Principal Product Management Engineer (Remote)

The application window is expected to close on: 08/14/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received .

This position is fully remote and can be performed from any location within the United States. The role requires reliable internet connection and the ability to work independently in a remote environment.

We are the Control Plane Product Management team, dedicated to delivering a flawless, automated platform experience that accelerates customer value realization. We sit at the core of the S plunk Platform, bridging product, engineering, and operations to eliminate friction across the customer's Splunk experience and service lifecycle .

We are a tight-knit, highly technical group of PMs who thrive in a fast-paced environment where ambiguity is the norm. We value data-driven decision-making, customer compassion, and a strong bias for action. Our work directly influences critical business outcomes-driving adoption, accelerating revenue, and powering next-generation offerings - while redefining the end-to-end platform experience.

- Product Strategy & Vision: Define and drive the strategy for internal engineering platforms and AI-driven productivity tools, ensuring alignment with broader business outcomes.

- Roadmap & Prioritization: Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for developer productivity (CI/CD, build tooling, test infrastructure) and AI integrations (agentic assistants, model context protocols), balancing technical risks and business trade-offs.

- Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with engineering leads and platform teams to align priorities, unblock delivery, and translate user feedback into actionable, measurable requirements.

- AI Adoption & Innovation: Lead the strategic direction for AI tooling, including build-vs-buy analysis, migration planning, and the creation of a skills/prompts marketplace to enable repeatable workflows.

- Data-Driven Optimization: Monitor engineering productivity and sentiment using DORA metrics and surveys to identify gaps and drive continuous improvement.

- Thought Leadership & Advocacy: Represent Cisco in high-value forums and evangelize product vision across business units, sales teams, and the broader industry.

- Community & Operations: Foster an innovation culture through hackathons, conduct user research to improve UX, and manage clear communication regarding product roadmaps, feature releases, and deprecations.

- Strategic Influence: Serve as a leader within the Product Management community, providing deep technical insight and shaping organizational strategy across portfolios.

- Bachelors + 15 years of related experience, or Masters + 12 years of related experience .

- Consistent track record delivering technical products within cloud platforms, SaaS, or infrastructure domains.

- Demonstrated success in managing the full product lifecycle (definition, build, release, and iteration) for complex, distributed systems.

- Consistent track record of driving delivery across engineering, operations, and business partners for large-scale platforms.

- Proficiency in defining and tracking product metrics to advise prioritization and demonstrate business impact.

- Familiarity with tools like GitLab, Jira, Confluence, and modern AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, OpenAI Codex)

- Exceptional ability to navigate complex, evolving problem spaces and drive clarity for the team.

- Strong partner management skills with the ability to align multi-functional teams without direct authority.

- A deep passion for improving end-to-end user experiences through insight and design thinking.

- Familiarity with automation, provisioning systems, and platform standardization initiatives.

- Excellent ability to articulate complex technical strategies to both technical and executive audiences.

The starting salary range posted for this position is $225,000.00 to $325,300.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.