Sr. Staff Product Manager (Photonics)

Lightmatter is leading the revolution in AI data center infrastructure, enabling the next giant leaps in human progress. The company invented the world’s first 3D-stacked photonics engine, Passage™, capable of connecting thousands to millions of processors at the speed of light in extreme-scale data centers for the most advanced AI and HPC workloads. Lightmatter raised $400 million in its Series D round, reaching a valuation of $4.4 billion. We will continue to accelerate the development of data center photonics and grow every department at Lightmatter! If you're passionate about tackling complex challenges, making an impact, and being an expert in your craft, join our team of brilliant scientists, engineers, and accomplished industry leaders. Lightmatter is (re)inventing the future of computing with light! If you're a collaborative Product Manager who has a passion for innovation, solving challenging technical problems, and doing impactful work, consider joining the team at Lightmatter! In this role, you will be responsible for leading our product definition, rollout, and product introduction to drive design wins with the industry's top semiconductor and cloud vendors for our photonics-enabled solutions. Reporting directly to the Director, Product Management, you will work with engineering, sales, operations, finance, and the executive team to accelerate the adoption of Lightmatter products in segment-defining categories. Responsibilities: Drive product definition (MRD/PRD), SKU strategy, and commercial positioning for silicon photonics products focusing on the Passage interconnect platform, evaluation systems, and demonstration vehicles. Drive strategic industry partnerships to ensure the availability of key optical hardware solutions (lasers, fibers, connectors, and components). Manage product rollouts to lead customers and oversee complete lifecycle management from early development through volume production. Partner with sales to win key accounts by creating high-impact customer proposals, technical collaterals, and ROI/value proposition frameworks. Establish pricing guidelines, margin models, and revenue forecasts to ensure competitive market positioning and profitability. Collaborate with technical teams to produce high-value outbound collateral and technical documentation. Qualifications Must have detailed market and technical knowledge of silicon photonics and related optical technologies. 10+years of related experience with 6+ years in product management, marketing, applications engineering, and business development roles driving high-complexity semiconductor products to volume production. Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering field. Proven track record driving products from initial business definition through design-in, volume production, and end-of-life (EOL). Deep experience with datacenter-deployed technology, including the management, provisioning,…