Senior Staff Technical Program Manager

The application window is expected to close on : 02 / 21 / 2026

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received .

Preferred locations : Dallas, TX; Boulder, CO; Phoenix, AZ; Chicago, IL; Atlanta, GA; Raleigh, NC; Nashville, TN

Splunk is here to build a safer and more resilient digital world. Our unified security and observability platform is trusted by the world's leading enterprises to secure and ensure the reliability of their digital systems. Join us as we pursue our next chapter - building Splunk into the industry-leading platform for secure data, trusted automation, and AI-powered defense. At Splunk, we are committed to trust, innovation, and to each other's success. Now part of Cisco, we offer the scale, reach, and investment of a global technology leader while preserving the velocity, ownership, and product-driven culture that defines Splunk. Learn more about Splunk careers and how you can become a part of our journey.

The Opportunity

Splunk is looking for a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead high-impact, cross-functional programs across Splunk Cloud Platform, and our Security and Observability platform portfolio. In this role, you will operate as a strategic partner to Engineering, Product, and Global Security leadership-architecting execution for complex, multi-quarter roadmaps, driving alignment across organizations, and delivering measurable customer and business outcomes.

You will architect integration strategies and lead high-visibility initiatives such as integrating Splunk's data platform with Cisco capabilities, scaling next-generation Platform resiliency, Observability experiences, or enabling AI-driven security workflows. Your goal is to ensure Splunk continues to build a safer, more resilient digital world by shipping high-quality, secure, and scalable software at global scale.

Responsibilities :

End-to-end execution : Lead large, cross-functional programs (often 10+engineeringteams) from early concept and technical requirements through global launch, adoption, and post-launch optimization.

Strategic alignment : Partner with executive leadership to translate businessobjectivesinto clear technical execution plans; ensure tradeoffs align with Splunk's long-term product vision.

Governance and decision-making : Establishprogram operating cadence (reviews, exec updates, decision logs, launch readiness) and drivetimely, well-documented decisions.

Architecture engagement : Drivetechnicaldeep-diveswith architects and engineering leaders toidentifysystemic bottlenecks across distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and data ingest / processing pipelines.

Risk and dependency management : Proactivelyidentify, track, and mitigate complex technical and organizational risks; lead stakeholders to resolution, not just reporting.

Mentorship and craft leadership : Actas a leader within the TPM community-mentoring Staff / Senior TPMs and raising the bar for execution excellence.

Quality and launch readiness : Define milestone acceptance criteria and "Definition of Done" standards thatbakeinreliability, security, performance, and operability.

Require ments :

Experience : 8+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, engineering leadership, or software architecture in a SaaS / cloud environment.

Program leadership : Proventrack recordleading multi-quarter, cross-org programs delivering significant business value (e.g., major platform migrations, large-scale product initiatives).

Communication and influence : Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts to executive and non-technical audiences; strong influencing skills across multiple levels and functions.

Execution excellence : Demonstratedstrength in dependency management, risk mitigation, scope / priority tradeoffs, and driving accountability to outcomes.

AIand Agenticprograms : Experience delivering agenticexperiencesandsupporting themigrationfromtraditionalworkflowstoagent-drivenexecutionmodels.

Education : B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and / or Canada :

The starting salary range posted for this position is $155,100.00 to $200,500.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and / or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation

• , equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and / or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies :

10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

Non-exempt employees

Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next

Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows :

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below :

New York City Metro Area :

$187,000.00 - $278,700.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state :

$168,800.00 - $246,900.00

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.