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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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Product Manager, Cloud Platform (Data & Telemetry) joins the Cloud Platform team to build the data and telemetry foundation for cloud-managed networking experiences. This role involves defining and owning a multi-quarter roadmap for telemetry ingestion and data-platform capabilities while managing planning and prioritization across engineering partners. The position focuses on translating distributed-system constraints into clear requirements for high-availability, low-latency services, and building APIs, tools, and data structures to support internal teams and future AI/ML capabilities. Key technical competencies include experience with cloud platforms, data infrastructure, SaaS networking, and backend systems. Preferred skills include familiarity with Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, PostgreSQL, or time-series databases, as well as Kubernetes or Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service environments. The role addresses the challenge of connecting streaming telemetry infrastructure to broader cloud strategies to enable advanced, AI-driven networking capabilities for customers.
What does a Product Manager earn in Remote?
Median $207754 from 108 postings across 33 companies.
Define and own a multi-quarter roadmap for telemetry ingestion and data-platform capabilities.
Lead planning and prioritization across engineering partners to balance performance, scalability, and reliability.
Translate distributed-system constraints and data requirements into clear product requirements and user stories.
Build and evangelize APIs, tools, and data structures for internal teams and AI/ML capabilities.
Manage the integration of streaming telemetry infrastructure with broader cloud strategy.
Measure platform success through metrics like reliability, latency, scale, and adoption rates.
What we're looking for
Must have 7+ years of related experience and 3+ years of product management experience in cloud platforms, data infrastructure, or SaaS networking.
Must possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience defining product roadmaps and requirements for at least one backend, platform, data, or infrastructure capability delivered to production is required.
Experience partnering with engineering teams on APIs, distributed systems, data pipelines, or cloud architecture is required.
Must have experience using product, platform, or operational metrics to prioritize work and evaluate outcomes.
Preferred: Familiarity with streaming, messaging, caching, relational, or time-series technologies like Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, or PostgreSQL.
Preferred: Experience with Kubernetes or Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) environments.
Preferred: Experience defining data structures for AI/ML models and communicating complex technical tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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