Lead Product Manager, AI - ThousandEyes

Cisco • Austin, TX

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About The Position

Cisco ThousandEyes is seeking a Lead Product Manager with deep expertise in modern AI/ML to own product strategy for key AI/ML feature areas. This role involves working closely with engineering and research to develop AI-native products, moving beyond traditional enterprise PM roles. The ideal candidate will have experience building products where AI is central, not just a feature, and will apply this perspective to create next-generation intelligent and agentic capabilities using ThousandEyes' extensive network telemetry data.

Requirements

• 8+ years in product management, with experience shipping AI-native or ML-powered products.
• Strong product fundamentals, including discovery, prioritization, and execution.
• Genuine technical depth in ML, including understanding of modern models (especially transformers) and ability to discuss architecture and trade-offs with engineers.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distill complex topics for various audiences and influence across teams.
• A bias for action and comfort operating with ambiguity, making decisions without perfect information.

Nice To Haves

• Experience at companies building agentic AI products (e.g., Cursor, Windsurf, Replit, Cognition).

Responsibilities

• Act as the connective tissue between product and ML, translating customer problems into technical possibilities and vice versa.
• Engage deeply with the technology, understanding model behavior, predictions, and trade-offs.
• Redesign user experiences to integrate intelligent automation as the default.
• Make critical decisions on product development in ambiguous situations, determining when a feature is ready for release.
• Facilitate the transition of promising research experiments into reliable, scalable production features.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Short-term disability coverage
• Long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Cisco restricted stock units
• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
• 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
• 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (for non-exempt employees)
• Flexible vacation time off program (for exempt employees)
• 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
• Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
• Annual bonuses (for non-sales roles)
• Performance-based incentive pay (for sales roles)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees