Design & AI Transformation Programs Lead

Cisco; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 139,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems in the United States is seeking an experienced Design Program Manager to lead AI Transformation initiatives within Design Foundations. You will coordinate cross‑functional teams spanning design, product, engineering, research, and operations to move AI work from exploration to durable practice.

This role focuses on building roadmaps, governance, and reporting, shaping how AI is prioritized, delivered, measured, and scaled to create measurable outcomes and organizational change

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher degree with substantial related work experience in design programs.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional programs across design, product, engineering, and research.
• Experience driving AI transformation and change management across multiple teams.
• Ability to create roadmaps, operating models, program docs, and reporting mechanisms.
• Understanding of product design, user-centered design methods, design systems, research, or product development workflows.
• Experience leveraging 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 to keep workstreams aligned.
• Partner across design foundations, design ops, product design, research, engineering, security, AI, and product teams.
• Shape how AI work is prioritized, delivered, measured, and scaled to create measurable outcomes.

Skills

Design program management

Cross-functional leadership

AI transformation

Roadmaps & governance

User-centered design

Design systems

Research workflows

AI tools & automation

Education

Bachelor's + 8 years experience / Masters + 6 years / PhD + 3 years

PhD + 3 years related experience

Tools

Figma

Jira

GitHub

Job description

Cisco Systems in the United States is seeking an experienced Design Program Manager to lead AI Transformation initiatives within Design Foundations. You will coordinate cross‑functional teams spanning design, product, engineering, research, and operations to move AI work from exploration to durable practice.

This role focuses on building roadmaps, governance, and reporting, shaping how AI is prioritized, delivered, measured, and scaled to create measurable outcomes and organizational change