Senior Product Manager - Neocloud

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  • Location:
    Offsite, San Jose, California, US
  • Alternate Location
    Offsite, US
  • Area of Interest
    Project or Program Management
  • Compensation Range
    153700 USD - 281400 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Cloud & AI (DCN & Compute)
  • Job Id
    1446268

The application window is expected to close on: September 30, 2025.

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

Meet the Team

Welcome to the Cisco Compute Business Unit! We are the team delivering comprehensive computing infrastructure and operations for modern hybrid cloud environments. Our broad portfolio including servers, hyperconverged infrastructure, and SaaS-based cloud operations management are all designed to simplify IT and accelerate innovation at scale.

As demand for AI-powered outcomes continues to increase, organizations are exploring new ways to scale quickly and stay adaptable, leading to the emergence of new GPU-as-a-service and Infrastructure-as-a-service providers – a new Neocloud market. Cisco, building on its expertise in designing and some of the world’s largest networks for global service providers, is playing a leading role in helping these providers establish their footprints.

Your Impact

As a Sr. Product Manager for this team, you will lead the strategy and execution for Cisco’s Compute portfolio, ensuring it meets the needs of AI workloads, Neocloud providers, and large-scale datacenter environments. This role is perfect for someone with a deep understanding of the operational demands of datacenters. You will collaborate with sales teams to support large global RFPs, align with Cisco-wide initiatives to deliver end-to-end solutions, and scout for strategic technology partnerships to drive innovation.

This high-impact, high-visibility role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and a customer-first approach to deliver ground-breaking outcomes. Typical responsibilities include:

  • Define and implement a product strategy tailored to Neocloud providers(hyperscalers, SaaS providers, cloud-native organizations)that positions Cisco as a leader in AI/ML infrastructure. Influence Cisco’s overall product and technology roadmap to prioritize investments in strategic areas.
  • Collaborate with Engineering teams ensuring our Compute portfolio solves the challenges of AI-heavy industries such as healthcare, finance, automotive, and technology.
  • Evangelize Cisco’s leadership in AI infrastructure through engagement with customers, sales teams, and external forums. Engage with experts and advocate for technologies critical for supporting high-density datacenter workloads. Represent Cisco at industry events and forums to identify emerging trends and potential collaborators.
  • Prioritize features and capabilities that deliver the agility, scalability, and efficiency required by Neocloud environments, building partnerships providers to co-develop solutions that align with their unique scaling and infrastructure needs.
  • Ensure the company's Compute portfolio addresses the operational challenges of Neocloud environments and the specific requirements of large-scale datacenters, including optimizing for power efficiency, cooling technologies, and advanced lifecycle management capabilities.
  • Partner with other Cisco teams (Networking, Security, and Observability) to create end-to-end solutions that address customer challenges holistically, integrating the Compute portfolio seamlessly within our broader technology stack, allowing customers to adopt unified solutions that simplify operations and accelerate value.
  • Work closely with the Global Sales Organization to support large-scale compute opportunities, ensuring the product portfolio meets customer workload requirements.Build relationships with key AI, Neocloud and Datacenter ecosystem players, including ISVs, hardware vendors, and startups. Establish and implement partnerships that drive innovation, improve time-to-market, and expand Cisco’s addressable market.

Minimum Requirements for this role:

  • 10+ years product management experience, ideally in compute, AI, cloud, or datacenter markets, working with Sales, Engineering, Marketing, and Partner teams to deliver integrated solutions.
  • Prior experience supporting global datacenter projects
  • Understanding of AI/ML workloads, cloud-native architectures, and modern compute infrastructure technologies.
  • Proven ability to align product strategy with customer needs and market trends, delivering solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Prior experience working with Neocloud providers to understand their infrastructure challenges.
  • Familiarity with Cisco’s product portfolio
  • Consistent track record in creating and managing technology partnerships.
  • MBA or equivalent advanced degree

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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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