Product Manager – Cloud Control

Cisco

. Own how Cisco products integrate with Cloud Control while product teams own their products and platform teams own their services .

Posted 10/9/2026full-timeSan Jose • California • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $171,600 - $245,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing platform integrations and delivering self-service capabilities, with a strong focus on documentation, requirements gathering, and cross-functional collaboration. Proven ability to lead product teams through planning, execution, and launch phases while ensuring alignment with security, legal, and operational standards.

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Platform ManagementIntegration PlanningAPI DevelopmentCloud OperationsRequirements Documentation

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Hard Skills

Integration PlanningRequirements DocumentationAPI DevelopmentCloud OperationsMulti-Tenancy ManagementIdentity and Access ControlsAcceptance Criteria WritingSelf-Service Capability DevelopmentArtificial Intelligence KnowledgeMachine Learning Knowledge

Soft Skills

Cross-Functional CollaborationStakeholder CommunicationProblem SolvingDecision Making

Tools & Technologies

Validation ToolsIntegration ContractsOnboarding InstructionsMicro-Frontend ArchitecturesAPI Gateways

Industry Keywords

Cloud ProductsNetworkingSecurityObservabilityData Residency Requirements

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own how Cisco products integrate with Cloud Control while product teams own their products and platform teams own their services
Set portfolio plans, owners, dependencies, sequence, and launch dates
Define integration tiers and shared requirements for identity, entitlements, navigation, telemetry, AI context, and user experience
Resolve exceptions that could make products inconsistent
Build a self-service path with contracts, APIs, sample integrations, sandboxes, validation tools, and a launch checklist
Write requirements and acceptance criteria
Prioritize work with engineering, design, and Cisco Unified Identity
Represent product and platform teams in planning across Cisco business units and time zones
Align security, legal, privacy, support, and go-to-market partners
Track integration time, self-service adoption, defects, and downstream use
Assign an owner, plan, and tier to each current integration during year one
Standardize the checklist, enable most new integrations to reach production without hands-on help, and reduce time to launch

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree plus 8 years of related experience, or Master’s degree plus 6 years of related experience, or PhD plus 3 years of related experience
Owned a platform, developer platform, or internal service used by at least two product teams, including roadmap and launch decisions
Experience delivering an integration from planning through production with at least two product teams
Experience documenting requirements, dependencies, and acceptance criteria
Released a self-service capability with a documented API or integration contract, onboarding instructions, and validation tools
Managed a software-as-a-service or cloud product with multi-tenancy, identity and access controls, entitlements, and cloud operations
Produced a one-page-or-less decision brief recording options, a decision, an owner, and next steps for executive and engineering stakeholders
Preferred: shipped a product capability using artificial intelligence or machine learning, with knowledge of identity and tool-access needs for agentic workflows
Preferred: worked on platform consolidation or migration involving shared identity, navigation, or data services
Preferred: worked in networking, security, or observability products, or shipped cloud products across regions with data-residency requirements
Preferred: worked with micro-frontend architectures, API gateways, or shared user experience components
Preferred: built or operated a partner or developer program with certification, integration tiers, or self-service onboarding

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available, subject to eligibility
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees
Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees, with no defined limit subject to availability and business limitations
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues
Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year
Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco’s policies
Incentive compensation for eligible sales roles