Engineering PM, Resilient Infrastructure Security

Cisco Systems, Inc; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 169,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid holidays

Vacation time

Sick time

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc is seeking an Engineering Product Manager to own the strategy and execution of the Resilient Infrastructure program. You will collaborate with platform product and engineering leadership, security teams, and Sales to align on a resilient security posture and product roadmap.

You will lead cross-functional efforts, defining upcoming phases, managing risks, and communicating program status to executives.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in product management, technical program management, or security program leadership within a large, multi-platform engineering organization.
• Technical proficiency in product and network security, including attack surface reduction, secure-by-default design, and detection and response.
• Proven ability to influence across cross-functional teams and excellent executive communication skills to synthesize sophisticated technical information for senior audiences.
• Demonstrated critical thinking with experience shaping program direction and priorities, bringing structure and accountability to ambiguous programs.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the strategy and execution of Resilient Infrastructure, ensuring continued program execution with high visibility, transparency, and accountability across major product and platform areas.
• Coordinate with platform and security leadership partners to track and lead execution against roadmaps, engaging deeply on the technical substance to identify risk and elevate appropriately to principal engineering leadership.
• Shape and guide the program's strategic direction by defining the next phases of work, identifying emerging priorities, and championing new opportunities to extend the Resilient Infrastructure approach into new products and platforms.
• Partner with internal security research, product-security incident response teams, Sales, and Customer Experience teams to define program work, align customer-facing messaging, and respond to customer inquiries.
• Build and maintain accurate, up-to-date transparency into program progress for senior and executive leadership, representing the program directly in executive-level conversations and ensuring internal and external messaging stays aligned.

Skills

Product management

Technical program management

Security program leadership

Executive communication

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor's + 12 years related experience

Master's + 8 years related experience

PhD + 5 years related experience

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc is seeking an Engineering Product Manager to own the strategy and execution of the Resilient Infrastructure program. You will collaborate with platform product and engineering leadership, security teams, and Sales to align on a resilient security posture and product roadmap.

You will lead cross-functional efforts, defining upcoming phases, managing risks, and communicating program status to executives.