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Meet the Team  

The Product Management Operations team is dedicated to operationalizing customer and sales feedback to drive strategic product decisions while ensuring consistent value realization. We serve as the engine for New Product Introduction (NPI) and Cisco Product Development Methodology (CPDM), bridging the gap between product development and market success. Our team is a collaborative, high-impact group committed to shifting from isolated development to a standardized, mandatory framework that ensures quality and velocity. We are driving a culture of accountability and AI-powered innovation to scale product team capabilities across the organization. Joining us offers the unique opportunity to shape the future of Splunk’s product lifecycle and influence how we deliver continuous value to our customers. 

Your Impact  

As a Staff Product Operations Manager, you will serve as the subject matter expert for the Cisco Product Development Methodology (CPDM) to streamline product launches. You will guide cross-functional teams through the entire product journey, from business case to sunset, ensuring alignment on investment, resource allocation, and strategy. You will drive process improvements and develop training programs to reduce friction and increase compliance across the product organization. By defining key metrics and implementing AI-powered tools, you will provide visibility into development progress and optimize go-to-market execution. Your work will directly impact our ability to deliver high-quality products at scale while fostering a culture of high-impact, data-driven decision-making. 

Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field. 

• 8+ years of experience in SaaS product management, product development, program management, or new product introduction. 

• Extensive experience with product development methodologies, Go-to-Market operations, and enablement. 

• Proven experience managing large-scale product lifecycles and cross-functional project coordination. 

• Demonstrated proficiency with project management tools such as Jira and Confluence. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Product Manager Certification from Association of International Product Marketing and Management Certified Product Manager or equivalent. 

• Go-to-Market, Product Marketing, Product-Led Growth, Sales Enablement, Pricing, Cross Functional Collaboration and Enablement Stakeholder Management certifications from Product Marketing Alliance Certification or equivalent. 

• Product Operations certification from Product-Led Alliance or equivalent 

• Previous experience in Product Management, Product Marketing and/or Sales. 

 

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 $135,800.00 to $198,800.00 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