Job Description

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Base pay range

$184,000.00/yr - $266,000.00/yr

The application window is expected to close on: 07/07/2025

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

Meet the Team

The Data Center Networking team at Cisco is at the forefront of innovation, driving the evolution of networking to support modern applications, cloud services, and new technologies like AI/ML. We are committed to delivering advanced networking solutions to power the world's data centers while encouraging a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive environment where creativity and innovation thrive. Join us as we expand our portfolio to meet customer demands and simplify their experience.

Your Impact

As a Sr. Product Manager - Data Center Networking , you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of secure, scalable AI/ML fabrics and enterprise data center fabrics. You’ll work closely with multi-functional teams to define and deliver industry-leading products, while driving growth and innovation in data center networking technologies. Here's how you’ll make an impact:

• Lead and collaborate with multi-functional teams to define Cisco’s Data Center Networking roadmap for secure, scalable AI/ML fabrics and enterprise data center solutions.
• Articulate and promote our portfolio value proposition to drive business growth, focusing on emerging opportunities in AI/ML and enterprise workloads.
• Define new product requirements and improvements, delivering a clear value proposition for customers.
• Partner with engineering, supply chain, finance, customer service, sales, and channel partner teams to develop differentiated products and drive business success.
• Lead the complete product lifecycle from product definition to launch and end-of-life, ensuring seamless execution.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• 6+ years of cross-functional collaboration experience in delivering technical products to market.
• 5+ years of experience working with networking concepts, protocols, and architectures

Preferred Qualifications

• Solid understanding of data center networking concepts, protocols, system design, and architectures (including ASIC).
• Demonstrated ability to translate technical product capabilities into compelling, customer-centric messaging.
• Proven leadership skills with a track record of driving products from requirements to market success.
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to engage different audience levels, both large and small.
• 3+ years of product management experience, preferably passionate about technical products.
• 3+ years of expertise in developing business plans, including market analysis, competitive analysis, and financial modeling.
• MBA, advanced degree, or CCNA/CCIE certification preferred.

Why Cisco

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Computer Hardware Manufacturing, Software Development, and Computer Networking Products

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