Technical Product Manager - Transactability

020 Cisco Systems, Inc.; North Carolina; On-site; USD 116,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco's Transactability team powers the multi-billion dollar engine for Cisco services. As a Technical Product Manager, you will own the evolution of transaction quoting, booking, and invoicing systems, partnering with engineering to shape the future of the commerce platform.

You will define a strategic framework and roadmap, architect scalable data models, lead discovery for high-impact epics, and drive initiatives to streamline quote cycles across operations, legal, and finance, measuring ROI

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or an equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in technical product management, solution architecture, or enterprise software strategy.
• Proven record of handling a full product lifecycle and influencing technical roadmaps at scale.
• Advanced experience in Agile or Scrum frameworks using tools like Jira or Rally.
• Expertise in enterprise commercial workflows including complex pricing rules, order booking, and subscription lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Own the full product lifecycle from vision to delivery and ROI realization.
• Define and evangelize a multi-year strategic roadmap for the product domain.
• Architect scalable data models and ordering rules for new services and renewals.
• Lead discovery for high-impact epics using user-centered development.
• Drive simplification initiatives to reduce quote cycle times and friction for partners.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (ops, legal, finance) to align with revenue recognition and pricing governance.
• Define success metrics and report business impact to senior leadership.

Skills

Technical product management

Agile / Scrum

Pricing rules & subscription lifecycle

Roadmapping & strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Business

Tools

Jira

Rally

Job description

Meet the Team

Our Transactability team powers the multi-billion dollar engine for Cisco services. The team uses intelligent automation and AI to simplify how we quote and sell worldwide. We are a high-energy group solving enterprise-scale challenges to accelerate deal velocity for our global team.

Your Impact

As a Technical Product Manager, you will be the principal owner driving the evolution of transaction quoting, booking, and invoicing systems. You are not just collecting requirements; you are a strategic partner defining the future state of our commerce ecosystem. You are responsible for the full product lifecycle from conceptual vision and strategy development through engineering engagement to delivery and value realization. Define and evangelize a comprehensive strategic framework and multi-year roadmap for your product domain. Architect scalable commerce data models and ordering rules for new service offers, mid-term modifications, and renewals. Lead the discovery phase for high-impact epics applying user-centered develop principles to ensure a flawless experience. Orchestrate simplification initiatives that systematically reduce quote cycle times and remove friction for partners. Navigate complex cross-functional landscapes (operations, legal, finance) to ensure solutions align with revenue recognition and pricing governance. Define success metrics and report on the business impact and ROI of technical deployments to senior leadership.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or an equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in technical product management, solution architecture, or enterprise software strategy.
• Proven record of handling a full product lifecycle and influencing technical roadmaps at scale.
• Advanced experience in Agile or Scrum frameworks using tools like Jira or Rally.
• Expertise in enterprise commercial workflows including complex pricing rules, order booking, and subscription lifecycle management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Superior cross-functional leadership, negotiation, and storytelling skills with the ability to articulate complex technical architectures.
• Extensive hands-on experience in the Quote to Cash domain.
• Proficiency in services lifecycle commercial models and subscription economies.
• Shown ability to apply machine learning or intelligent automation to solve large-scale operational bottlenecks.

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 the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada

The starting salary range posted for this position is $115,800.00 to $163,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process. U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

• U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies: 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
• Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies. Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows: .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota; 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%; 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation. For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

• New York City Metro Area: $138,100.00 - $226,000.00
• Non-Metro New York state & Washington state: $124,000.00 - $201,000.00

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

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