Technical Product Manager

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  • Location:
    San Jose, California, US
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Pre Sales and Product Management
  • Compensation Range
    149600 USD - 214100 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Cloud and Data Center, Networking, Software Development
  • Job Id
    1446215

The application window is expected to close on: 07/20/2025

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


Meet the Team

The Cisco Networking Group is a team of innovators, strategists, and problem-solvers dedicated to crafting ground breaking networking solutions. Our mission is to empower businesses with sophisticated technologies, ensuring seamless connectivity across next-gen data centers, DCI, Backbone, and Edge networks. Join a team that collaborates closely with customers and internal collaborators to redefine the future of networking.


Your Impact

As a Technical Product Manager, you will play a pivotal role in strategizing and planning software features and solutions tailored for large-scale web customers. You will:

  • Lead efforts to identify and specify software capabilities required to support web customer network architectures.
  • Manage the software portfolio, including XR and open software solutions like SONiC.
  • Drive the end-to-end product lifecycle, from idea inception and prioritization to engineering execution and roadmap communication with customers.
  • Serve as the primary liaison for customer feedback, requirements, and R&D to ensure alignment with business needs.
  • Partner with hardware product managers to deliver optimal solutions for customers.

This is a role for someone who thrives on making an impact and enjoys working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.


Minimum Qualifications


  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field, or 5+ years of equivalent work experience. Master’s degree (MS/MBA) preferred.
  • At least 3 years of experience in Product Management roles in the networking industry.
  • Proven track record of managing 3+ concurrent projects or initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
  • Solid understanding of Layer 2/3 networking, switching protocols (BGP, EVPN, VXLAN, OSPF, STP), and data center network architectures with at least 2 years of hands-on work in these areas.
  • Hands on experience working with large-scale networks, including Service Provider, Enterprise, or Data Center Networking, with measurable outcomes (e.g., deployment of solutions across X+ customers).


Preferred Qualifications


  • Familiarity with Linux-based systems, DevOps practices, and open-source software environments.
  • Strong analytical skills to deconstruct complex problems into manageable pieces.
  • Ability to provide customer use-case examples to engineering and articulate complex issues clearly.
  • Outstanding communication skills, including listening, written, and spoken skills.
  • Energetic and driven, with excellent judgment and prioritization skills.
  • Ability to collaborate, lead, and perform under pressure in a fast-paced matrix organization.
  • Strong record of working with customers or partners to prioritize features and validate solutions (especially cloud and hyperscalers segments)
  • Experience contributing to or working with open-source communities (e.g., OCP, SONiC GitHub)
  • Knowledge of automation tools such as Ansible and/or Terraform is a huge plus
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and software development methodologies is desirable


Why Cisco?


At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.


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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