Director, Product Management - Threat AI Detections

Cisco is a global leader in cybersecurity innovation, and they are seeking a Director of Product Management for Threat AI Detections to lead the strategy and execution of AI-powered detection technologies. This role involves defining the future of AI-driven threat detection and integrating these solutions across Cisco's security products.

Responsibilities:

• Define and Drive AI Detection Strategy
• Develop and execute a multi-product strategy for AI-powered threat detections and protections
• Scale Talos' proprietary AI and machine learning capabilities to stay ahead of sophisticated cyber threats and nation-state adversaries
• Identify emerging threat trends and translate them into detection and protection capabilities across Cisco's security portfolio
• Own the Product Lifecycle
• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of AI and ML detection engines and protection services, from ideation and experimentation through production deployment and eventual retirement
• Define and measure success through coverage, efficacy, performance, adoption, and customer outcomes
• Drive continuous innovation while balancing operational excellence and scalability
• Drive Portfolio Integration
• Lead the integration of Talos AI detections and protections across Cisco Security products and platforms
• Create a unified intelligence-first customer experience across network, cloud, endpoint, identity, and AI security solutions
• Partner across engineering, data science, product, and security teams to define common data models, telemetry requirements, and detection frameworks
• Collaborate with ecosystem partners, SIEM, SOAR, and Cisco Cloud control and Security control platforms to maximize customer value
• Lead Through Influence
• Align stakeholders around strategic priorities, technical direction, and business outcomes and drive cross-functional execution across globally distributed teams
• Establish Responsible AI Practices
• Define standards for ethical, transparent, and resilient AI security solutions to ensure AI detection models are unbiased, explainable, secure, and resistant to adversarial attacks
• Align products with global privacy, compliance, and data sovereignty requirements

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of experience, or Masters and 8+ years of experience, or PhD and 6+ years of experience to include 4+ years of direct or indirect people leadership
• 5+ years of leadership experience in enterprise cybersecurity offerings to include threat intelligence or security centric AI/ML-based products
• Experience building and scaling security platforms, detection technologies, or threat intelligence solutions
• Experience driving large, cross-functional initiatives across engineering, data science, and business teams
• Experience with threat intelligence, detection engineering, or security operations
• Experience leading multi-product or platform-level strategies
• Familiarity with GenAI, Agentic AI, LLM security, and AI governance frameworks
• Advanced degree (MS, MBA, or PhD) in a relevant field
• Strong communication and executive presentation skills