NPI Hardware PMO Lead – AI-Ready Platforms

Cisco Systems; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems in San Jose, CA (CHG HW PMO) seeks a seasoned PMO lead to drive NPI programs across hardware engineering, product management, and operations. You will build plans, manage milestones, and coordinate multiple dependencies with senior stakeholders.

The role requires strong cross-functional collaboration, risk management, and execution discipline to deliver high-impact hardware products at scale. Join a global team that values innovation and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of related experience, or Master’s with 3+ years, or PhD with 0+ years
• Experience in program/project management, PMO, chief-of-staff support, or hardware design, HW manufacturing processes, NPI product development
• Experience leading cross-functional programs with project plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, issue resolution, and stakeholder communications
• Experience supporting business operations or leadership operating rhythms, such as staff meetings, business reviews, action tracking, executive updates, dashboards, or organizational communications

Responsibilities

• Lead NPI project and program management activities across hardware engineering, product management, operations, marketing, account teams, EPM, power, thermal, and other partner organizations.
• Lead small to mid-sized programs with moderate complexity, multiple dependencies, and multi-functional stakeholder groups across the CHG hardware portfolio.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, communication frameworks, and execution cadences that keep teams aligned and accountable.
• Track program health, identify risks and dependencies, drive issue resolution, and elevate decisions or blockers with clear recommendations.
• Support operational work for HW groups, coordinate planning cycles, business reviews, status reporting, leadership updates, and other operating mechanisms that improve visibility and execution.
• Establish and improve documentation frameworks, governance processes, templates, and team execution models; use collaboration, automation, and AI-enabled productivity tools responsibly to improve operational efficiency.

Skills

PMO experience

Cross-functional leadership

Project planning

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Operational rhythms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Equivalent work experience

Job description

Cisco Systems in San Jose, CA (CHG HW PMO) seeks a seasoned PMO lead to drive NPI programs across hardware engineering, product management, and operations. You will build plans, manage milestones, and coordinate multiple dependencies with senior stakeholders.

The role requires strong cross-functional collaboration, risk management, and execution discipline to deliver high-impact hardware products at scale. Join a global team that values innovation and operational excellence.