Engineering Product Manager
About The Position
The Engineering Product Manager will define the roadmap and strategy for Nexus Dashboard, Cisco’s core management layer for Nexus switches and the broader data center networking ecosystem. The team is pioneering Agentic Operations (AgenticOps), using intelligent, automated, multi-agent operations to streamline routine data center tasks and support advanced AI workloads. The position shapes a 12–18 month product portfolio strategy with clear outcomes and milestones, and develops multi-quarter roadmaps aligned with market needs and business and portfolio strategy. It has end-to-end ownership from product definition through launch and accountability for execution, while balancing incoming work, technical debt, and feature velocity. The role collaborates with cross-functional teams and business units, contributes to competitive analysis and market validation, and represents the product to internal teams and external customer groups, councils, or coaching forums. The role is hybrid, with two days per week in the Milpitas, California office.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of related experience, or a master’s degree and 6 years of related experience, or a Ph.D. and 3 years of related experience.
- Experience in the networking domain.
- Experience working with network management products or similar.
Nice To Haves
- Data center networking experience.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams, including Engineering and Marketing.
- Ability to align deliverables in a fast-paced, ever-changing landscape.
Responsibilities
- Shape product portfolio strategy across a 12–18 month horizon, with clear outcomes and milestones.
- Review, prioritize, and align market needs with business and portfolio strategy to develop multi-quarter product portfolio roadmaps.
- Drive technical and prioritization trade-offs, balancing incoming work, technical debt, and feature velocity.
- Own the product end to end, from definition through launch, and maintain accountability for outcomes.
- Work with cross-functional teams and business units to execute.
- Provide input into competitive analysis and market validation activities.
- Serve as product spokesperson with internal teams and external customer teams, councils, or coaching forums.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution.
- Paid parental leave.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Basic life insurance.
- Paid holidays and a floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
- Birthday day off, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and personal wellness days.
- Vacation time or flexible vacation time off, depending on employee classification.
- Sick time off, with eligible unused time carried forward.
- Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues.
- Optional paid volunteer days.
- Annual bonuses may be available for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco policies.
- Employees may be eligible for Cisco restricted stock unit grants, subject to continued employment and vesting terms.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
