Product Manager , Buying Programs

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• 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.
• Assess and enable 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice to Have

• 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.

Qualifications

• Educational background is not explicitly specified, but extensive experience in product management or business consulting is required.

Benefits & Perks

• U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.
• Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, including one floating holiday and a day off for their birthday.
• Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year; Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible Vacation Time Off policy.
• All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off, with up to 80 hours provided on hire date and annually, with carryover provisions.
• Additional paid time off for volunteering and community engagement.
• Sales employees earn performance-based incentive pay on top of base salary, with detailed incentive structures.