AI Design Transformation Program Lead

Cisco; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 139,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco’s Design Foundations team partners across Networking UX to enable AI-assisted design practices at scale. This role leads program management for AI initiatives, builds roadmaps, and coordinates across design, product, engineering, research, and security to deliver durable, scalable AI-enabled experiences.

The position emphasizes cross-functional leadership, governance, and measurable impact while advancing UX standards and design quality across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelors + 8 years of related experience, or Masters + 6 years, PhD + 3 years, or equivalent work experience.
• 6+ years of experience in design program management, design operations, product operations, in a matrixed org.
• Ability to lead complex, cross-functional programs spanning design, product, engineering, research, operations, or platform teams.
• Experience driving AI transformation, adoption, capability-building, or change management initiatives across multiple teams.
• Experience in creating roadmaps, operating models, program documentation, reporting mechanisms, and decision-making processes.
• Understanding of product design, user-centered design methods, design systems, research, or product development workflows.
• Experience with leveraging latest AI tools to create and scale agents, skills, and automations

Responsibilities

• Own program management for AI Transformation and Design Foundations initiatives.
• Build roadmaps, milestones, risks, dependencies, and reporting mechanisms.
• Collaborate with Design Foundations, Design Ops, product design, research, engineering, security, AI, and product teams.
• Shape how AI work is prioritized, delivered, measured, and scaled to drive outcomes.
• Help establish durable practices for AI-enabled design across the portfolio.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

AI transformation experience

Roadmaps and reporting

Product design workflows

Design systems & processes

AI tools for agents/automation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Figma

Jira

GitHub

Job description

Cisco’s Design Foundations team partners across Networking UX to enable AI-assisted design practices at scale. This role leads program management for AI initiatives, builds roadmaps, and coordinates across design, product, engineering, research, and security to deliver durable, scalable AI-enabled experiences.

The position emphasizes cross-functional leadership, governance, and measurable impact while advancing UX standards and design quality across the portfolio.