AI Platform Engineering PM: Cloud SaaS Delivery Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with matching contributions

Paid parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive day-to-day delivery of cloud-native SaaS and generative AI workstreams.

You will partner with engineering leaders, product managers, and AI researchers to translate roadmaps into reliable production systems. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across Product Management, Core Software Engineering, Applied AI/ML, Data Platforms, Infrastructure, and Security, while tracking dependencies and milestones to ensure on-time

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field with 2+ years in technical program management or software delivery (or Master's with 1+ years).
• Experience coordinating cross-functional software, cloud SaaS, data, or AI projects through a production release or milestone.
• Foundational understanding of software lifecycles, Agile, cloud services, and APIs to collaborate with technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day delivery of defined cloud-native SaaS and generative AI workstreams from planning to production launch.
• Translate requirements into work breakdown structures with milestones and delivery commitments.
• Coordinate across Product Management, Core Software Engineering, Applied AI/ML, Data Platforms, Infrastructure, and Security.
• Track critical paths, surface risks, and resolve blockers with clear context.
• Support release readiness, testing, deployment validation, and operational handoffs with reliability monitoring.
• Apply fit-for-purpose Agile practices and facilitate sprint rituals.

Skills

Technical program management

Software delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE

Master's degree (advantage)

Tools

Jira

Cloud platforms

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive day-to-day delivery of cloud-native SaaS and generative AI workstreams.

You will partner with engineering leaders, product managers, and AI researchers to translate roadmaps into reliable production systems. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across Product Management, Core Software Engineering, Applied AI/ML, Data Platforms, Infrastructure, and Security, while tracking dependencies and milestones to ensure on-time