AI Transformation & Design Foundations Program Manager

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

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a senior Design Programs Manager to lead AI Transformation and Design Foundations initiatives. You will own roadmaps, governance, and cross-functional alignment across design, product, and engineering teams to scale AI-enabled UX practices.

Join a collaborative team advancing AI-assisted design at scale, shaping adoption, metrics, and durable, repeatable processes throughout Cisco Networking UX portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelors + 8 years of related experience, or Masters + 6 years, or PhD + 3 years, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years in design program management, operations, or product operations in matrixed setups.
• Ability to lead complex cross-functional programs across design, product, engineering, research, and operations.
• Experience driving AI transformation, adoption, or change across multiple teams.
• Experience creating roadmaps, operating models, program docs, reporting mechanisms, and decision processes.
• Understanding of product design workflows, user-centered design, and design systems.
• Experience leveraging 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 for AI workstreams.
• Partner across teams to move AI initiatives from exploration to durable practice.
• Shape prioritization, delivery, and communication of AI work to drive measurable outcomes.

Skills

Design program management

Design operations

Product operations

Cross-functional leadership

AI transformation

Roadmaps

Governance

Reporting

Design systems

Figma

Jira

GitHub

Design tokens

Research operations

Design-to-engineering workflows

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field

Tools

Figma

Jira

GitHub

Design systems tooling

Job description

Cisco is seeking a senior Design Programs Manager to lead AI Transformation and Design Foundations initiatives. You will own roadmaps, governance, and cross-functional alignment across design, product, and engineering teams to scale AI-enabled UX practices.

Join a collaborative team advancing AI-assisted design at scale, shaping adoption, metrics, and durable, repeatable processes throughout Cisco Networking UX portfolio.