Cisco

Staff Engineering Product Manager (Remote)

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 8 years of relevant experience, or higher degrees with fewer years.
  • Expertise in managing complex products in enterprise software, cloud computing, or AI.
  • Proven track record in defining product strategy and success metrics.
  • Experience in customer research with both qualitative and quantitative analysis.
  • Collaboration experience with engineering and design teams throughout product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Lead product strategy and roadmap for AI agents.
  • Set and align 12-18 month goals and success measures with stakeholder needs.
  • Conduct interviews and research to discover high-value problems.
  • Prototype AI concepts and gather feedback to inform product decisions.
  • Define criteria for agent performance across various factors.
  • Prioritize development needs and improvements among stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with teams to measure product adoption and enhance offerings.

Benefits

  • Fully remote position available to candidates in the U.S.
  • Support for independent work in a flexible environment.
  • Opportunity to engage with cutting-edge AI technologies.
  • Access to cross-functional collaboration with diverse teams.
  • Possibility for career growth within a technologically advanced company.
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 08/21/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

This position is fully remote and can be performed from any location within the United States. The role requires reliable internet connection and the ability to work independently in a remote environment.

Your Impact
  • Lead the strategy and roadmap for AI agents spanning detection, troubleshooting, and remediation.
  • Set 12-18-month goals, milestones, and success measures aligned with customer and business needs.
  • Discover high-value problems through customer interviews, product data, field feedback, market research, and competitive analysis.
  • Prototype concepts with tools such as Codex, Claude, and similar AI development platforms to test workflows, gather feedback, and accelerate product decisions.
  • Define requirements and evaluation methods for agent accuracy, reliability, explainability, safety, and user trust.
  • Prioritize new capabilities, platform investments, customer requests, technical debt, and quality improvements.
  • Partner with engineering and design from discovery through delivery, then measure adoption and refine the product.
  • Represent the product with customers, advisory councils, internal teams, and company leaders.


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree with 8 years of related experience, master's degree with 6 years of related experience, PhD with 3 years of related experience, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience managing technically complex products in one or more of the following areas: enterprise software, cloud computing, data platforms, infrastructure, observability, or artificial intelligence.
  • Experience defining product strategy, roadmaps, requirements, milestones, and measurable success criteria for software products.
  • Experience conducting customer research and using qualitative and quantitative evidence to prioritize product opportunities.
  • Experience partnering with engineering and design teams throughout product discovery, development, launch, adoption, and improvement.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience building or managing AI-powered, generative AI, or agentic products.
  • Working knowledge of observability, Kubernetes, microservices, distributed systems, and DevOps or site reliability engineering practices.
  • Familiarity with metrics, logs, traces, alerts, incident response, root-cause analysis, and production operations.
  • Experience using AI-assisted development tools, such as Codex or Claude, to create prototypes, demonstrations, or proofs of concept.
  • Ability to evaluate technical trade-offs, align cross-functional teams around measurable outcomes, and represent products with customers, advisory councils, internal stakeholders, and senior leaders.

About Cisco

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79,500 employees
Market Cap
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Industry
Net Income
$10.1 billion
Founded
2014
5 Year Trend
+1.4%
Revenue
$48 billion
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