Principal Product Manager - AI Canvas, Studio

The application window is expected to close on September 6th.

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 AI Software & Platform Team delivers Agentic operations - applying AI agents to automate cross-domain workflows in security and networking

Your Impact

As a Principal Product Manager on our team, you will build Cisco's Agent Studio - Cisco's platform for building and orchestrating AI agents at scale. You will use AI Canvas as the runtime for these Agentic workflows and, more importantly, as the interface where Agents will collaborate with humans (human-in-the-loop). You will be adept at collaborating with various cross-functional teams at Cisco and external collaborators such as the Partner ecosystem and Customers to inform strategy and roadmap. Will be an authority in the field of AI to know where the technology is headed and design for what will be possible in the future, not just be limited to what is possible today.

• Lead high-value customer and partner engagements to shape roadmap priorities and validate product decisions.
• Collaborate across Cisco business units and external partners to align technologies and deliver cross-domain solutions.
• Partner with Engineering, ML Scientists, Designers, and Product Marketing to build and deliver innovative Agentic Ops features - applying AI agents to automate cross-domain workflows
• Validate and refine Agentic Ops features through user interviews, quantitative research, and ongoing customer engagement.
• Build a differentiated AI roadmap, using LLM Ops, orchestration frameworks, evaluations, safety/guardrails
• Represent Cisco externally in conferences, standards groups, and industry forums to establish thought leadership.
• Mentor and develop Product Managers, encouraging a strong and high-performing product management community.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors + 15 years of related experience, or Masters + 12 years of related experience, or PhD + 8 years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• A technical background or degree is preferred, especially related to AI.
• Desirable to have deep expertise and experience with building Agentic systems
• Proven experience building zero-to-one products using design thinking, lean startup, or rapid prototyping.
• Strong conceptual thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to stay ahead of fast paced AI trends and translate them into product opportunities.
• A willingness to challenge assumptions and solicit different perspectives
• Ability to evaluate alternatives qualitatively and quantitatively and make compelling recommendations based on confirmed case analysis.

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 courageously 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.

Motivated by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create significant 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 compassion 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.

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