Engineering Product Manager - AI Models

Cisco Systems, Inc.•San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

As an Engineering Product Manager specializing in Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs), you will be instrumental in crafting the future of Cisco's AI-powered products and platforms! You will define the product strategy, roadmap, and execution for innovative solutions, not only using groundbreaking LLM technologies but also augmenting existing AI models like the Cisco Deep Network Model.

Requirements

10+years of experience in product management, with at least 5 years specifically prioritizing AI/ML products.
Experience with LLMs, Generative AI, and/or other deep learning models, ideally within a networking or enterprise technology context.
Technical acuity in AI/ML model architectures, training, evaluation, and strong data literacy, including SQL, Python for data analysis, and understanding of large-scale data pipelines.
Proven track record of defining, launching, and scaling successful software products using advanced AI/ML capabilities, demonstrating significant business impact in an enterprise environment.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related technical field.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, AI/ML, MBA or a related business or quantitative field.
Proven experience in building and deploying AI/ML models, demonstrating hands-on expertise in the end-to-end model development lifecycle, including data preparation, model training, tuning, and deployment to production environments
Strategic understanding of AI platform architectures and MLOps principles, with experience driving the integration and productization of sophisticated AI capabilities into existing enterprise software, especially within the networking domain.
Outstanding ability to articulate technical and product strategies to diverse audiences, including executive leadership, technical teams, and external customers, driving alignment.
Demonstrated leadership as well as experience building and developing high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

Define and implementâ¯the strategy and roadmap for Generative AI and LLM-powered features, leading the conceptualization and development of novel AI model variations to improve our core LLM suite.
Collaborate deeplyâ¯with AI/ML researchers, data scientists, and engineering teams to translate sophisticated model capabilities into impactful product features, driving the entire product lifecycle from concept to launch, including defining data strategies for model training and evaluation.
Identify and validateâ¯high-impact opportunities for advanced AI/ML applications with internal and external partners, translating insights into comprehensive product requirements.
Partnerâ¯with cross-functional teams including engineering, UX, sales, and marketing to ensure successful product delivery, market adoption, and continuous iteration of AI solutions.
Define, track, and reportâ¯on key product metrics to inform data-driven decisions and optimize performance, while encouraging responsible AI practices, ethical considerations, and data privacy throughout the product development process.

Benefits

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.
Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
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 receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time 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

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