Engineering Product Manager, Resilient Infra (Hybrid/Remote)

Cisco Systems; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 169,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) plan with Cisco matching

Paid parental leave

Short and long-term disability

Basic life insurance

Cisco restricted stock units (RSUs)

Job summary

Cisco is seeking an Engineering Product Manager for its Resilient Infrastructure program. You will own strategy and drive day-to-day execution across product and platform areas, coordinating with platform security leadership to manage roadmaps and identify risks.

This role requires strong cross-functional influence and executive communication. You will shape the program's direction, define upcoming phases, and champion opportunities to extend Resilient Infrastructure into new products.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's + 12 years of related experience, or Masters + 8 years, or PhD + 5 years, or equivalent related work experience.
• 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 security

Attack surface reduction

Secure-by-default design

Detection and response

Executive communication

Cross-functional influence

Education

Bachelor's degree + 12 years experience

Master's degree + 8 years

PhD + 5 years

Equivalent related work experience

Job description

Cisco is seeking an Engineering Product Manager for its Resilient Infrastructure program. You will own strategy and drive day-to-day execution across product and platform areas, coordinating with platform security leadership to manage roadmaps and identify risks.

This role requires strong cross-functional influence and executive communication. You will shape the program's direction, define upcoming phases, and champion opportunities to extend Resilient Infrastructure into new products.