Category Manager, Fiber & Optics
FluidStackGPU Cloud company
Austin, United StatesSenior
Situational Awareness
Astro Capital (NY)
7GC & Co
Armyn Capital
Autopilot Management Company
Bare Metal Ventures
Operations & Strategy
About the role
TL;DR
Manage the fiber and optics category for compute infrastructure.
- •The Category Manager will oversee the fiber and optics category, including transceivers, fiber cabling, and connectivity components.
- •Key Responsibilities Own the fiber and optics category.
- •Negotiate volume agreements on optics.
- •Dual-source transceiver types and manage interop qualification.
- •Forecast optics demand and keep supply ahead of installation crews.
- •Requirements Experience sourcing optics, fiber, or connectivity components at high volume.
- •Understanding of optics (form factors, reaches, compatibility).
- •Experience qualifying second-source components and managing engineering skepticism.
- •Ability to track consumption against forecast weekly and correct early.
- •Bonus: Experience with 800G/1.6T optics markets, cable assembly manufacturing, interop testing programs, and commodity price hedging.
Required skills
Vendor ManagementNegotiation
Domain expertise
telecom
