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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
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As an Engineering Product Manager on the Nexus & AI Networking team, you will serve as a senior technical and commercial voice for Cisco’s Nexus Hyperfabric, Nexus 9000, and AI Networking Fabric solutions. You will collaborate with engineering, product management, and sales teams to influence product roadmaps and go-to-market strategies while defining reference architectures for AI/ML training fabrics, VXLAN/EVPN, and HPC infrastructure. Your daily work involves identifying market whitespace, authoring technical publications, and leading briefings for global accounts and partners like NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel. The role requires expertise in BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, Segment Routing, and data center fabric builds at scale. Preferred skills include RoCE v2, GPUDirect RDMA, GPU cluster interconnect design, lossless Ethernet fabric design, DPDK, Kubernetes, and service mesh architectures to solve complex AI infrastructure and cloud native networking challenges.
Define, validate, and publish reference architectures for AI/ML training fabrics and HPC infrastructure.
Identify market whitespace and champion strategic product requirements for the Hyperfabric AI portfolio.
Influence product roadmaps, company positioning, and go-to-market strategies for Nexus networking solutions.
Author technical publications and represent the company at major industry events like Cisco Live and GTC.
Lead deep-dive technical briefings for strategic global accounts to drive business growth.
Build and maintain long-term relationships with key ecosystem partners including NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline is required.
A PhD is considered a plus for this role.
5+ years of product management experience in data center networking, systems engineering, product engineering, pre-sales engineering, or technical marketing is required.
2+ years of expert-level proficiency in VXLAN, EVPN, BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, Segment Routing, and data center fabric build at scale is required.
Expertise in RoCE v2, GPUDirect RDMA, GPU cluster interconnect design, or lossless Ethernet fabric design is preferred.
Experience with AI infrastructure platforms, cloud native networking, DPDK, Kubernetes, or service mesh architectures is preferred.
CCNP/CCIE or similar expert-level industry certifications are preferred.
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