Senior Director, Product Management - Cloud Workload Security

The application window is expected to close on: 03/05/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. Preference will be given to candidates local to SF Bay Area. Meet the Team Join the pioneering team behind Isovalent — the creators of eBPF, Cilium, and Tetragon — driving innovation in cloud-native networking and security. Now part of Cisco, the Isovalent team continues to lead in building cutting-edge solutions for Kubernetes and modern cloud workloads and is leading Cisco’s efforts to build modern and multi-cloud networking, security, and observability. As a product leader, you’ll work with passionate engineers and product minds shaping the future of secure, observable, and scalable infrastructure. Your Impact As Senior Director of Product Management for Cloud Workload Security you’ll lead a team that shapes the product strategy for Isovalent Tetragon, Hypershield Runtime Security, Live Protect and related security innovations. You’ll work directly with customers, security practitioners, and engineering to create innovative eBPF-powered security visibility, threat detection and workload protection for modern cloud workloads. This is a senior product leadership role that requires building and leading a team to: Engage with customers and security teams to understand evolving risk and compliance needs Create and evangelize our product vision and strategy both within the Isovalent team, within the security business group, and with other business groups (e.g., Splunk). Partner with engineering to translate this vision into a concrete roadmap with well-defined and prioritized requirements. Work closely with product marketing & sales to drive awareness of the product value within our customer base and ensure our product value proposition is resonating with customers. Engage closely with customer success to understand challenges as customers adopt our solutions and identify new opportunities for improving the customer experience. Minimum Qualifications 7+ years of product management (or similar customer-facing roles) in enterprise security 3+ years experience hiring, coaching and mentoring a product management team Experience in a leadership role in a large enterprise infrastructure company Deep understanding of security & compliance requirements in enterprise environments Preferred Qualifications Experience with eBPF-based security tools, such as Tetragon, Falco, or custom instrumentation Ability to communicate clearly across technical and executive stakeholders Deep expertise on how security operations teams use a SIEM or other platforms for security analytics. Experience working with technology built via an open source community. Why Cisco? 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. Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada: The starting salary range posted for this position is $280,100.00 to $384,800.00 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. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-relat ... (truncated, view full listing at source)