# Product Operations Leader

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: Bangalore
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

The Cisco Product Operations team is looking for a visionary and experienced leader to scale and provide strategic oversight for our integrated product operations team.

You will be responsible for influencing and driving organizational strategy, mentoring a high-performing team of engineers and program managers, and driving operational excellence across the full product lifecycle.

**High-Level Responsibilities**

- Define and execute the strategic roadmap for the product operations organization to support global scale and efficiency.

- Provide leadership and career mentorship to a diverse team of Electrical, Mechanical, and Test Development Engineers and Program Managers.

- Foster deep collaboration with Hardware Engineering and Supply Chain partners to ensure seamless transitions from NPI through End-of-Life.

- Oversee organizational quality benchmarks and drive proactive risk mitigation across the product portfolio.

- Champion value engineering and cost avoidance initiatives to maximize gross margins and operational profitability.

- Facilitate executive-level communications to provide status updates, performance insights, and strategic recommendations.

- Lead the development of processes and technology frameworks that enable our teams to innovate faster and solve complex technical challenges.

- Ensure adherence to rigorous operational standards and financial stewardship across all hardware programs.

**Minimum Qualifications**

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related technical field.

- 10+ years of progressive experience in product operations, supply chain, or engineering leadership within the high-tech industry.

- Proven track record of building and leading high-performing, cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.

- Expertise in full product lifecycle management (NPI to EOL) and deep understanding of manufacturing dynamics.

- Advanced ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive strategy without direct authority.

- Outstanding written, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills.

- Demonstrated success in managing complex budgets and operational performance metrics.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Master’s degree in Engineering or an MBA.

- Experience leading large-scale electronics manufacturing operations or hyper-scaler infrastructure programs.

- Certification in Project Management (PMP) or process improvement methodologies (Six Sigma).

- Deep familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and enterprise PLM systems.

- Experience scaling organizations through periods of significant growth or technical transformation.

## Skills

### Required
- product lifecycle management
- supply chain management
- engineering leadership
- strategic planning
- team management
- communication
- budget management

### Nice to have
- Agile/Scrum methodologies
- enterprise PLM systems
- Project Management (PMP)
- process improvement methodologies (Six Sigma)

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