Our People
We strive to foster an environment of belonging, vibrancy and happiness to support our people and their careers.
A place where everyone can belong
At Ciena, we strive to foster an inclusive culture where we can all belong. Our employee resource groups engage our people in the diversity of cultures and traditions represented by our global workforce. We encourage our teams to take our conscious inclusion training workshops and we also survey our people annually to gauge how we're doing and where we can improve.
Our People Promise
Through our People Promise, we commit to creating an environment in which everyone feels empowered, included, and can make a difference.
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Our culture of belonging
Together, we create a culture where everyone can belong and truly be themselves.
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Our people stories
Our people live our values and demonstrate their passion for being allies and leading as their true selves.
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Wellbeing
As part of our People Promise, we're dedicated to fostering an experience of vibrancy and happiness for our people. To help achieve this, we offer a holistic approach to wellbeing...
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We invest in our people’s learning and development — offering opportunities where they can continue to thrive in their careers at all stages. We offer training programs that include a virtual learning platform, early-in-career and new graduate development programs, manager and leadership development programs, a mentorship program, on-the-job coaching, and tuition reimbursement.
Insights
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Working at Ciena as a US Army Senior Officer: How Ciena Helps Fahad Balance Sales and Service
Fahad Digankar is a technical account manager on the Ciena government sales team who ...
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Career insights: Helping to drive innovation through leadership
From an engineer to a team leader, Vivek Goyal, Senior Director of Hardware Engineeri...
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Providing flexibility for when, where, and how we work
Ciena is embracing flexible working and here, we discuss the benefits that it brings ...
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Leader insights: Sheela Kosaraju on making the most of every opportunity
Sheela Kosaraju, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, shares how she has been s...
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