It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!
We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
The Senior Program Manager, CM Product Launch is responsible for leading new product introductions at external contract manufacturing partners from early planning through qualification, production ramp, and handoff to sustaining operations.
This role serves as the key program interface between Lumentum R&D teams and the contract manufacturer, ensuring that product requirements are translated into clear manufacturing plans and that the CM is ready to support engineering builds, qualification, and volume production.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead cross-functional product launch programs at contract manufacturing sites.
- Serve as the primary interface between R&D, internal Operations teams, and the CM.
- Develop and maintain integrated program schedules, milestones, risks, actions, and dependencies.
- Ensure CM readiness across equipment, tooling, test capability, materials, documentation, systems, staffing, training, quality, and capacity.
- Coordinate prototype, engineering, qualification, and production ramp builds.
- Drive timely resolution of technical, operational, and supply-chain issues affecting launch readiness.
- Lead regular program reviews, readiness reviews, risk reviews, and executive status updates.
- Manage capital equipment planning, procurement, installation, and qualification in support of product launch.
- Track program budgets, resource requirements, and schedule performance.
- Ensure a structured handoff from launch to sustaining operations.
- Apply continuous improvement and lessons learned to strengthen future CM launches.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, supply chain, business, or a related field.
- 8 or more years of experience in program management, manufacturing, engineering, operations, or new product introduction.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional product launches.
- Experience working with contract manufacturers or external manufacturing partners.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing readiness, product qualification, and production ramp.
- Strong communication, leadership, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to influence and drive accountability across global, matrixed teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in optical communications, electronics, semiconductor, photonics, or high-technology manufacturing.
- Experience with capital equipment deployment and manufacturing process qualification.
- Experience using Microsoft Project to develop, maintain, and communicate complex, cross-functional program schedules.
- PMP certification or equivalent project-management training.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Please contact us to request accommodation.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, supply chain, business, or a related field
- 8 or more years of experience in program management, manufacturing, engineering, operations, or new product introduction
- Experience leading complex, cross-functional product launches
- Experience working with contract manufacturers or external manufacturing partners
- Understanding of manufacturing readiness, product qualification, and production ramp
- Strong communication, leadership, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills
- Ability to influence and drive accountability across global, matrixed teams
- Experience in optical communications, electronics, semiconductor, photonics, or high-technology manufacturing
- Experience with capital equipment deployment and manufacturing process qualification
- Experience using Microsoft Project for complex, cross-functional program schedules
- PMP certification or equivalent project-management training
Lumentum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Lumentum and has not been reviewed or approved by Lumentum.
-
Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is positioned as a meaningful part of total compensation, with RSUs frequently framed as a valued component of offers. An employee stock purchase plan with a discount and look-back further reinforces equity access as part of rewards.
-
Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are presented as a clear strength, with a 401(k) match and immediate vesting highlighted as supportive features. Auto-enrollment and match eligibility details indicate a structured retirement program for U.S. employees.
-
Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options are described, including PPO and HDHP/HSA choices and Kaiser in some locations, suggesting breadth and choice in coverage. Health and well-being programming is also characterized as part of a comprehensive benefits approach.
Lumentum Insights
What We Do
Lumentum (NASDAQ: LITE) is a market-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products enabling optical networking and laser applications worldwide. Lumentum optical components and subsystems are part of virtually every type of telecom, enterprise, and data center network. Lumentum lasers enable advanced manufacturing techniques and diverse applications including next-generation 3D sensing capabilities. Lumentum is headquartered in San Jose, California with R&D, manufacturing, and sales offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.lumentum.com.
