Description
We're seeking an Early-in-Career Product Manager to join our Cisco Collaboration Devices organization in Lysaker, Norway.
You'll work with a highly capable team to create industry-leading collaboration experiences that blend hardware, software, and AI to help teams connect and work more effectively.
Your Impact As an Early-in-Career Product Manager, you'll take ownership of meaningful product areas while continuing to develop your product craft.
In this role, you'll:
- Own and drive parts of a product or software area from discovery through delivery, partnering closely with engineering and design teams.
- Define product requirements and priorities using customer insights, usage data, and market understanding.
- Engage directly with customers to understand needs, validate solutions, and gather feedback.
- Shape product positioning and messaging in collaboration with Product Marketing to ensure our products resonate in the market.
- Work within agile development teams, contributing to backlog prioritization, iteration planning, and continuous delivery.
- Contribute to building intelligent workplace experiences powered by AI and emerging agentic workflows.
- Translate customer problems into clear product outcomes and measurable success metrics.
- Collaborate across software, UX, data, and go-to-market teams in a global environment.
- Support launches and continuous product improvement through rapid feedback loops.
Minimum Qualifications
- 1-2 years of experience in product management, software delivery, or a related role (e.g., engineering, business analysis, or product development).
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Product Development, Business, or a related field - or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience or strong exposure to software product development and agile ways of working.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Eligible to work and live in Norway without visa sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with software teams building collaboration, SaaS, or AI-enabled products.
- Understanding of modern product practices such as agile development, experimentation, and data-informed decision making.
- Curiosity about AI-driven products, automation, or agentic systems that improve workplace productivity.
- Ability to balance analytical thinking with creativity and strong user empathy.
- Ownership mindset with the ability to proactively drive work forward.
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively across cultures and time zones.
- Passion for building products that solve real customer problems.