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- BA or BS in Engineering required. MBA or MS/PhD in Engineering strongly preferred
- 10 years of experience in Product Management/Engineering Leadership roles in the materials or related industry
- Deep understanding of high speed optical transceivers and related technology
- Familiarity with hyper scale and switch/ASIC vendor ecosystems.
- A proven track record of product management leadership
- The ideal candidate demonstrates ownership, strategic thinking, and cross-functional leadership, and driving product vision / roadmap
- History of making data-driven decisions, influencing stakeholders at all levels, and delivering measurable business results
SKILLS
- Knowledge and understanding of financial instruments: P&L, balance sheet, income statement
- Ability to easily and successfully work with employees and customers in a multi-cultural, global team environment
- Ability to handle multiple priorities and complex issues involving external and internal priorities
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
- Set a high standard of ethics, professionalism, leadership, and competency
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Working conditions typical of a climate controlled and professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copiers, filing cabinets, etc.
- Travel up to 30% is anticipated.
Physical Requirements
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.
QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.
CULTURE COMMITMENT
Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp:
Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust
Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas
Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome
Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone
Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work
Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at talentacquisition@coherent.com.
About us
Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!
NOTE TO RECRUITERS AND EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES: We will not pay for unsolicited resumes from recruiters and employment agencies unless we have a signed agreement and have required assistance, in writing, for a specific opening.
JOB INFO
Job Identification
2013957
Posting Date
08/04/2026, 04:06 PM
Degree Level
Bachelor's Degree
Job Schedule
Full time
Locations
48800 Milmont Drive, Fremont, CA, 94538, US (Hybrid)
Pay Scale
$208,938 - $289,125 per year
LI-JB1
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Target companies with established immigration programs
Large tech companies and well-funded scale-ups are most likely to sponsor Product Directors. They have dedicated HR and legal teams that handle H-1B petitions routinely, which reduces friction and speeds up the process considerably.
Frame your degree and experience precisely
H-1B specialty occupation approval depends on showing your degree directly relates to the role. A degree in business, computer science, or engineering maps cleanly to Product Director. Unrelated degrees require stronger experience documentation to bridge the gap.
Get your offer letter to specify the degree requirement
The offer letter should state that a bachelor's degree in a specific field is required for the role. Generic language like 'preferred' weakens the specialty occupation argument and can invite a Request for Evidence from USCIS.
Understand the H-1B lottery timing before you start interviewing
H-1B registration opens in March for an October start. If you're interviewing in the fall, your earliest possible cap-subject start is ten or more months away. Some employers will bridge you with OPT extension or other status in the meantime.
Ask about cap-exempt sponsorship if the company qualifies
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and certain government-affiliated organizations can file H-1B petitions outside the lottery. Product Director roles exist at these organizations, and a cap-exempt filing can start within weeks rather than months.
Document your leadership scope clearly in your resume
USCIS reviewers assess whether the role genuinely requires a degree. Quantify team size, budget ownership, and cross-functional scope. Vague product management descriptions are harder to defend than specific evidence of strategic, degree-level complexity.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a Product Director role eligible for H-1B sponsorship?
Yes. Product Director meets the H-1B visa specialty occupation standard because the role typically requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field such as business, computer science, or engineering. USCIS has consistently approved product management and product leadership roles, though approval is stronger when the job description explicitly lists a degree requirement rather than treating it as preferred.
Do I need an MBA or can an undergraduate degree be enough?
An undergraduate degree in a relevant field is sufficient for H-1B purposes. An MBA strengthens the petition and is common at the director level, but it is not required. What matters is that your degree field relates directly to the role. If your bachelor's is in an unrelated discipline, substantial progressive experience in product management can partially compensate, though this requires more documentation.
What types of companies sponsor Product Directors on H-1B visas?
Mid-to-large technology companies sponsor the most Product Directors on H-1B visas, including enterprise software firms, fintech companies, and consumer platforms. Well-funded Series B and later startups also sponsor regularly, especially when they have existing immigration counsel. You can filter actively sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate to focus your applications on companies with a track record of filing.
How does H-1B lottery timing affect a Product Director job search?
Cap-subject H-1B registration runs in March, with an October 1 start date if selected. If you receive an offer outside that window, your employer can still file, but you will wait until the next October to begin work on H-1B status. Some employers will keep you on OPT, a bridging visa, or another status during that gap. Confirming this flexibility early in the hiring process avoids surprises later.
Can a Product Director petition face a Request for Evidence, and how do employers handle it?
RFEs on Product Director petitions typically challenge whether the role qualifies as a specialty occupation, usually when job descriptions use broad or interchangeable language. Employers with experienced immigration counsel respond by providing detailed position analyses, organizational charts, and evidence that the role requires a specific degree field. Choosing an employer with a strong H-1B filing history reduces, but does not eliminate, this risk.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Product Director jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.