Hardware Program Manager - End-to-End AI Platform Delivery

Cisco; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Hardware Project Manager for an onsite role in San Jose, CA, responsible for leading end-to-end hardware development, aligning cross-functional teams, and ensuring financial discipline throughout the lifecycle.

The role emphasizes governance, risk management, and leveraging automation and AI-powered tools to improve delivery speed and quality within a highly matrixed organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required.
• Experience managing hardware projects end-to-end with budget oversight and schedule control.
• Proficiency with data modeling and visualization to track metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end hardware project development from concept to customer release.
• Orchestrate cross-functional alignment of hardware/software, product management, and operations teams.
• Monitor project health, identify risks, and drive timely issue resolution.
• Champion governance and continuous process improvements, including AI-enabled tooling to boost efficiency.
• Manage budgets and resource allocation, ensuring alignment with scope and schedule.
• Collaborate with manufacturing partners and suppliers and report status to leadership.

Skills

Project management

Budget oversight

Schedule management

Data modeling

Visualization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree in engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Hardware Project Manager for an onsite role in San Jose, CA, responsible for leading end-to-end hardware development, aligning cross-functional teams, and ensuring financial discipline throughout the lifecycle.

The role emphasizes governance, risk management, and leveraging automation and AI-powered tools to improve delivery speed and quality within a highly matrixed organization.