Senior Product Manager - Infrastructure Products (10+ Years)
Job Description
Job Description:
What You'll Do
Cisco Provider Connectivity Group is seeking a Senior Product Manager to drive the definition, strategy and planning of AI-powered solutions for Service Provider and Enterprise customers. This role requires a deep understanding of Service Provider network architectures and market transitions.In this role, you will define product strategy, collaborate with cross functional teams and drive AI-ready products for service provider market.
Responsibilities:
- Define product vision, strategy and features roadmap by working along with cross-functional teams
- Define and prioritize product requirements based on feedback from customers, sales, industry trends
- Translate technical requirements into clear value proposition for customers
- Work collaboratively with engineering and sales technical architects on service provider & enterprise customers architecture and related software requirements
- Translate product capabilities into simple, compelling messages that resonate with customers
- Build impactful product marketing content and collateral such as presentations, blogs, and videos
- Partner with the broader marketing and sales team to amplify product messaging and drive market success
- Conduct driven feature, price/cost and margin analysis
- Participate in the industry events and drive the product messaging
Who Youll Work With
Dynamic product management team and various teams across the business: engineering, marketing, sales, finance, supply chain and end customers to craft and develop ground breaking products that enable business transformation and technological advancement for service provider industry
What we are looking for
Minimum requirements for this role:
- proven experience in product management, product development or architecture design with a focus on technology products
- 10+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: Service Provider Networking, Enterprise Networking or AI solutions
- Domain expertise in networking technology and protocols, AI/ML technologies & Automation. Ability to participate in technical discussions and help make technical trade-offs
- Solid understanding of service provider business models and operational challenges
Preferred requirements for this role:
- Experience managing multiple issues and initiatives simultaneously
- Work independently and possess strong analytical skills to break a problem into smaller solvable pieces
- Strong communication skills to engage effectively with key stakeholders and articulate sophisticated issues clearly
- Strong sense of customer emotional intelligence to care deeply about top customer problems
- Excellent judgment and sense of prioritization, along with attention to detail
- Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or computer science MBA or advanced Engineering degree preferred
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