Product Manager

Cisco Systems, through its Isovalent team, is focused on building open-source software and enterprise solutions for cloud-native infrastructure. The Engineering Product Manager will lead the vision and roadmap for Tetragon products, ensuring customer needs are met while delivering advanced security capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the vision and roadmap for Tetragon-based products, delivering advanced eBPF-powered runtime security capabilities that enable users to detect, investigate, and mitigate cloud-native threats
• Act as the primary voice of the customer within Isovalent, engaging directly with the user base to understand their unique challenges and translate them into actionable product requirements
• Collaborate with industry-leading eBPF engineers to deepen your technical expertise, driving the evolution of Kubernetes-native infrastructure security
• Empower sales teams by providing the tools, demonstrations, and technical validation necessary to successfully articulate the value of our runtime security solutions to prospects
• Partner with marketing to evangelize Tetragon through high-impact content, including technical blog posts, white papers, videos, and interactive labs
• Support Customer Success teams in driving user adoption and represent Isovalent at industry conferences and meetups to foster the open-source eBPF and Tetragon community

Requirements:

• Bachelors + 8 years, Masters + 6 years, or PhD + 3 years of related experience in product management or cybersecurity product development
• Experience working in Cloud Native security and SecOps workflows, including threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and offensive security (red/blue/purple teaming)
• Prior experience building enterprise-grade software for Fortune 500 customers, with demonstrated experience managing the end-to-end product lifecycle from ideation to successful launch
• Experience leading product strategy and roadmap development, including the ability to foster collaboration and secure buy-in from diverse stakeholders across engineering, marketing, and sales departments; along with defining and communicating a unified product vision
• Experience in the Cloud Native security competitive landscape, coupled with experience driving Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies and Product-Led Growth (PLG) initiatives
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes and Kubernetes Security, supported by a strong technical foundation in eBPF, Linux, and kernel concepts
• Demonstrated experience with the broader SecOps tooling ecosystem, including SIEM/log collection systems (Splunk, ELK, Google SecOps) and IDS/IPS network security tools (Suricata, Zeek, Snort, OSSEC)
• Practical knowledge of industry security frameworks and compliance standards (MITRE ATT, CIS benchmarks, PCI-DSS, NIST 800-53, SOC2)
• Experience designing backend systems that enable growth, such as self-service provisioning or friction-free onboarding flows
• Proven track record building products for large enterprise customers and hyperscalers, including navigating complex compliance requirements and managing global rollouts