Principal Designer, Information Architecture

Cisco•Delta, BC

2d•$194,900 - $374,100

About The Position

As a Principal Designer, Information Architecture, you will help shape how customers understand, navigate, and adopt Cisco Security solutions across a broad portfolio of products and platforms. This is a highly visible individual contributor role that partners with design, product management, engineering, and business leaders to create a unified experience across Cisco Security’s ecosystem. This role offers the opportunity to influence product strategy, drive alignment across multiple teams, and establish foundational information architecture frameworks that support the future of Cisco Security.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 15+ years of experience, Master’s degree and 12+ years of experience, or PhD and 8+ years of experience in information architecture, user experience design, product design, human-computer interaction, or a related field.
Experience defining information architecture frameworks, taxonomies, navigation systems, or conceptual models for enterprise software products.
Experience working with cross-functional teams that include design, product management, and engineering organizations.
Experience designing or supporting multi-product platforms, enterprise applications, cloud services, networking, security, or infrastructure software products.
Experience creating user-centered frameworks using research, personas, customer journeys, or jobs-to-be-done methodologies.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting large-scale platform consolidation, product integration, or multi-product user experience initiatives.
Experience developing information architecture strategies for cybersecurity, networking, cloud infrastructure, identity, or enterprise software solutions.
Experience establishing governance models, controlled vocabularies, design systems, or cross-product experience standards.
Experience presenting recommendations and influencing decisions with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
Contributions to the user experience, information architecture, design, or technology community through publications, speaking engagements, teaching, mentoring, or professional organizations

Responsibilities

Define information architecture frameworks, taxonomies, conceptual models, and navigation structures that support Cisco Security products and platforms.
Partner with design, product management, and engineering teams to establish consistent terminology, object models, and user experience patterns across multiple product areas.
Develop information architecture strategies that align customer outcomes with underlying security architectures and capabilities.
Create persona-based frameworks and customer journey models that inform product experiences across multiple user types and workflows.
Influence platform-level navigation, content organization, and cross-product experiences across Cisco Security surfaces and management environments.

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
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 (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 (for non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay (for sales roles)