Director, Project & Program Management

Cisco

Director of Project & Program Management overseeing technical projects at Cisco. Leading and driving initiatives for product and engineering transformation across sectors and geographies.

Posted 7/25/2026full-timeSan Jose • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $207,600 - $267,700 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading technical program management and engineering transformation initiatives, focusing on automation, data-driven insights, and effective governance mechanisms. Proven ability to coach and mentor teams while driving measurable improvements in execution velocity and quality outcomes.

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Technical Program ManagementEngineering LeadershipTransformation InitiativesAI-Enabled WorkflowsGovernance Mechanisms

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Hard Skills

Program DeliveryExecution VelocityQuality TrackingRoadmap PlanningDependency MappingRisk ManagementOperational ReviewsData-Driven InsightsAutomationCross-Functional Accountability

Soft Skills

CoachingMentoringCollaborationStrategic Partnership

Tools & Technologies

SaaSInfrastructureTechnology Organization

Industry Keywords

Scaled SoftwareMulti-Team OrganizationsProduct OperationsExecutive Reporting

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and scale TPM strategy across geographies, product portfolios, and collaborator groups
Set the vision, operating model, execution of playbooks, governance mechanisms, and repeatable cadences that enable consistent program delivery
Improve velocity, stronger quality outcomes, clearer accountability, and business impact
Drive critical initiatives from conception through delivery by aligning Product, Engineering, Go-to-Market, executive leadership, and other key business collaborators
Transform the TPM organization by finding opportunities to automate, simplify, and improve how teams operate through AI-enabled workflows, data-driven insights, action-planning mechanisms, and operating models
Coach, mentor, and strengthen your team, including senior-level contributors and TPM leaders, so the TPM function becomes a strategic partner and enabler to Engineering and Product leadership.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree + 15 years of related experience in technical program management, engineering leadership, product operations, or equivalent technical execution leadership
Experience with operating at Director-level scope in a scaled software, SaaS, infrastructure, or technology organization
Proven experience leading large-scale engineering, product, or TPM transformation across complex, multi-team organizations, that span multiple geographies
Proven track record driving large-scale transformation with measurable improvements in execution velocity, quality, predictability, and business outcomes
Experience transforming TPM or execution organizations through improved operating models, governance mechanisms, Automation using AI and other tools, data-driven insights, productive planning, roadmap planning, dependency mapping, risk management, quality tracking, executive reporting, and operational reviews
Strong background establishing quality expectations and cross-functional accountability.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental and vision insurance
a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability coverage
basic life insurance
paid time away as described below
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
4 paid days off for personal wellness
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees
up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next