Leader, Product Management, Enterprise Switching : Management Platforms

Applications are accepted until further notice.

Meet the Team :

Join Cisco's Enterprise Switching team and play a vital role in shaping next-generation management platforms and user experiences for enterprise networks. Work alongside engineers, designers, sales, and marketing to solve real-world challenges for major brands, simplifying complex networking technology to make operations easier and more efficient.

Your Impact :

Drive innovation and deliver impactful solutions by :

Lead a team of Product Managers - provide strategic direction, drive high-impact results while offering support, mentorship, and guidance. Your contributors are happy, challenged, and in the growth zone.

Ensure our products enhance network operations by focusing on customer experience and usability.

Acting critically, iterating quickly, and balancing data-driven decisions with practical action.

Gathering technical requirements and gaining insights into user needs to improve tools for network administrators.

Managing the product lifecycle for SaaS and hardware components within our network management platform.

Collaborating across teams to take on technical challenges and achieve measurable results.

Minimum Qualifications :

Bachelor's with 12+ years or master's with 8+ years of practical experience, CCIE preferred, CCNP

Experience launching SaaS platforms with user adoption and growth in enterprise networking.

5 years in product management or equivalent experience in modern cloud and / or connected hardware technology.

5 years of experience managing a high-performance team of Product Managers

Experience managing and troubleshooting network infrastructure for enterprise environments with 500+ network devices (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls) and multi-site connectivity

Preferred Qualifications :

Strong sense of user-centered design, with a passion for building effective user experiences for technical users.

Understanding of networking and cloud technologies in complex enterprise environments.

Experience working with backend and frontend teams to bring innovative products to market.

Technical knowledge of software management platforms, including monitoring, configuration management, AI, and security.

Demonstrated ability to overcome technical obstacles and deliver results.

Practical experience configuring enterprise-grade switches and developing solutions to streamline such tasks.

A proactive mindset with the ability to make decisions quickly and drive progress.

Relevant practical experience in enterprise networking environments prioritized over formal education.

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 $191,400.00 to $281,400.00 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 ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto 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 :

$191,400.00 - $323,600.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state :

$176,100.00 - $287,900.00