Engineering Project Manager

Cisco•Milpitas, MI

3d•Remote

About The Position

Join Cisco's AI Platform Group to accelerate the delivery of groundbreaking generative AI and cloud-native SaaS solutions. Our team drives Cloud Control—Cisco's top-priority enterprise platform integrating our networking, security, and observability portfolio with modern AI. We operate with startup agility, high autonomy, and dedicated senior mentorship, building an AI-native engineering culture that scales globally. In this role, you will partner directly with engineering leaders, product managers, and applied AI researchers to turn ambitious roadmaps into reliable production systems.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field, plus 2+ years of experience in technical program management, software delivery, or software engineering (or Master's degree with 1+ years).
Applied experience coordinating cross-functional software, cloud SaaS, data, or AI projects through a production release or major milestone.
Demonstrated ability to build project schedules, track dependencies, manage critical paths, and resolve operational blockers using Jira or equivalent tooling.
Foundational understanding of modern software development lifecycles, Agile practices, cloud services, and APIs to collaborate effectively with technical teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting enterprise SaaS platforms or cloud-native microservices environments.
Familiarity with Generative AI concepts, LLM integration, agentic workflows, RAG pipelines, or AI evaluation harnesses.
Educational background from a top-tier engineering institution or demonstrated AI internship / capstone project experience.
Experience supporting API integrations, data platform pipelines, security compliance, or operational readiness reviews.

Responsibilities

Own the day-to-day delivery of defined cloud-native SaaS and generative AI workstreams from initial technical planning through production launch.
Translate product requirements and architectural plans into clear work breakdown structures, milestones, dependencies, and delivery commitments.
Coordinate cross-functional contributors across Product Management, Core Software Engineering, Applied AI/ML, Data Platforms, Infrastructure, and Security.
Proactively track critical paths, surface delivery risks early, resolve routine operational blockers, and escalate architectural or resourcing trade-offs with clear context.
Support release readiness, testing, deployment validation, and operational handoffs, tracking reliability and monitoring requirements alongside engineering teams.
Foster strong execution hygiene by applying fit-for-purpose Agile practices, facilitating sprint rituals, and contributing to shared delivery templates.

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
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)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
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 subject to Cisco’s policies (for non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary (for sales roles)
grants of Cisco restricted stock units