Product Manager for Optics

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Meet the Team

In Cisco Transceiver Module Group (TMGBU), we build the future of connectivity for switches, routers and servers.

The Product Management Team in TMGBU specifies and manages Cisco's pluggable optics portfolio that covers a broad range of optical technologies and applications, including AI.

Your Impact

As a Product Manager within our group, you will have the responsibilities for optical transceivers, owning every product aspect throughout the product lifecycle - from market exploration, requirements definition and development, to go-to-market, product transition and end-of-sale phases.

Product Managers are empowered, trusted and influential leaders.

Data driven and business-oriented leader to drive adoption and set commercial aspects of High-Speed Optics used on AI applications.

Responsible for growth, pricing, promotions, and marketing collaterals.

Track optics opportunities and develop join initiatives with host-platforms (Cisco Switches / Routers / Servers) to position Cisco high-speed optics with customers.

Develop roadmap and engage with cross functional teams (Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Procurement, Supply, etc.) to productize it.

Manage new product introductions, transitions, forecast and P&L.

Create partnerships with host-platform counterparts, sales specialists, and account teams to socialize and promote our portfolio.

Participate in training webinars, blogs, whitepapers and trade shows to articulate value propositions and competitive advantages.

Minimum Qualifications :

Bachelors in relevant field with a minimum 11+ years of product management experience, or master's degree with 8+ years of product management experience.

Experience managing multiple issues and initiatives simultaneously.

Experience with high-speed pluggable optics (such as pluggable form factors and compatibility; IEEE optical standards and MSAs, optical interoperability and breakouts; fiber types, patch panels, patch cords, and optical connectors; data rates, modulation formats, bit error ratio, forward error correction and protocols - Ethernet, Infiniband-, etc.).

Strong technical understanding of network applications and architectures at a high-level (e.g. GPU Clusters, Data Centers, Service Provider Networks and Campus Networks, among others).

Preferred Qualifications :

Desirable knowledge of critical components of pluggable optics such as DSPs, lasers, laser drivers and TIAs.

Ability to build relationships with peers, partners and customers.

Strong communication skills to engage effectively with key stakeholders, and articulate complex issues clearly.

Ability to work independently and make data-driven decisions.

Strong analytical skills to break a problem into smaller solvable pieces.

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.

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.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and / or Canada :

The starting salary range posted for this position is $191,400.00 to $281,400.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and / or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation

• , equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and / or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies :

10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

Non-exempt employees

Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the next

Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows :

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.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below :

New York City Metro Area :

$191,400.00 - $323,600.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state :

$176,100.00 - $287,900.00