<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p> <p>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!</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Lightmatter is (re)inventing the future of computing with light!</p></div><p>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!</p> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities: </strong></p> <ul> <li>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.</li> <li>Drive strategic industry partnerships to ensure the availability of key optical hardware solutions (lasers, fibers, connectors, and components).</li> <li>Manage product rollouts to lead customers and oversee complete lifecycle management from early development through volume production.</li> <li>Partner with sales to win key accounts by creating high-impact customer proposals, technical collaterals, and ROI/value proposition frameworks.</li> <li>Establish pricing guidelines, margin models, and revenue forecasts to ensure competitive market positioning and profitability.</li> <li>Collaborate with technical teams to produce high-value outbound collateral and technical documentation.<br><br></li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications </strong></p> <ul> <li>Must have detailed market and technical knowledge of silicon photonics and related optical technologies. </li> <li>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.</li> <li>Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering field.</li> <li>Proven track record driving products from initial business definition through design-in, volume production, and end-of-life (EOL).</li> <li>Deep experience with datacenter-deployed technology, including the management, provisioning, operation, and maintenance of optical components.</li> <li>Comprehensive end-to-end knowledge of semiconductor chip design and manufacturing processes.</li> <li>Skilled in gathering, analyzing, and interpreting complex datasets to inform product and business strategy.</li> <li>Collaborative leader adept at leveraging key financial indicators and metrics to drive profitable business decisions.</li> <li>Strong communicator with a track record of aligning multi-disciplinary teams to eliminate misalignments and accelerate delivery schedules.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Qualifications </strong></p> <ul> <li data-path-to-node="0,0,0">PhD focused on Optics, Photonics, or related advanced photonic technology.</li> <li data-path-to-node="0,1,0">Proactive self-starter who excels in fast-paced environments, managing competing priorities, and taking full ownership of rapid, high-quality execution.</li> <li data-path-to-node="0,2,0">Quick learner with a hands-on, "no task is too big or too small" approach to solving complex problems.</li> <li data-path-to-node="0,3,0">Strong, established professional network across relevant datacenter, semiconductor, and optical industry segments.</li> </ul> <p> </p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>We offer competitive compensation. The base salary range for this role determined based on location, experience, educational background, and market data.</p></div><div class="title">Salary Range: total compensation goes beyond base salary, it also includes a new hire equity grant, annual performance-based equity, and other rewards that recognize your impact and contribution.</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$214,000</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$286,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><h3>Benefits</h3> <div> <ul> <li>Comprehensive Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)</li> <li>Retirement Savings Matching Program</li> <li>Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)</li> <li>Generous Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)</li> <li>Paid Family Leave</li>