Staff Product Operations Manager, Product Lifecycle 

Cisco is a leading technology company focused on revolutionizing data and infrastructure connectivity in the AI era. As a Staff Product Operations Manager, you will guide cross-functional teams through the entire product lifecycle, drive process improvements, and implement AI-powered tools to enhance product development and market execution.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the subject matter expert for the Cisco Product Development Methodology (CPDM) to streamline product launches
• Guide cross-functional teams through the entire product journey, from business case to sunset, ensuring alignment on investment, resource allocation, and strategy
• Drive process improvements and develop training programs to reduce friction and increase compliance across the product organization
• Define key metrics and implement AI-powered tools to provide visibility into development progress and optimize go-to-market execution

Requirements:

• 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
• 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