Engineering Product Manager

About the role

The Cisco AI Software & Platform Group is looking for an Engineering Product Manager for AI Canvas Growth. This role is hybrid, working 2 days per week from Milpitas, CA.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement product strategy grounded in data from usage telemetry, product analytics, and evaluation frameworks.
• Collaborate with research, data science, and engineering teams to translate technical capabilities into product improvements.
• Identify and validate high-impact opportunities through data-driven analysis of user behavior, product analytics, and customer feedback.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery, market adoption, and continuous iteration of AI Canvas.
• Define, track, and report on key product metrics including growth, adoption, retention, engagement, and quality.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in product management, with at least 5 years in AI-driven or data-intensive software products.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.
• Experience with Generative Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Model-enabled products, ideally within a networking or enterprise technology context.
• Strong proficiency in Structured Query Language and Python for data analysis.
• Hands-on experience with product analytics tools such as Amplitude (or similar) and evaluation frameworks for quality measurement.
• Experience at a premier management consulting firm defining, launching, and scaling successful software products by using data to improve quality and drive adoption at scale, demonstrating significant business impact in an enterprise environment.
• Experience using modern development and AI-assisted tools (Cursor, Vercel) to accelerate product velocity.

Qualifications

• Master's degree, Doctor of Philosophy, or equivalent experience, or Master of Business Administration in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related business or quantitative field.
• Deep understanding of data pipelines and analytics infrastructure, and how to use them to drive product decisions.
• Startup energy and attitude, including high ownership, comfort with ambiguity, bias to action, and ability to thrive in fast-paced environments.
• Strategic understanding of Artificial Intelligence platform architectures and machine learning operations principles, with experience integrating sophisticated Artificial Intelligence capabilities into existing enterprise software, especially within the networking domain.
• Proven ability to articulate technical and product strategies to diverse audiences, including executive leadership, technical teams, and external customers, driving alignment and execution.
• Proven experience using data, evaluation signals, and customer feedback to improve product quality and drive product-led growth and adoption in business-to-business or enterprise software-as-a-service contexts.

Skills

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Experience with Generative Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Model-enabled products.
• Proficiency in Structured Query Language and Python.
• Experience with product analytics tools such as Amplitude.
• Experience with modern development and AI-assisted tools (Cursor, Vercel).

Benefits

At Cisco, we offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work environment. Starting salary range for this position is $168,800.00 to $241,200.00, subject to location and individual performance. Additional benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• A 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• Volunteer time off.
• Flexible vacation time off program.
• Annual bonuses for quota-based sales roles.
• Performance-based incentive pay for sales roles.

Pay

$168,800.00 to $241,200.00 annually, depending on location and experience.

Schedule

This is a hybrid role, working 2 days per week from Milpitas, CA.

Contact

To apply, please visit the Cisco careers site. For more information about Cisco’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, please visit our Equal Opportunity Employment page.