Director, Product Management - Threat AI Detections

Role Description

This position is open to remote work, preferred candidates will be based in Milpitas, CA or Fulton, MD.

As Cisco continues to accelerate AI-driven security innovation, we are seeking a Director of Product Management, Threat AI Detections to lead the strategy, execution, and scaling of AI-powered detection technologies across Cisco Security products and platforms.

Your Impact:

• This role sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, threat intelligence, cybersecurity product strategy, and cross-functional leadership.
• The successful candidate will help define the future of AI-driven threat detection and real-time in-line protections and play a key role in closing emerging security gaps related to AI agents and next-generation attack techniques.

Responsibilities include:

• Define and Drive AI Detection Strategy:
  • Develop and execute a multi-product strategy for AI-powered threat detections and protections.
  • Scale Talos' proprietary AI and machine learning capabilities to stay ahead of sophisticated cyber threats and nation-state adversaries.
  • Identify emerging threat trends and translate them into detection and protection capabilities across Cisco's security portfolio.
• Own the Product Lifecycle:
  • Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of AI and ML detection engines and protection services, from ideation and experimentation through production deployment and eventual retirement.
  • Define and measure success through coverage, efficacy, performance, adoption, and customer outcomes.
  • Drive continuous innovation while balancing operational excellence and scalability.
• Drive Portfolio Integration:
  • Lead the integration of Talos AI detections and protections across Cisco Security products and platforms.
  • Create a unified intelligence-first customer experience across network, cloud, endpoint, identity, and AI security solutions.
  • Partner across engineering, data science, product, and security teams to define common data models, telemetry requirements, and detection frameworks.
  • Collaborate with ecosystem partners, SIEM, SOAR, and Cisco Cloud control and Security control platforms to maximize customer value.
• Lead Through Influence:
  • Align stakeholders around strategic priorities, technical direction, and business outcomes and drive cross-functional execution across globally distributed teams.
• Establish Responsible AI Practices:
  • Define standards for ethical, transparent, and resilient AI security solutions to ensure AI detection models are unbiased, explainable, secure, and resistant to adversarial attacks.
  • Align products with global privacy, compliance, and data sovereignty requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of experience, or Masters and 8+ years of experience, or PhD and 6+ years of experience to include 4+ years of direct or indirect people leadership.
• 5+ years of leadership experience in enterprise cybersecurity offerings to include threat intelligence or security centric AI/ML-based products.
• Experience building and scaling security platforms, detection technologies, or threat intelligence solutions.
• Experience driving large, cross-functional initiatives across engineering, data science, and business teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with threat intelligence, detection engineering, or security operations.
• Experience leading multi-product or platform-level strategies.
• Familiarity with GenAI, Agentic AI, LLM security, and AI governance frameworks.
• Advanced degree (MS, MBA, or PhD) in a relevant field.
• Strong communication and executive presentation skills.

Benefits

• 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, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco.
• 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees.
• Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees.
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter.
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.