Cisco Senior Director Product Management 

United States, Georgia, Atlanta 

941194997

The application window is expected to close on May 15, 2025

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applicants are received.

Your Impact

As the Senior Director of Product Management, you will lead the strategy and execution for the full Isovalent platform, including networking, network security, load-balancing, runtime security, and observability. This role reports into a VP within Cisco’s Security, Data Center, Internet, & Cloud Infrastructure (SDICIC) organization and is part of the Isovalent executive leadership team. It offers significant visibility at the SVP and CPO level. You’ll manage and grow a world-class PM team, partner cross-functionally, and drive innovation across one of Cisco’s most exciting open source-based platforms

• Define and lead product strategy across the Isovalent platform

• Drive execution in partnership with engineering, sales, and customer success

• Engage directly with strategic customers to deeply understand challenges and drive adoption

• Represent the product in internal leadership forums and at industry events

• Build and scale the product management function and processes

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years in product management or related roles in enterprise infrastructure software

• 10+ years in customer-facing roles in cloud/data center networking or security

• 3+ years hiring, coaching and mentoring a product management team

• 3+ years of experience in a leadership role in a large enterprise infrastructure company

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with open source-based commercial products is highly desirable

• Strong communication skills (written, visual, and presentation)

• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and build consensus on product strategy

• Experience working with Kubernetes and the surrounding ecosystem

• Expertise in networking, network security, load-balancing, and runtime security

• Proven ability to navigate complex orgs and drive alignment on strategy