At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.
Jabil is seeking a strategic and customer-focused Director of Product Line Management (PLM) to lead the definition, commercialization, and lifecycle management of next-generation Ethernet networking solutions for AI data centers.
This leader will own the product strategy and business performance of Jabil's AI networking portfolio, including high-performance Ethernet switches, liquid-cooled network systems, co-packaged optics (CPO), optical interconnect solutions, rack-scale networking platforms, and related hardware/software ecosystem offerings.
The successful candidate will drive product direction from market requirements through deployment, working across engineering, operations, sales, supply chain, ecosystem partners, and strategic customers to create differentiated networking platforms optimized for hyperscale AI infrastructure. The role requires deep understanding of AI cluster architectures, Ethernet fabrics, switching silicon roadmaps, optical connectivity, cooling technologies, and datacenter deployment models.
Key Responsibilities
Product Strategy & Portfolio Leadership
•Own the long-term product strategy for Jabil's AI networking portfolio.
•Define product roadmaps for: front-end Ethernet switching, AI scale-out Ethernet fabrics, AI scale-up networking solutions, co-packaged and near-packaged optical architectures, rack-level networking infrastructure.
•Identify emerging technology trends and translate them into differentiated product offerings.
•Develop business cases, investment strategies, and growth plans for new networking platforms.
Customer & Market Engagement
•Engage directly with hyperscalers, cloud service providers, AI infrastructure companies, network OEMs, and semiconductor partners.
•Translate customer requirements into executable product specifications.
•Act as executive product representative during customer workshops, roadmap reviews, and executive briefings.
•Establish strategic relationships with ecosystem leaders including switch silicon, optics, and software providers.
Technology Leadership
•Guide roadmap decisions related to: 800G, 1.6T, and future 3.2T Ethernet generations; Broadcom, Marvell, and emerging switch silicon platforms; SONiC and OpenBMC ecosystems; co-packaged optics and silicon photonics; liquid-cooled networking systems; OCP and ORv3 architectures.
•Ensure product alignment with evolving AI datacenter requirements and standards.
Industry Leadership
•Represent Jabil at industry events including: OCP, OFC, ECOC, SC Conference, Open Compute networking initiatives.
•Influence industry standards and ecosystem development.
•Build Jabil thought leadership in AI networking infrastructure.
Required Qualifications
Education
•Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related technical discipline.
•MBA preferred.
Experience
•12+ years of experience in product management, product marketing, engineering, or business leadership.
•5 years of experience in a team lead role.
•5+ years managing networking infrastructure products.
•Proven experience with Ethernet switch technologies and datacenter networking.
•Experience leading complex cross-functional organizations.
•Demonstrated ownership of product roadmap and business results.
Technical Expertise
Strong knowledge of:
•Ethernet switching architectures
•AI cluster networking
•Leaf-spine fabric design
•Scale-out and scale-up AI networks
•SONiC ecosystem
•Network operating systems
•Switch ASIC architectures
•Optical interconnect technologies
•Silicon photonics
•Co-packaged optics
•Rack integration strategies
•Liquid cooling architectures
•OCP ecosystem
•Hyperscale datacenter infrastructure
Preferred Qualifications
•Experience with Broadcom Tomahawk, Jericho, Ramon or equivalent switching platforms.
•Experience with Marvell networking solutions.
•Experience developing products for hyperscale cloud providers.
•Familiarity with AI infrastructure architectures from NVIDIA, AMD, Broadcom, Arista, Cisco, and similar ecosystem leaders.
•Knowledge of optics, fiber connectivity, and photonics manufacturing.
•Experience managing products through NPI-to-volume manufacturing transitions.
Leadership Competencies
•Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen.
•Customer-obsessed mindset.
•Ability to influence and work with a team that is dispersed across different regions (and time zones), so availability to interact during different times during the day is required.
•Executive communication and presentation skills.
•Strong analytical and financial modeling capabilities.
•Proven ability to balance innovation, risk, profitability, and speed-to-market.
•Demonstrated success leading through ambiguity and rapidly evolving technologies.
Compensation & Benefits
The pay range for this role is $199,500 - $359,100. Job-related, non-discriminatory factors used to determine the actual offered rate include qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data, and consideration of internal equity.
As part of the total rewards package, this position is eligible for a short-term incentive based on performance. In addition, Jabil offers benefits to enhance your health, wealth and resilient self. These include medical, dental, and vision insurance plans; 401(k) retirement plan and employee stock purchase plan; and paid time off.
