Teams at Ciena

Leads global sales growth for Ciena’s semiconductor and component portfolio within Cloud and AI markets. Develops sales strategies, business plans, and customer relationships across hyperscalers, data centers, OEMs, ODMs, and ecosystem partners. Drives adoption of electro-optic assemblies, modules, and intellectual property while coordinating with product, engineering, marketing, legal, finance, and services teams. Engages executive stakeholders, exceeds sales targets, manages complex sales processes, and reports on direct and indirect opportunities. Approximately 35% travel is required.

Lead global M&A, strategic investments, partnerships, and other complex transactions for Ciena’s Legal Department. Responsibilities include legal due diligence, deal structuring, negotiation, transaction execution, closing, post-close integration, venture capital investments, commercial technology transactions, and process improvement using AI. The role partners with the Chief Strategy Office, legal leadership, executives, cross-functional teams, and external counsel.

Leads customer-facing service delivery projects across the full lifecycle, coordinating scope, schedules, resources, milestones, risks, budgets, and communications. The role manages cross-functional collaboration among customers, engineering, sales, finance, partners, and service delivery teams. It oversees network lifecycle activities including design, deployment, migration, and validation, while ensuring delivery commitments, customer outcomes, and financial objectives are met.