Principal Product Management Engineer
At a glance
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As a Principal Product Management Engineer at Cisco’s dynamic and cross-functional Product Management team, you will lead the strategic direction of product portfolios, driving long-term business and technology impact within your Business Unit. Your day-to-day responsibilities include shaping innovative solutions, aligning prioritization strategies based on deep industry knowledge, and collaborating with engineering, sales, and marketing teams to solve complex problems. You will also mentor Product Managers across the BU, consult Engineering for solution requirements, and represent Cisco in high-value presentations and conferences. The role requires expertise in educating internal teams and external customers on new products, fostering partner and open-source interactions, and leading community engagement networks. Preferred qualifications include extensive experience in product strategy management, cross-functional team coordination, and mentoring product managers to foster innovation within the industry-leading technology company.
Skills
What you'll do
- Lead and influence product strategy across a portfolio of products.
- Drive long-term business impact through deep industry knowledge and technical expertise.
- Serve as a thought leader within the Product Management community, mentoring others.
- Evangelize product ideas to internal teams and external customers in high-value engagements.
- Collaborate with engineering and sales teams to solve complex problems and shape solutions.
What we're looking for
- Extensive experience leading product strategy and managing a portfolio through all lifecycle stages.
- Proven ability to influence technical strategy and business outcomes across multiple units.
- Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional team coordination with engineering, sales, and marketing.
- Strong expertise in educating internal teams and external customers on complex technical concepts.
- Experience mentoring product managers and fostering innovation within communities.
- Bachelor’s degree plus 15 years of related experience or higher education equivalent.
Employer
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 123 open roles on FindRole.
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