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Senior Product Manager – Software Defined Storage Solutions

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+ Location:San Jose, California, US

+ Alternate LocationRTP, North Carolina; Austin, Texas; US all

+ Area of InterestEngineer - Pre Sales and Product Management

+ Compensation Range165700 USD - 232900 USD

+ Job TypeProfessional

+ Technology InterestCloud & AI (DCN & Compute), Portfolio

+ Job Id1446740

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The application window is expected to close on: 07/30/2025

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

Meet the Team

The Cisco Compute Solutions Product Management team is responsible for defining and delivering full-stack solutions across a broad spectrum of use cases. These include converged infrastructure, software-defined storage, data protection, AI/ML platforms, and container-based workloads. We collaborate across Cisco and with strategic ecosystem partners to build differentiated, end-to-end architectures that simplify deployment, accelerate performance, and address the evolving needs of enterprise and cloud-native environments.

Your Impact

As a **Senior Product Manager – Software Defined Storage Solutions** , you will play a meaningful role in crafting Cisco’s compute solutions strategy, development, and go-to-market execution. You’ll work across teams to define impactful use cases, develop cases, and deliver innovative solutions aligned with key market trends. You will also lead strategic partnerships to improve Cisco’s value in the modern data center and AI infrastructure landscape.

Key Responsibilities:

+ Drive Cisco’s solutions portfolio across multiple software-defined storage partnerships

+ Define solution use cases that span AI, data center modernization, hybrid cloud and traditional workloads

+ Build and deliver compelling business cases to justify investment and prioritize strategic opportunities.

+ Identify, evaluate, and lead strategic technology partnerships that enable differentiated solutions and go-to-market scale.

+ Collaborate with engineering teams to translate customer needs into product and solution requirements documents and committed roadmaps.

+ Lead multi-functional go-to-market planning across Cisco sales, marketing, and business development teams.

+ Build field enablement assets, messaging frameworks, and sales tools to drive adoption and pipeline.

+ Represent Cisco in executive briefings, partner forums, industry events, customer engagements, and analyst interactions.

+ Ensure alignment across collaborators in legal, finance, support, alliances, and engineering for successful solution execution.

Minimum Qualifications:

+ Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

+ 8+ years of experience in product management or business development in the domains of compute infrastructure, enterprise storage (SAN, NAS, Software-defined Storage), or cloud-native technologies.

+ 5+ years of experience managing collaborators and leading multi-functional projects to deliver integrated hardware and software solutions.

+ Consistent track record of developing over 5 business cases or market assessments that influenced product investment decisions, crafted strategic direction, and drove measurable impact on revenue growth and market share through effective multi-functional teamwork.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Deep understanding of data center deployment, use cases, and architecture across enterprise environments, neo-cloud providers, and hyperscalers.

+ Strong understanding of Converged Infrastructure (CI), Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI), and core storage technologies including file, block, and object storage.

+ Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and support data-driven decision-making.

+ Strong understanding of compute technologies, including server architecture, processors, memory, and GPUs, with experience translating AI workload requirements to storage architectures

+ Strong ability to identify and nurture strategic technology partnerships with co-development and joint go-to-market potential.

+ Excellent communication and storytelling skills for both technical and executive audiences.

+ Experience in crafting sales enablement tools, field messaging frameworks, and go-to-market content.

+ MBA or equivalent advanced degree.

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. Simply put – we power the future.

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.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.

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