# Product Lifecycle Manager (PLM)

**Company**: Cisco
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $179,000.00 to $254,300.00
**Category**: Product Management
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We are seeking a Product Lifecycle Manager (PLM) to serve as the primary PLM for a Tier-1 U.S. Service Provider. You will drive the strategic roadmap through 5G-to-6G transitions, oversee product lifecycles, scale IoT and Edge AI initiatives, and engage executive collaborators to align Cisco's cross-functional capabilities with the customer's long-term business goals.

**Strategic Product Leadership**

- Lead end-to-end product lifecycles for mobility, IoT, and emerging technology architectures, including roadmap planning, upgrades, and software releases.

- Translate complex customer technology requirements into actionable product specifications and execution plans.

- Drive network evolution from current 5G deployments toward future 5G-Advanced and 6G-ready architectures.

**Business Growth and Portfolio Integration**

- Identify and assemble growth opportunities beyond the core contract by developing value propositions in Edge AI, AI inferencing, and mobility infrastructure.

- Align IoT Control Center business teams, mobility units, and broader Cisco product organizations to deliver a unified service provider value proposition.

- Build data-backed business cases that connect Cisco technology to measurable customer outcomes.

**Executive Communication and Stakeholder Management**

- Engage with senior customer executives and internal leadership to shape strategic positioning and communicate roadmaps.

- Navigate large, matrixed organizations to influence cross-functional teams and align collaborators toward shared achievements.

- Operate with high autonomy to handle risks and navigate ambiguous environments optimally.

**Minimum Qualifications**

- 10+ years of experience in product management, product lifecycle management, solution architecture, service provider networking, mobility, IoT, or related technology domains.

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline.

- Experience with mobility technologies and standards, such as 3GPP, LTE/4G, 5G, 5G-Advanced, and evolving 6G concepts.

- Experience working with service provider networks, mobility solutions, or large-scale telecom infrastructure.

- Experience supporting strategic customers and translating customer needs into product requirements and business outcomes.

- Executive level communication skills, such as presenting to senior leadership, customer executives, and cross-functional collaborators.

- Navigate matrixed organizations to influence teams without direct authority.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Experience working with Tier-1 U.S. service providers.

- Knowledge of Cisco mobility solutions, IoT Control Center, CMP platforms, or service provider SaaS offers.

- Understanding of emerging technology areas, such as AI RAN, Edge AI, AI infrastructure, AI inferencing, and network modernization.

- Experience building business cases, customer growth strategies, roadmap proposals, or commercial expansion plans.

**Benefits**

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance

- 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution

- Paid parental leave

- Short and long-term disability coverage

- Basic life insurance

- Paid time away, including 10 paid holidays, 1 floating holiday, and 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year

- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

## Skills

### Required
- product management
- product lifecycle management
- solution architecture
- service provider networking
- mobility
- IoT
- 3GPP
- LTE/4G
- 5G
- 5G-Advanced
- 6G

### Nice to have
- Edge AI
- AI inferencing
- mobility infrastructure
- Cisco mobility solutions
- IoT Control Center
- CMP platforms
- service provider SaaS offers
- AI RAN
- network modernization

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