Principal Product Manager, AI Defense & Security Platforms

Cisco Systems, Inc; Milpitas (CA); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays and time off

Parental leave

Employee stock units (RSUs)

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. seeks a Principal Product Manager to define and drive the next generation of AI Security capabilities.

You will own a core area of the AI Defense portfolio, shaping strategy, customer adoption, and cross‑functional execution across engineering, design, GTM, and research teams. The role spans governance, application/runtime security, and supply chain; you will partner with hyperscalers and AI platforms to differentiate Cisco’s security platform and scale globally.

Qualifications

• Experience defining and delivering enterprise software or cloud platform products.
• Ability to build AI, cybersecurity, cloud, or observability solutions for enterprises.
• Proven track record aligning product strategy with executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own multi-year roadmap for a major AI Security product area from concept to production.
• Drive investments, tradeoffs, and roadmap prioritization across governance, runtime security, and supply chain.
• Lead cross-functional delivery with Engineering, UX, Marketing, Sales, and Threat Research teams.
• Build partnerships with hyperscalers and AI platforms to scale platform adoption.
• Represent Cisco in executive meetings, industry conferences, and analyst briefings.
• Cultivate customer and analyst relationships to define enterprise workflows.

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional leadership

Enterprise software

AI security

Executive stakeholder alignment

Education

Masters/PhD preferred in related field

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. seeks a Principal Product Manager to define and drive the next generation of AI Security capabilities.

You will own a core area of the AI Defense portfolio, shaping strategy, customer adoption, and cross‑functional execution across engineering, design, GTM, and research teams. The role spans governance, application/runtime security, and supply chain; you will partner with hyperscalers and AI platforms to differentiate Cisco’s security platform and scale globally.