Director of Product, AI Platform

Cisco

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$233,900–$330,400 / yr
Posted
7 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Sep 30, 2026

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $248k
This role $282k
$178k most similar roles pay here $347k

This role pays more than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $208,543–$287,512 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $282k versus about $248k for comparable roles.

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About Cisco

Cisco Systems is the world''s leading networking technology company, designing and manufacturing networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and cybersecurity solutions for businesses and governments. Industry: Networking Technology & Cybersecurity

Cisco currently has 196 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Director of Product, AI Platform

As Director of Product, AI Platform - ThousandEyes, you will join the Cisco Networking team to lead the overall AI/ML strategy and roadmap. You will manage a team of product managers while building native AI/ML functionality into networking products and shaping the data platform strategy. Your daily work involves collaborating with cross-functional teams across assurance, collaboration, and security to solve complex challenges and improve customer outcomes. The role requires expertise in developing AI/ML products utilizing large language models, natural language processing, neural networks, or generative AI. You will leverage a comprehensive dataset from both owned and unowned networks to build an advanced feature set. Ideal candidates possess experience in networking, cloud-based services, or application monitoring to address the technical challenges of providing visibility and insights across the digital footprint for enterprise customers.

What you'll do

  • Own the overall Cisco Networking AI/ML strategy and product roadmap.
  • Build native AI/ML functionality into the suite of networking products.
  • Shape the organization's data platform strategy to improve customer outcomes.
  • Lead a team of product managers to drive growth and innovation.
  • Develop an AI/ML platform that leverages unique network data sets.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams to solve technical challenges in innovative ways.
  • Manage the prioritization and execution of enterprise software products.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • 15+ years of product management experience, including enterprise SaaS/software products.
  • 3+ years of direct people management experience leading product management teams.
  • 3+ years of experience building AI/ML products using technologies like LLMs, NLP, neural networks, or generative AI.
  • Experience with networking, cloud-based services, and/or application monitoring.
  • Experience working within large, matrixed enterprise organizations with multiple stakeholder groups.
  • Experience owning product strategy, roadmap, prioritization, and execution for enterprise software products.
  • Experience interfacing with executive-level stakeholders.

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