Technical Project Manager – AI Research
Cisco•San Francisco, CA
•Hybrid
About The Position
Cisco Foundation AI is a frontier AI research team advancing foundational model development, evaluation, and engineering innovation. Based in our San Francisco hub, our team operates in a collaborative hybrid model (onsite Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) partnering closely with researchers, engineers, infrastructure, product, and legal teams to turn cutting-edge AI research into enterprise-grade capabilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Project Management, or related field with 4+ years of technical project management experience, OR Master’s degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.
- Prior experience managing technical projects within software engineering, AI/ML, cloud infrastructure, or advanced research organizations.
- Applied background in end-to-end project planning, dependency management, milestone tracking, and cross-functional coordination across matrixed teams.
- Hands-on experience utilizing AI-assisted developer and productivity tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude Code, or Codex) to automate project workflows.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience supporting frontier AI research, Large Language Models (LLMs), foundation model training, or high-performance compute clusters.
- Practical background with Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or Lean delivery frameworks in R&D environments.
- Experience assisting with technical procurement, cloud resource budgeting, or vendor management.
- Background developing executive dashboards and data-driven operational metrics.
Responsibilities
- Lead project scheduling, dependency mapping, milestone delivery, and risk mitigation across complex AI research and engineering tracks.
- Partner with AI researchers, Engineering, Infrastructure, and Product teams to define project scope, technical requirements, and release milestones.
- Oversee launch readiness for AI models, evaluation benchmarks, research papers, and open-source contributions, managing compliance reviews and documentation.
- Build dashboards and status reports providing executive transparency into project health, resource allocation, and timeline dependencies.
- Integrate modern AI-assisted developer and workflow tools to automate documentation, reporting, and operational velocity.
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 (non-sales roles)
- performance-based incentive pay (sales roles)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
