Business Product Manager

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

This position is based in San Jose and follows a hybrid work model.

Welcome to the Campus Networking Business Unit (CNBU), where we build the secure, intelligent network foundation for the world’s largest enterprises. Our switching, wireless, and network-management solutions connect people, devices, applications, and physical spaces across universities, hospitals, factories, branches, and global corporate campuses.

We are a team of product leaders, engineers, strategists, and go-to-market experts who combine deep technical curiosity with a solid understanding of customers and markets. We work across Cisco to anticipate how enterprise networking is changing, translate those shifts into strategic choices, and turn strategy into measurable business results.

In this role, you will help shape the product and go-to-market strategy for Cisco’s campus networking portfolio. You will connect external market signals with internal business performance, develop insights that influence senior leaders, and help the organization focus its investments on the opportunities that matter most.

• Analyze market dynamics, competitive trends, and customer needs to shape product and go-to-market strategies for the portfolio.
• Synthesize internal telemetry, win/loss data, and field feedback to identify growth opportunities and performance drivers.
• Conduct deep-dive business reviews and define KPIs to track progress across products, segments, and geographies.
• Drive strategic initiatives that are critical growth drivers for the campus networking business—from framing the opportunity and developing the business case through cross-functional planning, execution, and measurement of results.
• Partner with Product, Sales, and Finance to translate data-driven insights into actionable product priorities and investment plans.
• Leverage AI-driven tools to accelerate analysis and deliver executive-level narratives that guide strategic decision-making.

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or business field (or equivalent) with 5+ years of experience in strategy, operations, or analytics within enterprise technology or a Master’s degree and 3+ years of experience
• 3+ years of experience in networking, cloud, SaaS, or cybersecurity sectors.
• Ability to conduct market, competitive, and financial analysis to drive product and go-to-market recommendations.
• Expertise in defining KPIs, building dashboards, and establishing management operating rhythms to track business performance.
• Executive-level storytelling skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Experience in generative AI and automation tools to accelerate and enhance strategic research and analysis.

• MBA or master’s degree in a technical, business, or quantitative field.
• Knowledge of enterprise campus networking, including switching, wireless, network management, security, observability, or AI-enabled network operations.
• Experience developing segmentation, market-sizing, competitive, pricing, portfolio, or route-to-market strategies.

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. 

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** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time 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 of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to 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:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

• 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:

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.