Director of Product, AI Platform - Network Platform and Assurance (Hybrid)

Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 234,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in the United States is seeking a leader to shape an AI/ML platform and featureset for the Networking suite.

You will own the overall AI/ML strategy and roadmap, building native AI/ML capabilities into our networking products and data platform. You'll lead a talented team of product managers, collaborate with assurance, collaboration, and security teams, and drive outcomes that simplify customers' lives while expanding Cisco's leadership in enterprise software and networking

Qualifications

• Bachelor's + 14 years, or Masters +11, or PhD +7 years in related field.
• 3+ years of direct people management experience leading product management teams.
• 1+ years building AI/ML products with LLMs, NLP, neural networks, or generative AI.
• Experience managing enterprise SaaS/software products.
• Experience with Networking, cloud-based services, or application monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead the AI/ML platform and features for Networking products.
• Build data platform strategy and native AI/ML functionality into Networking products.
• Collaborate with Networking product teams and assurance, collaboration, and security groups to drive outcomes for customers.

Skills

People management

AI/ML product experience

Enterprise SaaS experience

Networking & cloud or app monitoring

Executive stakeholder interfacing

Ownership & accountability

Education

Bachelor's with 14+ years

Master's with 11+ years

PhD with 7+ years

Job description

Meet the Team

At CiscoNetworking Platform andAssurance (ThousandEyes), we have a unique advantage. By tapping into the broadecosystem and the totality of networking data at our fingertips, we can provide ourcustomers withtheappropriate contextto solve their problems and drastically reduce their mean time to resolution. Wecangreatly expandCisco'srevenue bymeaningfully differentiatingourcustomers'digital experience whenpurchasingCisco hardware.

Your Impact

As a leader inCisco'sbiggest business unit ($34B+), you will work to buildanAI/MLplatform andfeatureset thatleveragesour unique and comprehensive data setin both the owned and unowned network.You'lllead a talented team of product managers while working closely with the rest of theCisco Networkingproduct team and the broaderassurance, collaboration, and security teams to drive better customer outcomes. You'lltake ownership of the overallCisco NetworkingAI/ML strategy and roadmap, build native AI/ML functionality into theset of Networkingproducts, shape our data platform strategy, and work to make our customers' lives easier.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors + 14 years of related experience, or Masters + 11 years of related experience, or PhD + 7 years of related experience
• 3+ years of direct people management experience leading product management teams.
• 1+ years of experience building AI/ML productsthat incorporate technologies such as large language models, natural language processing, neural networks, or generative AI
• Experience managing enterprise SaaS/software products.
• Experience with one of the following: Networking, cloud-based services, or application monitoring

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with large, matrixed enterprise organizations with multiple stakeholder groups and shared decision structures
• Experience owning product strategy, roadmap, prioritization, and execution for an enterprise software product
• Experience interfacing with Executive Level stakeholders
• A strong sense of ownership and accountability

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $233,900.00 to $330,400.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the next
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$233,900.00 - $380,000.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$220,900.00 - $344,300.00

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.