Director, Product Management

As a Director of Product Management at Cisco, you will define the multi-year product strategy and roadmap for Engineering Excellence and Operations.

You will lead product definition and execution across critical initiatives, including establishing the Splunk Observability Center of Excellence (CoE), driving regional expansion and compliance roadmaps, and transforming the global Developer Experience (DevX).

Key responsibilities:

• Define and implement the comprehensive product vision and multi-year roadmap for Engineering Excellence and Operations
• Partner with engineering and architecture on clear product definitions, milestone planning, backlog prioritization, and delivery governance
• Lead the strategic product direction for the Observability CoE
• Define high-impact operational use cases, enterprise rollout plans, and scalable operating practices
• Build and implement product roadmaps that support regional expansion
• Partner closely with engineering, legal, security, and operations partners to translate complex regional compliance and governance mandates into actionable product requirements
• Elevate the developer journey by optimizing the platforms, internal tools, and CI/CD workflows
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of Product Managers

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
• 12+ years of professional experience in the industry with a proven background in software product management for enterprise B2B SaaS products
• 3+ years of direct experience leading, managing, or mentoring product managers

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or a Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Deep domain expertise in enterprise observability, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), log analytics, distributed tracing, metric infrastructure, or cloud-native architectures
• Strong technical foundation with the proven ability to engage credibly in deep architectural discussions

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Paid time away
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

Salary range: $233,900.00 to $330,400.00