Instrument Services Product Line Manager (Marketing)

Summary:

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for telecommunications, cloud, enterprises, first responders, military, aerospace, and railway. VIAVI is also a leader in light management technologies for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, government and aerospace applications.

We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are passionate about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company – to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.

Title: Instrument Services PLM
Location: Preferred locations include Germantown, MD Indianapolis, IN; Home Office/Remote can be considered pending candidate qualifications

Job Summary:
The Instrument Services PLM is responsible for the definition, go-to-market, and overall life cycle management of a complementary Services portfolio (e.g. repair, calibration, sparing, etc.) supporting VIAVI's test and measurement products. He/she will drive demand generation activities for new and existing services through pricing, positioning, promotion, forecasting, segmentation, marketing collateral, sales training, and customer engagement programs.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Responsibilities: 

• The successful candidate will be able to easily move between inbound and outbound business development, product launch and go to market activities including detailed marketing requirements, back-end fulfillment and service center operations processes, executive-level customer presentations, proposal development, and marketing promotions.  Key responsibilities include:
• Understand and effectively market the service portfolio value proposition. Ensure sales channels know how to position and defend pricing. 
• Work collaboratively with Sales, Partners and Service Operations to pursue, support and win deals within global regions.
• Partner with product PLMs, Solution Architects, and Sales to understand product offerings and their associated market need for services.  Identify new business opportunities through market research, competitive analysis, and feedback from customers and partners. 
• Manage Service strategy across product lines ensuring clarity on market characteristics as needed to optimize local presence, operational scale, ROI and GM.
• Initiate new Services program/project development concepts.  Define and launch Service offerings in support of new and existing product/solutions.  Drive business growth through development of go-to-market strategies and promotional campaigns.
• Ownership of back-office operational processes for Oracle set-up of Service offerings to ensure seamless execution of quoting, order management, and fulfillment. 
• Forecasting and reporting for designated Service product lines.

Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements:

Qualifications: 

• BS degree EE, ME, CS or related field.  MBA desired.
• 2 to 5+ years' experience in Product/Services marketing or service center technical operations.  
• Experience in the life cycle aspects of electronic hardware products and understanding of associated calibration and repair services and calibration lab standards.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across multiple organizations and geographies.
• Experience in the telecommunications industry is preferred.  
• Strong analytical and project management skills.  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to build strong working relationships with internal stakeholder organizations.

If you have what it takes to push boundaries and seize opportunities, apply to join our team today.

VIAVI Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer – minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities.

Job Posting Pay Range:

105,560

to

196,040 Salary Minimum: 106000Salary Maximum: 106000