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Sr. Director, Product Management - AI Collaboration Experiences

Apply by Aug 28, 2026

Posted Aug 5, 2026

Role at a glance

Salary
$284.7K – $390.9K/yr
Location
San Jose, California, United States
Work arrangement
On-site
Employment
Full-time
Experience
15 years of related experience, or Masters + 12 years of related experience, or PhD + 10 years of related experience.
Education
Bachelors + 15 years of related experience, or Masters + 12 years of related experience, or PhD + 10 years of related experience.

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Role Summary

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The Senior Director of Product Management will lead AI collaboration experiences for Webex by Cisco, shaping the Connected Intelligence vision and translating AI technologies into user-facing collaboration applications. The role leads a product organization, drives innovation and product execution, and partners with AI research teams and senior stakeholders to develop and launch AI-powered solutions.

What You'll Do

  • Provide leadership and direction for collaboration software applications and establish the product and builder culture for the next era.
  • Define product and technology roadmaps for multiple product lines and technologies.
  • Lead executive sponsors and stakeholders through development and alignment of longer-term vision and strategy.
  • Address business needs, critical business issues, market needs, and core product strategies in portfolio roadmap decisions.
  • Partner across the business to enable organization transformation and maturity, incorporating emerging trends and appropriate technologies.
  • Shape the opinions of and negotiate with senior leaders while establishing collaborative relationships across Cisco and with external...

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Qualifications

Product leadership experience building and scaling AI-enabled software in the recent three to five years; track record leading zero to one products or product transformations at scale; deep knowledge of AI agent architectures, including LLMs, RAG, reasoning, planning, memory, and orchestration; ability to drive product decisions with agility and metrics driven result orientation; experience managing managers.

Required

  • Product leadership experience building and scaling AI-enabled software in the recent three to five years
  • Track record leading zero to one products or leading product transformations at scale
  • Deep knowledge of AI agent architectures, including LLMs, RAG, reasoning, planning, memory, and orchestration
  • Ability to drive product decisions with agility, metrics driven result orientation in a rapidly evolving context and market landscape
  • Experience managing managers

Preferred

  • Ability to define performance metrics and run trade-off experiments across user value, cost, and risk.
  • Experience translating intricate, enterprise-scale workflows into clean, reusable product patterns

Original job description

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The application window is expected to close on: 08/28/2026

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Location: Anywhere in U.S.

Meet the Team

Ready to redefine the future of work for millions?

Webex by Cisco is seeking a visionary Senior Director of Product Management for AI Collaboration Experiences—an inspiring leader who will set the pace for how people and AI, and AI to AI, will collaborate today and in the future. In this pivotal role, you’ll spearhead the evolution of our vision, Connected Intelligence, harnessing AI to create smarter, more secure, and truly inclusive collaboration experiences trusted by leading organizations everywhere. You’ll lead a world-class team, drive bold innovation, and launch AI-powered solutions that empower people to achieve more—together. Join us to shape how the world works, and build the collaboration technology of tomorrow, today.

This is an opportunity to mentor and lead a talented and motivated product team. Collaborate deeply with AI research teams, translate complex, opaque AI technologies into intuitive, user-facing applications that are habit forming.

The role has tremendous growth potential and executive leadership exposure: we are looking for a product leader who is equally comfortable defining and articulating the vision and fostering attention to detail in product execution. This leader will bring a passion for building products that users love and will cultivate the same in the product organization.

Responsibilities

  • Provides leadership and direction for collaboration software applications, and establishes the product/builder culture for the next era
  • Defines product and technology roadmaps for multiple product lines/multiple technologies/multiple
  • Leads various executive sponsors and stakeholders through a collaborative process for development of, and alignment to, longer-term vision and strategy
  • Ensures BU needs, critical business issues, market needs, and core product strategies are addressed in portfolio roadmap decisions
  • Partners across the business to enable organization transformation and maturity, incorporating emerging trends and appropriate technologies
  • Shapes the opinions of, and negotiates with, other senior leaders; establishes collaborative relationships across Cisco and with external parties (as required)
  • Proactively extends Cisco's and portfolio's prominence and public perception

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelors + 15 years of related experience, or Masters + 12 years of related experience, or PhD + 10 years of related experience. In the recent three to five years, product leadership experience building and scaling AI-enabled software.
  • Proven track record leading zero to one products or leading product transformations at scale
  • Deep knowledge of AI agent architectures, including LLMs, RAG, reasoning, planning, memory, and orchestration.
  • Proven ability to drive product decisions with agility, metrics driven result orientation in a rapidly evolving context and market landscape

Preferred Qualifications

  • Ability to define performance metrics and run trade-off experiments across user value, cost, and risk.
  • Experience translating intricate, enterprise-scale workflows into clean, reusable product patterns
  • Also requires experience managing managers

Why Cisco? 

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. 

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. 

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $284,700.00 to $390,900.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks.  Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

  • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

  • 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

  • Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

  • Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

  • 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next

  • Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

  • Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

  • .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

  • 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

  • 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

  • Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$284,700.00 - $449,500.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$272,000.00 - $398,000.00

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.

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Cisco is a global leader in networking technology, dedicated to connecting people and devices through innovative solutions. Founded in 1984, the company specializes in the development of hardware and software that enables secure internet communications, including routers, switches, and cybersecurity solutions. With a strong emphasis on cutting-edge research and development, Cisco continually adapts to the evolving digital landscape, empowering businesses to accelerate their digital transformation and improve operational efficiency. Committed to fostering talent, Cisco provides various career opportunities in fields such as engineering, sales, and technology, making it an ideal destination for aspiring professionals.