Senior Engineering Product Manager — Strategic Partnership Initiatives

Cisco is hiring a Senior Engineering Product Manager to lead strategic partnership initiatives that expand the Splunk Platform across hyperscaler and partner ecosystems. The role defines product strategy, aligns cross-functional roadmaps and stakeholders, and guides integrated solutions from partner negotiation through rollout and adoption.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the definition and execution of strategic partnership initiatives that expand the Splunk Platform’s reach and utility across major hyperscaler and partner ecosystems
• You will define product strategy, align cross-functional roadmaps, and influence internal and external stakeholders to deliver integrated solutions that drive significant revenue growth
• Drive alignment across engineering, sales, and partner leadership to ensure we meet the complex requirements of our most critical enterprise customers
• Champion a partner-first mentality, translating broad business opportunities into actionable product requirements
• Orchestrate the product lifecycle from initial conceptualization and partner negotiation to large-scale rollout and adoption across the Splunk ecosystem

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of experience or Master's degree with 4+ years of experience
• Experience in Product Management, Business Development, or strategic technical roles within the SaaS or Cloud industry
• Experience managing complex technical partnerships or platform integrations with major cloud service providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience in driving product strategy and roadmap execution for platform-scale initiatives involving multiple cross-functional stakeholders
• Experience in writing comprehensive product requirements, narratives, and business cases that align engineering and executive leadership
• Experience in navigating and resolving complex, multi-party stakeholder situations
• Understanding of cloud-native architectures, SaaS delivery models, and platform-level interoperability
• Ability to distill complex business strategies into clear, actionable technical requirements for engineering teams
• Experience in identifying and quantifying market opportunities, managing P&L impact, and translating partner needs into product value
• Skilled in influencing without authority and building consensus in highly matrixed, fast-paced organizational environments