Senior Product Manager - Integrated Infrastructure Solutions - Compute

The UCS Solutions Product Management team is responsible for defining and delivering Cisco's integrated infrastructure solutions across a broad spectrum of use cases. These include converged infrastructure, software-defined storage, data protection, AI/ML platforms, and container-based workloads. We collaborate across Cisco and with strategic partners to build differentiated, end-to-end architectures that simplify deployment, accelerate performance, and address the evolving needs of enterprise and cloud-native environments.

As a Senior Product Manager - Integrated Infrastructure Solutions, you will play a meaningful role in crafting Cisco's compute solutions strategy, development, and go-to-market execution. You'll work across teams to define impactful use cases, develop cases, and deliver innovative solutions aligned with key market trends. You will also lead strategic partnerships to improve Cisco's value in the modern data center and AI infrastructure landscape.

• Drive Cisco's solution strategy across coordinated infrastructure, including converged platforms, software-defined storage, AI/ML environments, and data protection.
• Define solution use cases that span virtualization, containers, hybrid cloud, and high-performance computing workloads.
• Build compelling cases to justify investment and prioritize strategic opportunities.
• Identify, evaluate, and lead strategic technology partnerships that enable differentiated solutions and go-to-market scale.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to translate customer needs into product requirements and roadmaps.
• Lead multi-functional go-to-market planning across Cisco sales, marketing, and business development teams.
• Build field enablement assets, messaging frameworks, and sales tools to drive adoption and pipeline.
• Represent Cisco in executive briefings, partner forums, customer engagements, and analyst interactions.
• Ensure alignment across collaborators in legal, finance, support, alliances, and engineering for successful solution execution.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in product management or Business development within compute infrastructure, enterprise storage (SAN, NAS, Software-defined Storage), or cloud-native technologies.
• 3+ years of experience managing collaborators and leading multi-functional projects to deliver integrated hardware and software solutions.
• Consistent track record of developing over 5 business cases or market assessments that influenced product investment decisions, crafted strategic direction, and drove measurable impact on revenue growth and market share through effective multi-functional teamwork.

• Deep understanding of data center deployment, use cases, and architecture across enterprise environments, neo-cloud providers, and hyperscalers.
• Strong understanding of Converged Infrastructure (CI), Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI), and core storage technologies including file, block, and object storage.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and support data-driven decision-making.
• Strong understanding of compute technologies, including server architecture, processors, memory, and GPUs, with experience supporting modern data center platforms and workloads
• Strong ability to identify and nurture strategic technology partnerships with co-development and joint go-to-market potential.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills for both technical and executive audiences.
• Experience in crafting sales enablement tools, field messaging frameworks, and go-to-market content.
• MBA or equivalent advanced degree.

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. 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.

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