Cisco

Product Manager

Cisco$168K — $241K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 8+ years, Master's with 6+ years, or PhD with 3+ years in product management or cybersecurity product development.
  • Hands-on experience with Cloud Native security and SecOps workflows, including threat detection and incident response.
  • Proven track record of managing the end-to-end product lifecycle for enterprise-grade software targeting Fortune 500 companies.
  • Experience leading product strategy and gaining stakeholder buy-in across engineering, marketing, and sales divisions.
  • Knowledge of the Cloud Native security competitive landscape and expertise in Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the vision and roadmap for Tetragon-based products focused on eBPF-powered runtime security.
  • Act as the primary voice of the customer, gathering insights to drive product requirements.
  • Collaborate with leading eBPF engineers to enhance technical expertise in Kubernetes security.
  • Empower sales teams with tools and demonstrations that highlight runtime security value.
  • Work with marketing to promote Tetragon through blogs, white papers, and other content.
  • Support Customer Success teams to drive user adoption and represent Isovalent at industry events.

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements, including remote work options.
  • Opportunities for professional development and technical growth through collaboration.
  • Inclusive work culture that encourages employee engagement and community advocacy.
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 07/30/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Your Impact

As the Engineering Product Manager, you are the voice of the customer inside Isovalent. You will lead the vision and roadmap for Tetragon products and deliver rich eBPF-powered capabilities to Isovalent's full customer base.

  • Product Vision & Strategy: Lead the vision and roadmap for Tetragon-based products, delivering advanced eBPF-powered runtime security capabilities that enable users to detect, investigate, and mitigate cloud-native threats.


  • Customer-Centric Innovation: Act as the primary voice of the customer within Isovalent, engaging directly with the user base to understand their unique challenges and translate them into actionable product requirements.


  • Technical Growth & Collaboration: Collaborate with industry-leading eBPF engineers to deepen your technical expertise, driving the evolution of Kubernetes-native infrastructure security.


  • Sales & Pre-Sales Enablement: Empower sales teams by providing the tools, demonstrations, and technical validation necessary to successfully articulate the value of our runtime security solutions to prospects.


  • Marketing & Content Leadership: Partner with marketing to evangelize Tetragon through high-impact content, including technical blog posts, white papers, videos, and interactive labs.


  • Customer Success & Community Advocacy: Support Customer Success teams in driving user adoption and represent Isovalent at industry conferences and meetups to foster the open-source eBPF and Tetragon community.


Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelors + 8 years, Masters + 6 years, or PhD + 3 years of related experience in product management or cybersecurity product development.


  • Experience working in Cloud Native security and SecOps workflows, including threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and offensive security (red/blue/purple teaming).


  • Prior experience building enterprise-grade software for Fortune 500 customers, with demonstrated experience managing the end-to-end product lifecycle from ideation to successful launch.


  • Experience leading product strategy and roadmap development, including the ability to foster collaboration and secure buy-in from diverse stakeholders across engineering, marketing, and sales departments; along with defining and communicating a unified product vision.


  • Experience in the Cloud Native security competitive landscape, coupled with experience driving Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies and Product-Led Growth (PLG) initiatives.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Deep expertise in Kubernetes and Kubernetes Security, supported by a strong technical foundation in eBPF, Linux , and kernel concepts.


  • Demonstrated experience with the broader SecOps tooling ecosystem, including SIEM/log collection systems (Splunk, ELK, Google SecOps) and IDS/IPS network security tools (Suricata, Zeek, Snort, OSSEC).


  • Practical knowledge of industry security frameworks and compliance standards (MITRE ATT&CK, CIS benchmarks, PCI-DSS, NIST 800-53, SOC2).


  • Experience designing backend systems that enable growth, such as self-service provisioning or friction-free onboarding flows.


  • Proven track record building products for large enterprise customers and hyperscalers, including navigating complex compliance requirements and managing global rollouts.


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