Engineering Product Manager | Switching | 8-12 years

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  • Location:
    Bangalore, India
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Software
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    *None
  • Job Id
    1441449

Meet the Team

As Product Manager at Cisco Switching Team, you will play a pivotal role in crafting the future of multi-billion-dollar product portfolio. You will own multiple strategic initiatives of the product, including product vision, product roadmap, customer growth and product revenue. You will drive product line strategy, innovation and evolution to build an outstanding offering. Your objective is to profitably grow the product at targeted rates. This position offers the outstanding opportunity to own the strategy, innovation and evolution of a key Cisco Enterprise Switching product line. As Product Manager at Cisco Switching team, you'll be responsible for delivery/operations and life cycle management of Cisco Enterprise Switching product and solutions. Salient activities are new product introduction, forecasting, supply chain engagements, compliance/certifications and customer delivery

Your Impact

Our team leads the Enterprise Switching business of Cisco. We are driving a dynamic business in transformation. Our environment is fast-paced and deadline-driven, and we are success-driven and entrepreneurial. Activities a typical PM is involved in and responsible for at Cisco over the duration of a product lifecycle:

  • Develop a deep understanding of market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape to craft the product strategy.
  • Define product specifications, prioritize features, and coordinate schedules with cross-functional teams to meet the customer requirements.
  • Facilitate communication and collaborate with engineering, business development, marketing, sales and customer support teams to bring new products and features to market.
  • Communicate product value proposition and benefits to internal and external audiences, including customers, sales and partners.
  • Define and supervise key product metrics to measure success and provide recommendations for improvement.
  • Drive customer adoption by identifying and advocating investments to each Route to Market and influencing both direct and indirect channel partners.
  • Lead the entire product lifecycle, from concept to end of sale of the product.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Education: Engineering background with MBA from Tier-1 B-School
  • Total of 8+ years of professional experience.
  • Strong understanding of product management, sales strategies, and market analysis.
  • Understanding of Enterprise Networking and Security market and related technologies
  • Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills: effective inter-personal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical individuals.

WeAreCisco

#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their outstanding skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.

Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.

We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be advised allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!

Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter.  Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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