Cisco is a worldwide technology leader powering an inclusive future for all. Learn more about our products, services, solutions, and innovations. Backed by Sequoia and Menlo.
About the role
As a Technical Program Manager, you will own end-to-end execution of AI Canvas programs across multiple engineering teams, including platform architecture, agent frameworks, UX, data systems, security, and integrations across Cisco’s wider portfolio. You will work as a peer to senior engineering and product leaders with the autonomy to shape how the program runs: Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of related experience, Master’s degree with 8+ years of related experience, or PhD with 5+ years of related experience, or equivalent related work experience
- Experience leading complex technical programs for enterprise SaaS products through production launch and ongoing operation
- Experience directly leading at least one generative AI, LLM-based, or agentic capability through development, production launch, and post-launch iteration
- Previous experience leading cross-functional technical programs across a highly matrixed engineering organization
- Technical fluency in cloud platforms, APIs, distributed systems, data systems, and modern AI development and deployment practices
- Experience leading multi-team SaaS or AI programs involving cloud-native architecture, API integrations, data platforms, AI evaluations, security, reliability, and customer-facing production launches
More about this role
The application window is expected to close on: 11/12/2026
Cisco is building a unified, AI-native management platform that brings together Networking, Security, Observability, and Collaboration into a single, coherent platform experience. AI Canvas is Cisco’s generative, collaborative workspace within this platform. It combines AI agents, real-time telemetry, and dynamic interfaces so teams can troubleshoot, decide, and act together.
You’ll join a highly motivated platform team partnering across Cisco to deliver enterprise-grade AI capabilities that are reliable, secure, and built for real-world adoption. We ship iteratively, measure outcomes, and obsess over customer and partner time-to-value, collaborating daily across Engineering, Design, Data/AI, Security, and Go-to-Market teams.
As a Technical Program Manager, you will own end-to-end execution of AI Canvas programs across multiple engineering teams, including platform architecture, agent frameworks, UX, data systems, security, and integrations across Cisco’s wider portfolio. You will work as a peer to senior engineering and product leaders with the autonomy to shape how the program runs:
· Apply deep technical program...
Browse similar: Startup jobs