Leader, Product Management, Enterprise Switching: Management Platforms

Cisco Systems, Inc.•San Jose, CA

65d

About The Position

Join Cisco's Enterprise Switching team and play a vital role in shaping next-generation management platforms and user experiences for enterprise networks. Work alongside engineers, designers, sales, and marketing to solve real-world challenges for major brands, simplifying complex networking technology to make operations easier and more efficient. Drive innovation and deliver impactful solutions by: Lead a team of Product Managers - provide strategic direction, drive high-impact results while offering support, mentorship, and guidance. Your contributors are happy, challenged, and in the growth zone. Ensure our products enhance network operations by focusing on customer experience and usability. Acting critically, iterating quickly, and balancing data-driven decisions with practical action. Gathering technical requirements and gaining insights into user needs to improve tools for network administrators. Managing the product lifecycle for SaaS and hardware components within our network management platform. Collaborating across teams to take on technical challenges and achieve measurable results.

Requirements

Bachelor's with 12+ years or master's with 8+ years of practical experience, CCIE preferred, CCNP
Experience launching SaaS platforms with user adoption and growth in enterprise networking.
5 years in product management or equivalent experience in modern cloud and/or connected hardware technology.
5 years of experience managing a high-performance team of Product Managers
Experience managing and troubleshooting network infrastructure for enterprise environments with 500+ network devices (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls) and multi-site connectivity

Nice To Haves

Strong sense of user-centered design, with a passion for building effective user experiences for technical users.
Understanding of networking and cloud technologies in complex enterprise environments.
Experience working with backend and frontend teams to bring innovative products to market.
Technical knowledge of software management platforms, including monitoring, configuration management, AI, and security.
Demonstrated ability to overcome technical obstacles and deliver results.
Practical experience configuring enterprise-grade switches and developing solutions to streamline such tasks.
A proactive mindset with the ability to make decisions quickly and drive progress.
Relevant practical experience in enterprise networking environments prioritized over formal education.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of Product Managers - provide strategic direction, drive high-impact results while offering support, mentorship, and guidance.
Ensure our products enhance network operations by focusing on customer experience and usability.
Acting critically, iterating quickly, and balancing data-driven decisions with practical action.
Gathering technical requirements and gaining insights into user needs to improve tools for network administrators.
Managing the product lifecycle for SaaS and hardware components within our network management platform.
Collaborating across teams to take on technical challenges and achieve measurable results.

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
grants of Cisco restricted stock units
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
annual bonuses