Engineering Product Manager

Application window closes: 10/25/2026

About the role

Join Cisco’s Enterprise Security Product Team, a dynamic group at the forefront of cybersecurity innovation. Our team designs and builds the agentic SOC (Security Operations Center) which places us on the cutting edge of AI-driven security solutions. You’ll collaborate with dedicated AI research engineers, product marketing, solutions architects, and cross-functional partners, all in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, and supportive environment. You’ll help shape the most transformative area of Cisco’s flagship security operations platform, making a visible impact in an industry-defining team.

Responsibilities

• Drive the product strategy and execution for our agentic SOC within the flagship security operations platform.
• Partner closely with engineering and customers to identify critical security operations challenges and translate them into actionable product requirements.
• Prototype and validate solutions, ensuring hands-on familiarity with the product and delivering demonstrable results.
• Collaborate with cross-functional GTM teams to launch new capabilities and ensure successful rollout to customers.
• Lead analyst briefings for Agentic SOC capabilities with leading market research analysts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or Cybersecurity with 12 years of experience; or Master’s degree with 8 years of experience; or PhD with 5 years of experience.
• Experience with Security Operations Center (SOC) workflows, SIEM, SOAR, XDR, threat intelligence, and incident response processes.
• Experience with AI, machine learning, or large language models, including personal or professional projects.

Preferred qualifications

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to executive leadership, customers, and engineering teams.
• Ability to balance long-term strategic vision with tactical execution in a fast-paced, highly ambiguous environment.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability, consistently driving initiatives from conception to successful outcome.
• Demonstrated curiosity and active listening skills, especially in customer and engineering engagements.

Benefits

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.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Eligibility for grants of Cisco restricted stock units (vesting over defined periods)
• 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
• 4 paid days off for personal wellness (determined by Cisco)
• Non-exempt employees: 16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year (accrued at 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time)
• Exempt employees: flexible vacation time off program (no defined limit, subject to availability and business limitations)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, with up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
• Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
• Annual bonuses for non-sales roles (subject to Cisco policies)

Employees in Illinois participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.

Pay

The starting salary range for this position in the U.S. and/or Canada is $194,600.00 to $285,700.00, not including incentive compensation, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training.

• New York City Metro Area: $194,600.00 – $328,600.00
• Non-Metro New York State & Washington State: $179,000.00 – $294,000.00

For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges above include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined. Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of base salary, split between quota and non-quota components per the applicable Cisco plan.