Engineering Product Manager, Resilient Infrastructure Security

Cisco Systems, Inc; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 169,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Product Manager to lead the Resilient Infrastructure program. You will own strategy and execution across major product and platform areas, coordinating with platform and security leaders to manage roadmaps and address risk.

The role requires deep technical acumen and strong cross‑functional collaboration. You will partner with security research, incident response, Sales, and Customer Experience teams to define work and ensure clear, customer‑facing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's + 12 years of related experience, or Masters + 8 years of related experience, or PhD + 5 years of related 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 management

Technical program management

Security program leadership

Executive communication

Education

Bachelors/Masters/PhD with related experience

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Product Manager to lead the Resilient Infrastructure program. You will own strategy and execution across major product and platform areas, coordinating with platform and security leaders to manage roadmaps and address risk.

The role requires deep technical acumen and strong cross‑functional collaboration. You will partner with security research, incident response, Sales, and Customer Experience teams to define work and ensure clear, customer‑facing