Senior Director, Engineering - AI Software & Platform

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  • Location:
    Offsite, San Jose, California, US
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Software
  • Compensation Range
    283700 USD - 384400 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    AI or Artificial Intelligence
  • Job Id
    1438891

The application window is expected to close on: March 31st, 5 PM ET.

 

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



Meet the Team



The AI Software & Platform Team delivers AI products so businesses around the world defend against threats and safeguard the most important aspects of business with security resilience. We are passionate about making businesses secure and simplifying security with zero compromise.



Your Impact



This role is critical to the Cisco AI vision and strategy. Your primary role is to define, own and deliver groundbreaking AI technologies and products. You will contribute to overall organizational strategy and leadership team, while personally evolving into an executive leader.



This role is part of a fun loving, diverse team, with an inclusive culture. Duties cut across the central AI organization to promote AI/ML, business growth and customer lifecycle acceleration across Cisco. You’ll partner with Product Management, Engineering, IT, Digital Transformation, Cisco business entities & our executive team.


  • Lead managers and professional staff with integrity, trust and transparency to architect and develop a scalable, AI architecture based on organizational and business priorities.
  • Accountable for performance and results of team across multiple job families.
  • Develop plans incorporating AI, business and organizational priorities.
  • Grow a diverse team of researchers, data engineers and data scientists.
  • Empower the digital transformation of products, service and experience via AI/ML.
  • Lead the core AI Defense applications team.
  • Own end to end delivery of AI Defense features and applications at scale to drive business growth.
  • Evaluate, perform due diligence, and standardize AI platform for application development.
  • Stay updated on emerging technologies and trends in AI, security and architecture, making informed decisions on technology adoption and investment.
  • Bridge business and technology enterprise strategic data requirements and product development with key executives.
  • Manufacture a platform for AI data training, fine tuning, evaluation and other AI related needs.
  • Actively seek opportunities for personal career development via continuous improvement & learning.


Minimum Qualifications:


  • Demonstrable experience and strong professional network to attract top AI talent and empowering teams to be their best.
  • 8+ years of engineering leadership experience in Automation, Technology Modernization and Cloud development or AI/ML.
  • Proven experience in a role leading a team of software engineers, architects or ML engineers.
  • Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent 15+ years of Engineering exp OR Master’s degree or an equivalent 12+ years of Engineering exp.


Preferred Qualifications:


  • Outstanding organizational, communication, interpersonal, relationship building skills conducive to collaboration.
  • Phd (Preferred) with prior experience leading projects within best-in-class AI Research organizations, including training, fine tuning, evaluating and productizing groundbreaking AI models.
  • Demonstrated domain expertise in developing large scale, best-in-class language models (Large Language Models, Transformers, etc)
  • Ability to deliver results and work multi-functionally to position and orchestrate a solution consisting of multiple products.
  • Experienced in architecting and developing highly distributed global cloud-based systems.
  • Proven experience in integrating sophisticated, cross-corporate processes and information strategies, including technology planning and execution.


Why Cisco



The Internet of Everything is a phenomenon driving new opportunities for Cisco and it's redefining our customers' businesses worldwide. We are pioneers and have been since the early days of connectivity. Today, we are building teams that are expanding our technology solutions in the mobile, cloud, security, IT, and big data spaces, including software and consulting services. As Cisco delivers the network that powers the Internet, we are connecting the unconnected. Imagine creating unprecedented disruption. Your groundbreaking ideas will impact everything from retail, healthcare, and entertainment, to public and private sectors, and far beyond. Collaborate with like-minded innovators in a fun and flexible culture that has earned Cisco global recognition as a Great Place to work. With roughly 10 billion connected things in the world now and over 50 billion estimated in the future, your career has exponential possibilities at Cisco.



Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, bold steps, and take difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward. So, you have colorful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. A passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us!



We offer extensive employee benefits including unlimited PTO, 10 paid volunteering days, paid birthday off, 401k match with NO vesting, generous health/dental/vision benefits and much more.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.



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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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