Senior Product Manager - AI Networking Fabrics

Cisco Systems, Inc.; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 195,000 - 286,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Product Manager for the Nexus Hyperfabric line to drive architecture, roadmaps, and go-to-market globally. You will influence product strategy and collaborate across engineering, sales, and industry partners to shape future AI networking fabric solutions.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in data center networking product management, deep VXLAN/EVPN expertise, and a proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives across large enterprise accounts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of product management experience in data center networking or related fields.
• 2+ years of expert-level proficiency in VXLAN, EVPN, BGP, OSPF, IS‑IS, and Segment Routing.

Responsibilities

• Define, validate, and publish authoritative reference architectures for AI/ML training fabrics and data center infra.
• Function as expert advisor to PM/engineering, identify market whitespace, champion Hyperfabric requirements.
• Author landmark technical publications and represent Cisco at industry events.
• Lead deep-dive briefings for strategic accounts and build ecosystem relations with partners like NVIDIA, AMD, Intel.

Skills

VXLAN/EVPN

BGP/OSPF/IS-IS

Segment Routing

Data center fabric

RoCE v2 / GPU interconnects

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/EE

Tools

Kubernetes

DPDK

GPUDirect RDMA

RoCE

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Product Manager for the Nexus Hyperfabric line to drive architecture, roadmaps, and go-to-market globally. You will influence product strategy and collaborate across engineering, sales, and industry partners to shape future AI networking fabric solutions.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in data center networking product management, deep VXLAN/EVPN expertise, and a proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives across large enterprise accounts.