Product Manager, AI Defense Platform - GTM Enablement
Cisco
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Product Manager, AI Defense Platform - GTM Enablement
Meet the Team
The AI Software & Platform Team delivers AI products, so businesses around the world defend against threats and safeguard the most important aspects of business with security resilience. We are passionate about making businesses secure and simplifying security with zero compromise.
Your Impact
As a Product Manager, AI Defense Platform - GTM Enablement Within Our AI Software & Platform Team, You Will Lead Initiatives That Shape The Future Of AI Security And Platform Innovation. You Will:
- Identify market opportunities and drive strategic product decisions that position Cisco AI Defense as an industry leader.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, design, and product marketing to define, prioritize, and launch cutting-edge AI Defense and platform features.
- Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle to deliver capabilities that protect customers’ AI models, applications, and data from attacks, data leakage, and compliance risks.
- Build and scale core platform that power Cisco’s AI Defense platform and ecosystems including Enterprise readiness capabilities like Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Dashboards, Reporting, Onboarding, and Ecosystem Integrations.
- Drive platform integration across Cisco’s broader AI, security and partner portfolio, enabling seamless interoperability and unified customer experiences.
- Stay ahead of the evolving AI threat landscape by evaluating emerging security risks and defining proactive mitigation strategies.
- Engage with customers and partners to gather insights, validate solutions, and continuously improve product offerings.
- GTM Activity support regional GTM activity in close partnership with field teams and coordinate outcomes with broader teams.
Minimum Qualifications
- 6+ years of product management experience, including 3+ years of recent experience in SaaS, Application Security, and AI products.
- Consistent track record of productizing enterprise technologies at scale, delivering impactful and scalable solutions.
- Background in security, AI, or related fields, with a passion for addressing challenges and delivering customer-centric solutions.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent, with a focus on applying technical expertise to drive innovation and security in AI Defense.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong background in SaaS cybersecurity or AI Security, with experience in protecting AI models and applications.
- Excellent written, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and critical thinking skills, enabling effective partner engagement and decision-making in high-stakes environments.
- Demonstrated experience in solving security challenges, including data leakage prevention, compliance risks, and adversarial AI threats.
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.
Key skills/competency
- AI Security
- Product Management
- GTM Enablement
- SaaS Products
- Application Security
- Platform Innovation
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Market Opportunity Analysis
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Cybersecurity Strategies
How to Get Hired at Cisco
- Research Cisco's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight extensive experience in AI, SaaS security, and product leadership, emphasizing scalable solutions.
- Showcase GTM expertise: Demonstrate your track record in market enablement, strategic partnerships, and driving product adoption.
- Prepare for AI security discussions: Be ready to discuss emerging threats, data leakage prevention, and adversarial AI challenges.
- Practice stakeholder management: Illustrate your ability to collaborate across product, engineering, and field teams effectively.
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