Cisco
Design Program Manager, AI Transformation & Foundations
$139K–$282K
Denver, Colorado, US +11 · Remote · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, US
Austin, Texas, US
Boulder, Colorado, US
Dallas, Texas, US
Chicago, Illinois, US
Phoenix, Arizona, US
Tempe, Arizona, US
Boca Raton, Florida, US
Miami, Florida, US
Reno, Nevada, US
Tampa, Florida, US
Colorado Springs, Colorado, US - Experience
- 6+ years in design program management, design operations, or product operations. Education/experience alternatives: Bachelors + 8 years, Masters + 6 years, PhD + 3 years of related experience, or equivalent related work experience.
- Education
- Bachelors + 8 years, Masters + 6 years, PhD + 3 years of related experience, or equivalent related work experience.
About the job
Leads program management for AI transformation and design foundations across Cisco Networking UX, scaling AI-assisted design practices and measuring organizational impact.
What you'll do
- Own AI Transformation and Design Foundations programs, including methodology, governance, adoption, and cross-portfolio readiness.
- Build roadmaps, milestones, risk and dependency tracking, reporting, and decision-making processes.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to move AI initiatives from exploration into durable, measurable practice.
What they ask for
- 6+ years in design program management, design operations, or product operations in an outcome-focused, matrixed organization.
- Experience leading complex cross-functional programs and driving AI transformation, adoption, capability-building, or change management across multiple teams.
- Experience creating roadmaps, operating models, program documentation, reporting mechanisms, and decision-making processes.
- Understanding of product design, user-centered design methods, design systems, research, or product development workflows; experience leveraging AI tools to create and scale agents, skills, and automations.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of adoption metrics, maturity models, governance frameworks, enablement plans, or organizational change programs.
- Proficiency with Figma, Jira, GitHub, design systems, design tokens, research operations, or design-to-engineering workflows; experience partnering with security, legal, procurement, platform, or AI teams.
Pay
$139,200.00 to $201,400.00 USD (base salary); $171,600.00 - $281,800.00 USD (base salary); $151,300.00 - $250,900.00 USD (base salary)
Tools
Figma, Jira, GitHub
AI focus
Drive AI transformation and adoption in Networking UX, including AI-assisted design practices, methodology, governance, capability-building, and scaling agents, skills, and automations.
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