Director, Product Line Marketing (AI HSE)

Honolulu, HI (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive15+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive the product leadership for VIAVI’s AI networking portfolio, from roadmap to GTM across hyperscalers and AI vendors.

  • Must-have: 15+ years in product management or pre-sales in networking or test & measurement with deep Ethernet and AI transport experience.
  • Standout: Owns multi-year roadmaps and a primary technical voice to Tier-1 customers.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end product roadmap for TestCenter's AI networking portfolio
  • Develop multi-year roadmap aligned to hyperscaler, NEM, and AI infrastructure vendor needs
  • Define and prioritize feature requirements based on market trends, competitive landscape, and customer feedback
  • Identify white-space opportunities across AI fabric test coverage including UALink, OCP ESUN, and NVLink validation
  • Translate Scale-Out, Scale-Up, and Scale-Across AI cluster trends into actionable product initiatives
  • Maintain roadmap versioning and communicate transparently across R&D, Sales, and Marketing
  • Serve as the primary technical and product voice to Tier-1 customers — hyperscalers, NEPs, and AI chip vendors
  • Provide technical guidance on 800GE and 1.6T test methodologies for AI
  • Lead customer discovery calls and executive briefings
  • Act as trusted advisor to customers on AI traffic emulation, congestion control validation, and fabric characterization

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience in product management, product marketing, or technical pre-sales roles within networking or test & measurement
  • Demonstrable expertise in high-speed Ethernet (400GE, 800GE, or 1.6T) architecture, testing, and deployment
  • Hands-on or deep architectural understanding of RDMA networking, specifically RoCEv2 and AI transport requirements
  • Clear articulation of AI cluster scaling models: Scale-Out GPU fabrics, Scale-Up interconnects, and Scale-Across WAN/DCI designs
  • Strong customer-facing communication skills with the ability to engage from IC-level engineers to C-suite stakeholders
  • Proven ability to drive cross-functional programs across Engineering, Sales, and Marketing in a matrixed organization
  • BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field

Preferred

  • Prior experience at network test & measurement vendors (VIAVI, Spirent, Keysight/Ixia) or hyperscaler networking teams
  • Familiarity with AI/ML infrastructure vendors (NVIDIA, Broadcom, Marvell, Arista, Cisco) and their validation requirements
  • Experience with Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC), IEEE 802.3, or other standards bodies
  • Knowledge of GPU cluster orchestration and AI training/inference workload characteristics (GPT, diffusion, MoE models)
  • MBA or equivalent strategic business experience
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VIAVI Solutions (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global leader in both network and service enablement and optical security performance products and solutions. Our technologies contribute to the success of a wide range of customers – from the world’s largest mobile operators and governmental entities to enterprise network and application providers to contractors laying the fiber and building the towers that keep us connected.

Founded in 1923
Chandler, Arizona, USA
4.9K employees (139 in marketing)
72% recommend to a friend

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222.5K
Traffic Source Mix
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53.3%
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37.4%
Referral
6.4%
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1.9%
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0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4.9K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
96 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
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Funding

Total Funding
$990.7M
Last Raise
$140.7M
Post IPO Equity, 3 months ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2025
    Post IPO Equity • $140.7M
  • Oct 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $600M
  • Aug 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $250M

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