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Senior Product Manager, AI SASE Platform

Cisco · San Jose, California, US · On-site

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About Cisco

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About the role

As a Product Manager for the SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) Platform at Cisco, you will spearhead our pivot toward an AI-driven, agentic operating model. Your core mission is to architect and deploy AI agents that unify operations and self-management across use cases, including AI and agentic security, cloud-based applications, data security, modern branch and remote access, and principles of zero trust architecture. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 3+ years of product management experience within the technology sector
  • Experience with AI/ML, Large Language Models (LLMs), and/or agentic frameworks
  • Experience with SASE, Enterprise Networking, and/or Security markets
  • Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years' related experience, Master’s degree with 3+ years' relevant experience or PhD with 1+ year experience
  • Extensive experience in data-driven AI product development and the management of intelligent, automated, or agent-based workflows
  • Security mindset working at scale, with experience bridging networking & security
More about this role

The application window is expected to close on: 11/30/2026

Meet the team

The Cisco SASE team is reimagining the digital perimeter by engineering an autonomous, agentic ecosystem. By unifying SD-WAN, Secure Access Service Edge, Identity and Observability into an AI-orchestrated fabric, we are collapsing silos between networking and security to build a pro-active, intelligent platform that secures and advances next-generation enterprise at scale.

Your Impact

As a Product Manager for the SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) Platform at Cisco, you will spearhead our pivot toward an AI-driven, agentic operating model. Your core mission is to architect and deploy AI agents that unify operations and self-management across use cases, including AI and agentic security, cloud-based applications, data security, modern branch and remote access, and principles of zero trust architecture. By collapsing functional silos you will build a cohesive ecosystem anchored by Cisco Cloud Control and the AI Canvas.

In this role, you'll compose the end-to-end vision for our administration interaction model, shifting from manual configuration to intent-based, AI-orchestrated management. By crafting agentic...

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