Overview
Apply (by clicking the relevant button) after checking through all the related job information below. Splunk, a Cisco company, is building a safer and more resilient digital world with an end-to-end full stack platform made for a hybrid, multi-cloud world. Leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. At Splunk, we are on a mission to redefine the future of machine data, making it accessible, usable, and valuable for businesses to drive critical operational decisions in the AI era. Our people are passionate, innovative, and customer-focused, dedicated to building modern solutions that empower organizations worldwide.
Be part of something transformative. Explore careers at Splunk and shape the future of AI-powered data with us!
About The Role We are seeking a bold, strategic Senior Director of Product to lead the Native AI pillar within Cisco Data Fabric portfolio. In this role, you will be responsible for the product strategy and execution for AI-native platform capabilities that power next-generation Agentic workflows, real-time decisioning, and autonomous operations across Security, Observability, and beyond, rooted in machine data.
This role is highly cross-functional. You will collaborate across Data Management, Federated Search & Analytics, Machine Data Lake, User Experience, and other Splunk BUs to build a seamless, end-to-end AI experience to enable Agentic workflows in Machine Data Fabric. It requires a unique combination of platform-first product leadership, AI/ML proficiency, and strong execution with engineering, design, and GTM teams to shape the future of AI at Splunk platform, and in the enterprise at large.
What We’re Looking For
15+ years of product management experience, with at least 4 years in a senior leadership role driving AI, data, or platform products at scale end to end with significant business impact.
Experience leading platform product teams with exposure to data lake/lakehouse, workflow orchestration, and operational intelligence.
Understanding of AI/ML productization, including experience with LLMs, RAG pipelines, multi-agent systems, or ML observability.
Strong technical product management intuition with a proven track record of delivery; you can go deep with engineers and translate complexity with clear business value.
Excellent communication skills, connecting technical solutions driven by customer value and use cases, able to encourage internal teams and external partners alike.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience building or integrating with Agentic frameworks (e.g., LangChain, OpenAI Functions, ReAct, self-healing systems).
Familiarity with security, observability, or federated data architectures is a plus.
Why Splunk? Join us in redefining the operational future of AI-powered enterprises. As a leader within Splunk’s platform product organization, you will compose how the world’s most critical organizations make their data not just actionable, but Agentic. This role is pivotal to delivering measurable business outcomes, improving customer experience, and sustaining Splunk’s competitive advantage in the AI-powered data platform market by unlocking human potential and innovation with confidence.
Location San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) / Remote (US); San Jose, CA (Hybrid)
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. 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.
Compensation and Benefits 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 location, market conditions, skillset, experience, and qualifications. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed, the recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to eligibility rules, including medical, dental and vision insurance; a 401(k) plan with Cisco matching; paid parental leave; disability coverage; basic life insurance; and additional benefits described on the Cisco careers site. Some employees may receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units that vest with continued employment.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time off as described below, subject to policy: 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, 1 floating holiday, 1 paid birthday day, year-end holiday shutdown, 4 paid wellness days, paid vacation (non-exempt: 16 days per year; exempt: flexible vacation with no defined limit), 80 hours of sick time on hire date and annually, and additional time off for emergencies or volunteering. For non-sales roles, bonuses may be offered per Cisco policy.
For sales roles, incentive pay guidelines vary by plan. The ranges listed include base pay and incentive compensation for quota-based plans. The applicable full salary ranges for this position by state are provided where listed, with location-specific details discussed during hiring. xsgimln Some states have additional local requirements.
Apply (by clicking the relevant button) after checking through all the related job information below. Splunk, a Cisco company, is building a safer and more resilient digital world with an end-to-end full stack platform made for a hybrid, multi-cloud world. Leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. At Splunk, we are on a mission to redefine the future of machine data, making it accessible, usable, and valuable for businesses to drive critical operational decisions in the AI era. Our people are passionate, innovative, and customer-focused, dedicated to building modern solutions that empower organizations worldwide.
Be part of something transformative. Explore careers at Splunk and shape the future of AI-powered data with us!
About The Role We are seeking a bold, strategic Senior Director of Product to lead the Native AI pillar within Cisco Data Fabric portfolio. In this role, you will be responsible for the product strategy and execution for AI-native platform capabilities that power next-generation Agentic workflows, real-time decisioning, and autonomous operations across Security, Observability, and beyond, rooted in machine data.
This role is highly cross-functional. You will collaborate across Data Management, Federated Search & Analytics, Machine Data Lake, User Experience, and other Splunk BUs to build a seamless, end-to-end AI experience to enable Agentic workflows in Machine Data Fabric. It requires a unique combination of platform-first product leadership, AI/ML proficiency, and strong execution with engineering, design, and GTM teams to shape the future of AI at Splunk platform, and in the enterprise at large.
What We’re Looking For
15+ years of product management experience, with at least 4 years in a senior leadership role driving AI, data, or platform products at scale end to end with significant business impact.
Experience leading platform product teams with exposure to data lake/lakehouse, workflow orchestration, and operational intelligence.
Understanding of AI/ML productization, including experience with LLMs, RAG pipelines, multi-agent systems, or ML observability.
Strong technical product management intuition with a proven track record of delivery; you can go deep with engineers and translate complexity with clear business value.
Excellent communication skills, connecting technical solutions driven by customer value and use cases, able to encourage internal teams and external partners alike.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience building or integrating with Agentic frameworks (e.g., LangChain, OpenAI Functions, ReAct, self-healing systems).
Familiarity with security, observability, or federated data architectures is a plus.
Why Splunk? Join us in redefining the operational future of AI-powered enterprises. As a leader within Splunk’s platform product organization, you will compose how the world’s most critical organizations make their data not just actionable, but Agentic. This role is pivotal to delivering measurable business outcomes, improving customer experience, and sustaining Splunk’s competitive advantage in the AI-powered data platform market by unlocking human potential and innovation with confidence.
Location San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) / Remote (US); San Jose, CA (Hybrid)
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. 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.
Compensation and Benefits 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 location, market conditions, skillset, experience, and qualifications. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed, the recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to eligibility rules, including medical, dental and vision insurance; a 401(k) plan with Cisco matching; paid parental leave; disability coverage; basic life insurance; and additional benefits described on the Cisco careers site. Some employees may receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units that vest with continued employment.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time off as described below, subject to policy: 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, 1 floating holiday, 1 paid birthday day, year-end holiday shutdown, 4 paid wellness days, paid vacation (non-exempt: 16 days per year; exempt: flexible vacation with no defined limit), 80 hours of sick time on hire date and annually, and additional time off for emergencies or volunteering. For non-sales roles, bonuses may be offered per Cisco policy.
For sales roles, incentive pay guidelines vary by plan. The ranges listed include base pay and incentive compensation for quota-based plans. The applicable full salary ranges for this position by state are provided where listed, with location-specific details discussed during hiring. xsgimln Some states have additional local requirements.