Product Design Manager

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  • Location:
    San Jose, California, US
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Software
  • Compensation Range
    165700 USD - 232900 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Security
  • Job Id
    1437610

The application window is expected to close on April 25, 2025  

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.   

 

Meet the Team 

Cisco’s Security Design Organization is at the forefront of designing AI-driven security solutions that protect businesses, hospitals, schools, and governments. Our mission is to make the digital world a safer place by creating intuitive and effective security products. As part of this team, you’ll work alongside world-class designers, product managers, and engineers to craft seamless user experiences for AI-powered security solutions. You’ll be joining a team that values inclusivity, collaboration, and innovation, ensuring that our products deliver real impact to our customers. 

Your Impact 

As a Product Design Manager, you will play a key role in shaping the future of AI-driven security products. Your leadership will drive design excellence, user experience innovation, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure our security products are user-friendly, effective, and impactful. We are looking for a strong product designer first and foremost, capable of going deep into design challenges while coaching and guiding others as needed. This role requires a hands-on approach to ensure high-quality execution and strategic design leadership. You will collaborate with a globally distributed design team, working across multiple time zones to drive cohesive user experiences. 

  • Lead and mentor a team of designers, ensuring high standards of design craft and execution. 
  • Drive user-centered design strategies for AI security products, collaborating closely with product managers, engineers, and researchers. 
  • Shape the overall product strategy by applying domain expertise and advocating for human-centered design. 
  • Be responsible for hiring, performance reviews, rewards planning, and professional development of the design team. 
  • Present compelling design narratives to stakeholders, influencing product direction with strong storytelling and communication skills.  

Minimum Qualifications 

  • Bachelor's degree + 8 years of related experience, or Master's degree + 6 years of related experience, or PhD + 3 years of related experience. 
  • Experience in Interaction Design, Information Architecture, and Visual Design to create human-centered product experiences. 
  • Experience leading and mentoring designers while driving strategic design initiatives. 
  • Proven experience to manage and execute multi-quarter, cross-functional projects involving product, engineering, and research teams. 
  • Strong experience in design research methodologies to facilitate collaboration, problem-solving, and user-driven decision-making. 

 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Experience designing for enterprise security or SaaS products. 
  • Knowledge of AI-powered interaction design and data visualization techniques. 
  • Background in startup environments or design agencies with hands-on experience. 
  • Proficiency in industry-standard design tools such as Figma, Sketch, and Adobe Creative Suite. 
  • Experience leading hiring activities and team development, including interviewing and performance evaluations. 
  • Strong storytelling and communication skills to articulate design decisions effectively. 

#WeAreCisco 

#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique 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 informed 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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