AI Platform Delivery Lead for Cloud-Native SaaS

020 Cisco Systems, Inc.; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Milpitas, CA is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead cloud-native SaaS and generative AI delivery, partnering with engineering leaders, product managers, and researchers to turn ambitious roadmaps into reliable production systems.

You will own planning, milestones, dependencies, and release readiness while coordinating across groups, applying Agile practices and ensuring operational excellence in a fast-paced, globally distributed environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
• 2+ years of experience in technical program management, software delivery, or software engineering.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional software, cloud SaaS, data, or AI projects through production releases.
• Foundational understanding of modern software lifecycles, Agile practices, cloud services, and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day delivery of cloud-native SaaS and generative AI workstreams from planning to production launch.
• Translate requirements into work breakdown structures, milestones, and delivery commitments.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Product Management, Core Software Engineering, Applied AI/ML, Data Platforms, Infrastructure, and Security.
• Track critical paths, surface delivery risks, and support release readiness and deployment validation.

Skills

Cross-functional coordination

Project planning

Agile methodologies

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jira

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Milpitas, CA is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead cloud-native SaaS and generative AI delivery, partnering with engineering leaders, product managers, and researchers to turn ambitious roadmaps into reliable production systems.

You will own planning, milestones, dependencies, and release readiness while coordinating across groups, applying Agile practices and ensuring operational excellence in a fast-paced, globally distributed environment.