Head of Project Management

The application window is expected to close on: 10/03/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received .
Meet the Team Cisco's Global Lab Planning and Strategy (GLS) Team is responsible for enabling engineering innovation by delivering scalable, efficient, and reliable global lab environments. The team partners closely with engineering, facilities, IT, and external vendors to ensure lab infrastructure supports Cisco's product development roadmap and long-term business objectives.
Your Impact As a Project Manager on the Lab Planning and Strategy team, you will lead the planning, execution, and optimization of Cisco's global engineering lab environments. You will drive complex cross-functional initiatives that align engineering requirements with physical infrastructure, helping ensure our labs remain agile, scalable, and ready to support the next generation of Cisco innovation.
Develop and execute multi-year strategies for global engineering lab infrastructure, including new lab construction, colocation facilities, and strategic planning initiatives.

Lead complex lab infrastructure projects from planning through deployment, managing project schedules, risks, budgets, and stakeholder communication.

Oversee lab capacity planning and resource allocation, including space, power, cooling, and compute resources, while implementing processes to optimize asset utilization.

Partner with engineering leadership, facilities, IT, and external vendors to align lab infrastructure with business and engineering priorities while ensuring compliance with Cisco safety, security, and environmental standards.

Drive process improvements through automation, standardization, and AI-powered tools to improve operational efficiency, scalability, and collaboration across global lab environments.

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

5+ years of project management experience supporting technical infrastructure, engineering lab environments, data centers, or similar operational environments.

Experience leading cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders across engineering, facilities, IT, and/or external vendors.

Experience using project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint to manage project execution and reporting.

Experience developing strategic plans, managing project timelines, and tracking project performance using key performance indicators (KPIs).

Preferred Qualifications Master's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Experience managing capital (CapEx) and operational (OpEx) budgets for large-scale infrastructure or technical projects.

Understanding of networking hardware, server architecture, and data center infrastructure requirements.

Experience leveraging AI-powered tools to improve project management, reporting, or operational efficiency.

Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across a global, matrixed organization.

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.
Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. S. and/or Canada: The starting salary range posted for this position is $116,300.00 to $150,900.00 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-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:
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

Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. 75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.

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