# Product Lifecycle Program Manager (hybrid) - 2020746

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: San Jose, California
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $162,500.00 to $205,400.00
**Category**: Product Management
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We are seeking a seasoned Product Lifecycle Program Manager (PLPM) to provide strategic leadership over global cost management and the end-to-end product lifecycle from inception to End-of-Life (EOL).

**Your Impact** You will be responsible for defining and implementing the frameworks that ensure operational efficiency and market competitiveness across our global manufacturing footprint.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Strategic Cost Management & Lifecycle Oversight: Serve as the primary architect for end-to-end product lifecycle strategy, driving rigorous cost management protocols from launch through EOL to ensure sustained profitability.

- Engineering Change Governance: Provide authoritative oversight for Engineering Change Management, ensuring seamless technical transitions and minimal operational disruption.

- Product Quality & Financial Stewardship: Maintain stringent control over product quality benchmarks and cost structures, ensuring alignment with organizational financial targets.

- Complex Problem Resolution: Lead the mitigation of critical sustaining issues, including line-stop resolutions, CAP account management, AVL optimization, and continuous manufacturing process improvement.

- EOL Strategy & Orchestration: Direct the development and execution of holistic EOL strategies, partnering with integrated product teams to ensure smooth sunsetting of legacy solutions.

- Enterprise Risk Management: Oversee proactive risk assessment, including multi-source technology evaluation, component-level analysis, cost variance mitigation, and comprehensive supply chain reviews throughout the lifecycle.

- Field Performance & Margin Optimization: Lead strategic action planning for product field performance and spearhead initiatives to drive continuous improvement in gross margins.

**Minimum Qualifications**

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

- 10+ years of progressive experience in Supply Chain management within the high-tech sector.

- Proven track record in complex Program Management and executive-level stakeholder management.

- Deep expertise in supply chain dynamics, specifically within high-tech environments, product costing, and sophisticated margin analysis.

- Advanced knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and sustaining product support

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Master’s degree in Engineering or Supply Chain Management and/or MBA

- Knowledge of New Product Introduction (NPI) processes.

- Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification.

- High proficiency in Agile methodologies and advanced MSFT tools.

- Extensive experience in the high-tech electronics industry and large-scale electronics manufacturing.

- Exceptional executive communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.

**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 (10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees)

- Flexible vacation time off program

- Sick time off

- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

## Skills

### Required
- Supply Chain Management
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Engineering
- Program Management
- Stakeholder Management

### Nice to have
- Agile methodologies
- MSFT tools
- Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification
- New Product Introduction (NPI) processes

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