Product Manager, AI SASE Platform
About The Position
The Cisco SASE team is reimagining the digital perimeter by engineering an autonomous, agentic ecosystem. By unifying SD-WAN, Secure Access Service Edge, Identity and Observability into an AI-orchestrated fabric, we are collapsing silos between networking and security to build a pro-active, intelligent platform that secures and advances next-generation enterprise at scale. As a Product Manager for the SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) Platform at Cisco, you will spearhead our pivot toward an AI-driven, agentic operating model. Your core mission is to architect and deploy AI agents that unify operations and self-management across use cases, including AI and agentic security, cloud-based applications, data security, modern branch and remote access, and principles of zero trust architecture. By collapsing functional silos you will build a cohesive ecosystem anchored by Cisco Cloud Control and the AI Canvas. In this role, you'll compose the end-to-end vision for our administration interaction model, shifting from manual configuration to intent-based, AI-orchestrated management. By crafting agentic workflows, you will streamline cross-domain investigations, significantly accelerating problem resolution and driving platform-wide engagement. You will serve as the primary architect of a strategy that transforms disparate security and network components into highly efficient and intelligent SASE experience.
Requirements
- 3+ years of product management experience within the technology sector
- Experience with AI/ML, Large Language Models (LLMs), and/or agentic frameworks
- Experience with SASE, Enterprise Networking, and/or Security markets
- Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years' related experience, Master’s degree with 3+ years' relevant experience or PhD with 1+ year experience
Nice To Haves
- Extensive experience in data-driven AI product development and the management of intelligent, automated, or agent-based workflows
- Seasoned Product Manager with proven experience leading cross-functionally from ideation, defining strategy and technical road maps, requirement definition, driving development/engineering outcomes to commercialization and launch. Ability to lead, influence, motivate and build consensus across an organization
- Security mindset working at scale, with experience bridging networking & security
- Background in platform user experience or IT/network/security operations
- Clear communication skills with the ability to translate AI/ML concepts into actionable business strategies for both technical and non-technical audiences
- Engineering background complemented by an MBA
Responsibilities
- Develop and own the end-to-end lifecycle of cross-domain features. You will define the roadmap for AI operational simplicity, ensuring that agentic workflows contribute across the SASE stack.
- Architect and lead the lifecycle of intelligent, cross-domain AI agents to simplify complex network and security operations.
- Own the full product lifecycle—from conceptualization and AI model integration to production, release, and end-of-life—ensuring that intelligent features remain performant and relevant.
- Act as the central hub for engineering, data science, design, and marketing teams as you lead AI-enabled products through the development and distribution pipeline.
- Provide continuous oversight throughout all product stages, including the improvement of agentic capabilities, maintenance of AI models, and platform upgrades.
- Facilitate deep technical alignment between engineering, business development, and customer support to bring autonomous, AI features to market.
- Articulate the strategic benefits of our agentic platform to internal teams, customers, and partners, identifying the tangible value of AI operational efficiency.
- Define, monitor, and optimize key performance indicators specifically related to AI agent efficacy, cross-domain investigation speed, and overall system automation success.
- Accelerate the adoption of intelligent features by identifying strategic investment opportunities and influencing channel partners to prioritize AI-ready infrastructure.
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
- 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
- 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, 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 (for non-sales roles)
- performance-based incentive pay (for sales roles)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
