Engineering Program Manager

Cisco

Engineering Program Manager at Cisco leading security-focused programs. Overseeing development from concept to release while ensuring schedule, budget, and alignment with strategic goals.

Posted 7/10/2026full-timeRaleigh • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $130,600 - $182,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage the end-to-end development and implementation of critical security-focused programs
Lead multi-functional teams to deliver complex systems from concept to release
Ensure projects are completed on schedule, within budget, and aligned with strategic mission
Define and execute project plans, schedules, budgets, and deliverables
Manage multi-functional activities and dependencies across 3-6 scrum teams
Facilitate technical QA and code testing
Proactively manage risks, scope creep, and impediments
Provide technical guidance and domain knowledge transfer to team members
Report consolidated project status and financial performance to leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree, 7+ years of related experience, or Master’s degree, 4+ years of related experience, or PhD, 1+ year of related experience
Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end project lifecycles from concept to release within a technical or engineering environment
Proven track record managing complex projects with multiple interdependencies and multi-functional partners
Experience working with Agile principles and managing multiple scrum teams simultaneously
Solid working knowledge of multiple engineering or technical domains
Proficiency in Program Management tools such as Asana
Direct experience in AI-related project or program management and frameworks (ex. Agile, SCRUM)
Strong background in Product Management and Service Management frameworks
Excellent ability to mentor and provide technical oversight to junior team members

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
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit
80 hours of sick time off
optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses

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Hard Skills & Tools

Project Lifecycle ManagementRisk ManagementTechnical QACode TestingBudget ManagementSchedule ManagementDomain Knowledge TransferProduct ManagementService ManagementMulti-Functional Team Leadership

Soft Skills

MentoringCommunicationCollaborationProblem-SolvingLeadership