Program Manager
We're hiring a Program Manager to help us run a strong operating cadence and lead program and portfolio work across the Software Security organization inside Cisco's Security & Trust Organization. Are you someone who builds structure where there isn't any and turns a messy set of priorities into a plan people actually follow? Read on!
This role assists in supporting the rhythm of the business across Software Security (meeting cadences, business reviews, reporting cycles), brings strong process improvement and workflow implementation skills, and communicates just as well in a working session with peers as in a readout to senior leadership.
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and experiences who bring strong process instincts to the role!
What You'll Do
Day to day, this role plans, runs, and monitors programs across their full life cycle within the Software Security organization, managing scope, schedule, and resources as priorities shift and new requirements come up. We need someone to design and run decision-making structures so decisions get made with the right people in the room, and to keep leaders and teams informed with reporting tailored to who's reading it. This person leads the communication and change management that helps new ways of working take hold, and stays ahead of risks, issues, and interdependencies before they turn into real problems. They also lean on approved AI tools to streamline reporting workflows, analyze program performance metrics, summarize complex cross-functional data, and surface data-driven insights that speed up decision-making across the portfolio. We're looking for someone who builds partnerships across teams to earn support and continuously improves our processes and workflows. Some weeks that means redesigning a broken process, other weeks it means briefing an executive on program status. We need someone ready for both.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience plus 5+ years of related project/program management experience, or a Master's degree plus 3+ years of related experience.
- Demonstrated experience running meeting cadences, business reviews, and reporting cycles for a fast-moving organization.
- Strong background in process improvement and workflow implementation, with a track record of designing and improving operating processes.
- Strong written and verbal communicator, able to tailor style and content from cross-team collaboration to executive level readouts.
- Project management certification (e.g., PMP or equivalent) preferred at this level.
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP, PgMP, or PROSCI change management certification.
- Lean, Six Sigma, or other formal process-improvement training.
- Hands-on fluency with program and workflow tooling, such as Asana, MS Project, or Power BI.
- Experience in security, particularly application or software security, is a plus.
- Proficiency using AI tools to streamline reporting, analyze data, and support decision-making.
- Experience building and scaling team capability through coaching, upskilling, or mentoring.