Cisco

Product Lifecycle New Product Project Manager

Cisco$143K — $185K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of program management experience in semiconductor, hardware, or high-tech product development
  • Proven success in launching new silicon products in a fast-paced environment
  • Proficient in new product introduction processes and product lifecycle management
  • Strong understanding of silicon development flows from design to production
  • Familiarity with hardware/system design and testing methodologies

Responsibilities

  • Lead multi-functional teams throughout the silicon product lifecycle
  • Develop and manage detailed program schedules, deliverables, and milestones
  • Identify and mitigate program risks in a proactive manner
  • Communicate program status and updates to senior management and stakeholders
  • Assist in managing product lifecycle management tasks, including communication and scope definition
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project alignment
  • Ensure products meet established cost, quality, and reliability targets

Benefits

  • Opportunities for cross-functional collaboration
  • Exposure to cutting-edge silicon product developments
  • Involvement in process improvement initiatives
  • Access to advanced program management tools and methodologies
  • Potential for career growth within a dynamic industry
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 08/31/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

As a New Product Program Manager (NPPM), you will be responsible for managing the successful introduction and ramp-up of new silicon products from concept through production. You will partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Test, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to ensure on-time delivery, quality, and cost objectives are met. This role requires strong program management skills, technical competence, and the ability to influence and coordinate across multiple organizations.

Key Responsibilities
  • Program Leadership: Support multi-functional teams through the full silicon product lifecycle-from definition, prototyping, and validation through volume production.
  • Schedule Management: Develop, maintain, and communicate detailed program schedules, landmarks, and deliverables.
  • Risk Management: Identify and proactively manage program risks, ensuring timely mitigation plans are in place.
  • Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the primary point of contact for program status, updates, and issues to senior management and interested parties.
  • Lifecycle Ownership: Assist in managing aspects of product lifecycle management-scope definition, BOM/POR, schedules, interlocks, communication, and sustaining handoffs.
  • Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with Engineering, Test, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Marketing to ensure alignment and resolve issues.
  • Cost and Quality Targets: Ensure products meet established cost, quality, and reliability targets at each development stage.
  • Operational Rigor: Monitor alignment to Plan of Record (POR), manage changes, and ensure alignment with schedule, quality, and cost targets.
  • Documentation and Reporting: Prepare and present program status reports, post-mortems, and lessons learned to leadership.
  • Program Improvement: Participate in process improvement initiatives in program execution, using standard methodologies and lessons learned.


Required Qualifications
  • 7+ years of program management experience in semiconductor, hardware, or high-tech product development.
  • Experience successfully launching one or more new silicon products in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience with new product introduction (NPI) processes and product lifecycle management for silicon ASICs including process, product and package qualifications as well as Test HW process and bring-up.
  • Working knowledge of silicon development flows: architecture, design, verification, product/test engineering, and silicon lifecycle management.
  • Familiarity with hardware/system design, testing, and production engineering.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field; Master's degree strongly preferred.
  • PMP, Agile, or similar project management knowledge (certification is a plus)
  • Experience with silicon product development, ASIC/SoC, manufacturing
  • Familiarity with supply chain operations, quality/reliability testing, and manufacturing process flows.
  • Experience using program management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira).


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