Engineering Product Manager, AI Canvas
Cisco· enterprise· Enterprise Software· Aug 18, 2026 · 2mo agoPosted 70 days ago
Milpitas, California, US
In office
Full-time
Senior
$172K–$282K
5+ years exp
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Meet the Team
Cisco is building a unified, AI-native management platform that brings together Networking, Security, Observability, Collaboration and more into a single, coherent platform experience. You’ll join a small, highly motivated platform team that is partnering across Cisco. We ship iteratively, measure outcomes, and obsess over customer and partner time-to-value. You’ll collaborate daily with Engineering, Design, Data/AI, Customer Experience, Sales, and Strategy, plus external tech partners. You’ll also coordinate with exec sponsors across business units to land cross-portfolio initiatives at scale.
Your Impact
Lead the product vision and strategy for an AI-native agent platform purpose-built for network operations
Define platform capabilities : agent creation workflows, knowledge management, tool integrations, orchestration, evaluation frameworks, and extensibility
Lead AI-powered experiences : natural language interfaces, intelligent recommendations, autonomous workflows, and agent reasoning capabilities
Drive network domain differentiation : Leverage Cisco s network intelligence, integrations across Cisco portfolio, and enterprise-grade AI capabilities
Partner with Design to deliver intuitive experiences that scale from simple tasks to complex automation scenarios
Validate with lighthouse customers and partners : Set adoption and TTV targets; instrument the platform for actionable metrics
Build business cases : Partner with Finance, Legal, and GTM on pricing/packaging proposals; enable field teams and partners for launch
Run alpha/beta/GA programs : Lead backlog and phased delivery across multiple teams; ship value continuously
Enable partner ecosystem : Define marketplace models, multi-tenancy requirements, and partner integration strategies
Minimum Qualifications
5 years in product management (or equivalent), including platform or automation products
Experience delivering AI-powered product experiences (e.g., intelligent assistants, recommendations, or automation)
Background in network operations, IT operations, or enterprise automation at scale
Experience working cross-functionally across engineering, design, CX, sales, partners, and executive forums
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with agent platforms, orchestration systems, or workflow automation tools
Understanding of partner ecosystems, multi-tenancy, and marketplace models
Comfortable defining critical metrics and running evidence-based roadmaps
Excellent narrative and storytelling skills; ability to simplify complexity for executive and customer audiences
Why Cisco? At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
The starting salary range posted for this position is $171,600.00 to $245,000.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
Individual pay is determined by the candidate s hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area:
$171,600.00 - $281,800.00
Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$151,300.00 - $250,900.00
* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.
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