Director, Product Management – Threat AI Detections

Cisco

Director of Product Management overseeing AI detection strategies and protections at Cisco. Leading cross-functional initiatives in cybersecurity and threat intelligence for advanced security solutions.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeRemote • California, Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $230,100 - $325,300 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and Drive AI Detection Strategy
Develop and execute a multi-product strategy for AI-powered threat detections and protections
Scale Talos' proprietary AI and machine learning capabilities to stay ahead of sophisticated cyber threats and nation-state adversaries
Identify emerging threat trends and translate them into detection and protection capabilities across Cisco's security portfolio
Own the Product Lifecycle
Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of AI and ML detection engines and protection services
Define and measure success through coverage, efficacy, performance, adoption, and customer outcomes
Drive continuous innovation while balancing operational excellence and scalability
Drive Portfolio Integration
Lead the integration of Talos AI detections and protections across Cisco Security products and platforms
Create a unified intelligence-first customer experience across network, cloud, endpoint, identity, and AI security solutions
Partner across engineering, data science, product, and security teams to define common data models, telemetry requirements, and detection frameworks
Collaborate with ecosystem partners, SIEM, SOAR, and Cisco Cloud control and Security control platforms to maximize customer value
Lead Through Influence
Align stakeholders around strategic priorities, technical direction, and business outcomes and drive cross-functional execution across globally distributed teams
Establish Responsible AI Practices
Define standards for ethical, transparent, and resilient AI security solutions to ensure AI detection models are unbiased, explainable, secure, and resistant to adversarial attacks
Align products with global privacy, compliance, and data sovereignty requirements

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of experience, or Masters and 8+ years of experience, or PhD and 6+ years of experience to include 4+ years of direct or indirect people leadership
5+ years of leadership experience in enterprise cybersecurity offerings to include threat intelligence or security centric AI/ML-based products
Experience building and scaling security platforms, detection technologies, or threat intelligence solutions
Experience driving large, cross-functional initiatives across engineering, data science, and business teams
Experience with threat intelligence, detection engineering, or security operations (Preferred)
Experience leading multi-product or platform-level strategies (Preferred)
Familiarity with GenAI, Agentic AI, LLM security, and AI governance frameworks (Preferred)
Strong communication and executive presentation skills (Preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability coverage
basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
flexible vacation time off program
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date
up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI-Powered Threat DetectionMachine Learning CapabilitiesDetection EngineeringSecurity OperationsPlatform-Level StrategiesData ModelsTelemetry RequirementsEthical AI StandardsAdversarial Attack ResistanceCompliance Requirements

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationExecutive Presentation SkillsStakeholder AlignmentInfluential LeadershipCross-Functional Execution