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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
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across 196 roles with salary data.
Director, Product Management (AI Defense) joins the AI Software & Platform Group to lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution for a core area of the AI Security portfolio. This role involves defining multi-year product visions, managing lifecycle management from concept to production, and driving cross-functional collaboration across engineering, design, threat research, and go-to-market teams. The position focuses on building enterprise capabilities including agentic AI, runtime protection, AI governance, supply chain security, and AI validation. Key technical competencies include experience with large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), Model Context Protocol (MCP), and infrastructure spanning APIs, SDKs, and marketplaces. The role addresses the critical business problem of securing enterprise AI systems by translating emerging threats into differentiated products while ensuring that corporate AI remains accurate, grounded, and trustworthy within a complex security landscape.