Engineering Product Manager
About The Position
The application window is expected to close on: 07/30/2026. Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. Meet the Team Our Nexus & AI Networking team delivers innovative solutions that empower enterprises, cloud providers, and Neoclouds to unlock the full potential of artificial intelligence and next-generation data center architectures. As a Senior Product Manager for the Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric product line, you will join a team of subject matter authorities, working on ground-breaking data center networking fabric architectures and AI infrastructure. As a trusted executive advisor, you will collaborate across engineering, product management, sales, and the broader industry ecosystem to build the future of AI networking. Your Impact In this role, you will be a senior technical and commercial product management voice behind Cisco’s Nexus Hyperfabric, Nexus 9000, and AI Networking Fabric solutions. Your work will directly influence product roadmaps, company positioning, and go-to-market strategies.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline (PhD is a plus) or equivalent combination of skills and experience.
- 5+ years of product management experience in data center networking, systems engineering, product engineering, pre-sales engineering, or technical marketing.
- 2+ years of expert-level proficiency in VXLAN, EVPN, BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, Segment Routing, and data center fabric build at scale.
Nice To Haves
- Expertise in RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE v2), GPUDirect RDMA, GPU cluster interconnect design, and/or lossless Ethernet fabric design.
- Direct experience with AI infrastructure platforms and/or cloud native networking, DPDK, Kubernetes and/or service mesh architectures.
- CCNP/CCIE or similar expert-level industry certifications are a plus.
Responsibilities
- Define, validate, and publish authoritative reference architectures for AI/ML training fabrics, VXLAN/EVPN, and HPC/ML/AI infrastructure (e.g. at Neoclouds).
- Function as an expert and advisor to product management and engineering, identifying market whitespace and championing strategic Hyperfabric AI product requirements.
- Author landmark technical publications and represent Cisco at premier industry events (e.g., Cisco Live, OCP Summit, GTC).
- Lead deep-dive technical briefings for strategic global accounts and build long-term relationships with ecosystem partners like NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel.
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- paid parental leave
- short and long-term disability coverage
- basic life insurance
- 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
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (Non-exempt employees)
- flexible vacation time off program (Exempt employees)
- 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
- annual bonuses
- performance-based incentive pay
- restricted stock units
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
