Product Manager, SASE Platform

Cisco; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Product Manager for the SASE Platform to drive an AI-driven, agentic operating model. You will architect end-to-end AI agent workflows that unify security and networking across use cases, from AI model integration to production.

This role emphasizes cross-functional leadership and a strong product lifecycle from concept to sunset. You will collaborate with engineering, data science, design, and marketing to deliver AI-enabled features, measure impact with KPIs, and accelerate

Qualifications

• 3+ years of product management experience in technology.
• Experience with AI/ML, LLMs, and/or agentic frameworks.
• Experience with SASE, enterprise networking, and/or security markets.
• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years' related experience, Master's with 3+ years or PhD with 1+ year.

Responsibilities

• AI-Driven Product Strategy: own end-to-end lifecycle of cross-domain features and AI operations roadmap.
• Agentic Workflow Design: architect and lead intelligent, cross-domain AI agent workflows.
• Lifecycle Ownership: manage concept to production, release, and end-of-life for features.
• Central Coordination: align engineering, data science, design, and marketing for AI products.
• End-to-End Management: oversee agentic capabilities, AI model maintenance, platform upgrades.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: drive alignment across engineering, BD and support for AI features.
• Value Proposition: articulate benefits of agentic platform to teams, customers and partners.
• Performance Metrics: define and optimize AI agent efficacy and automation KPIs.
• Customer Adoption: accelerate adoption by engaging partners and prioritizing AI-ready infra.

Skills

AI/ML

SASE

Product lifecycle

Cross-functional leadership

Roadmap planning

Enterprise networking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

The application window is expected to close on: 10/02/2026 Meet the team

The Cisco SASE team is reimagining the digital perimeter by engineering an autonomous, agentic ecosystem. By unifying SD-WAN, Secure Service Edge, Identity and Observability into an AI-orchestrated fabric, we are collapsing silos between networking and security to build a pro-active, intelligent platform that secures and advances next-generation enterprise at scale.

Your Impact

As a Product Manager for the SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) Platform at Cisco, you will spearhead our pivot toward an AI-driven, agentic operating model. Your core mission is to architect and deploy AI agents that unify operations and self-management across use cases, including AI and agentic security, cloud-based applications, data security, modern branch and remote access, and principles of zero trust architecture. By collapsing functional silos you will build a cohesive ecosystem anchored by Cisco Cloud Control and the AI Canvas.

In this role, you'll compose the end-to-end vision for our administration interaction model, shifting from manual configuration to intent-based, AI-orchestrated management. By crafting agentic workflows, you will streamline cross-domain investigations, significantly accelerating problem resolution and driving platform-wide engagement.

You will serve as the primary architect of a strategy that transforms disparate security and network components into highly efficient and intelligent SASE experience.

• AI-Driven Product Strategy : Develop and own the end-to-end lifecycle of cross-domain features. You will define the roadmap for AI operational simplicity, ensuring that agentic workflows contribute across the SASE stack.
• Agentic Workflow Design : Architect and lead the lifecycle of intelligent, cross-domain AI agents to simplify complex network and security operations.
• Lifecycle Ownership : Own the full product lifecycle-from conceptualization and AI model integration to production, release, and end-of-life-ensuring that intelligent features remain performant and relevant.
• Central Coordination : Act as the central hub for engineering, data science, design, and marketing teams as you lead AI-enabled products through the development and distribution pipeline.
• End-to-End Management : Provide continuous oversight throughout all product stages, including the improvement of agentic capabilities, maintenance of AI models, and platform upgrades.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration : Facilitate deep technical alignment between engineering, business development, and customer support to bring autonomous, AI features to market.
• Value Proposition : Articulate the strategic benefits of our agentic platform to internal teams, customers, and partners, identifying the tangible value of AI operational efficiency.
• Performance Metrics : Define, monitor, and optimize key performance indicators specifically related to AI agent efficacy, cross-domain investigation speed, and overall system automation success.
• Customer Adoption : Accelerate the adoption of intelligent features by identifying strategic investment opportunities and influencing channel partners to prioritize AI-ready infrastructure.

Minimum qualifications

• 3+ years of product management experience within the technology sector
• Experience with AI/ML, Large Language Models (LLMs), and/or agentic frameworks
• Experience with SASE, Enterprise Networking, and/or Security markets
• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years' related experience, Master's degree with 3+ years' relevant experience or PhD with 1+ year experience

Preferred qualifications

• Extensive experience in data-driven AI product development and the management of intelligent, automated, or agent-based workflows
• Seasoned Product Manager with proven experience leading cross-functionally from ideation, defining strategy and technical road maps, requirement definition, driving development/engineering outcomes to commercialization and launch. Ability to lead, influence, motivate and build consensus across an organization
• Security mindset working at scale, with experience bridging networking & security
• Background in platform user experience or IT/network/security operations
• Clear communication skills with the ability to translate AI/ML concepts into actionable business strategies for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Engineering background complemented by an MBA

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that t