Product Manager , Buying Programs

The application window is expected to close on: July 21st, 2025.

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

The Buying Program Product Management Team is at the forefront of transforming how Cisco delivers value to customers, partners, and sales teams. This dynamic group designs best-in-class buying programs that drive recurring revenue growth, streamline customer experiences.

As a critical force behind Cisco's growth strategy, this team is responsible for defining program requirements, driving offer development, and ensuring scalability across Cisco's global ecosystem. Working in a fast-paced, agile environment, the team collaborates with a diverse network of partners, including Business Entity leaders, corporate offer teams, product managers, Corporate IT operations, sales teams, partners, and customers.

At the heart of this team's mission is a commitment to innovation, simplicity, and operational excellence. We shaping buying programs that reflect Cisco's high standards and policies. Joining this team means becoming part of a global effort to redefine how Cisco creates and delivers unparalleled value across all routes to market.

You will play a meaningful role in driving the transformation of offers and capabilities to align with the evolving needs of our customers and the industry. Your contributions will scale software and recurring offers effectively while maintaining industry-leading standards and driven differentiation.

• Lead offer and capability enablement through need discovery/analysis, end-to-end process and customer requirement documentation, and execution delivery in partnership with IT teams.
• Focus on assessing and enabling capabilities required for customers who prefer to purchase Cisco's AI solutions through Enterprise Agreements (EAs).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop transformational offers that unify Cisco's portfolio of software, subscription, and service offerings.
• Govern and lead value-based prioritization of the roadmap and backlog, ensuring alignment with long-term vision and corporate strategy.
• Actively participate in investment portfolio planning and advise executive sponsors on strategic and operational opportunities.
• Develop and implement standard processes for product management, continuously evolving current standards to push the boundaries of what is possible.

• 10+ years of experience in product management or business consulting, with a proven track record of delivering successful solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing AI use cases that drive measurable business outcomes, such as efficiency improvements and customer satisfaction enhancements.
• Proficient in quote-to-cash processes, including experience optimizing or running workflows, systems, and integrations related to quoting, ordering, billing, and revenue recognition.

• Experience working with "As A Service" business models, including crafting, implementing, or managing subscription-based offerings, recurring revenue streams, or solutions.
• Experience collaborating with Sales, Marketing, Customer Experience (CX), IT, Engineering, and Operations teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to back recommendations with data-driven insights.

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.

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.