AI Design Transformation Program Manager

Cisco; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 139,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation

Sick time

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a senior leader to drive AI transformation within its Networking UX foundations. You will own programs, build roadmaps, establish governance, and partner with design, product, security, and AI teams to scale AI-enabled design practices.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, program documentation, and delivering durable, scalable UX solutions across the Cisco Networking portfolio, with a focus on measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience leading cross-functional programs spanning design, product, engineering, research, operations, or platform teams.
• Experience driving AI transformation, adoption, capability-building, or change management across multiple teams.
• Experience 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

• Drive the operating model that enables Cisco Networking UX to adopt AI-assisted design practices at scale.
• Own program management for AI Transformation and Design Foundations initiatives, including governance and adoption.
• Build roadmaps, milestones, risks, dependencies, and reporting for cross-portfolio workstreams.
• Partner across Design Foundations, Design Ops, product design, research, engineering, security, AI, and product teams to progress initiatives.
• Shape how AI work is prioritized, delivered, and measured to create measurable outcomes.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

AI transformation

Roadmaps and governance

Design operations

Design systems knowledge

Product design understanding

Team collaboration

Change management

Measurement and reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree + 8 years experience

Master's degree + 6 years experience

PhD + 3 years experience

Equivalent related work experience

Job description

Cisco is seeking a senior leader to drive AI transformation within its Networking UX foundations. You will own programs, build roadmaps, establish governance, and partner with design, product, security, and AI teams to scale AI-enabled design practices.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, program documentation, and delivering durable, scalable UX solutions across the Cisco Networking portfolio, with a focus on measurable outcomes.