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