Cisco
Senior Director
Boston, Massachusetts, US · Director · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$281k-$356kDetected 7 days ago
Distributed SystemsMachine LearningCiscoLeadership
About the role
- The application window is expected to close on: 07/31/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
- Meet the Team You will join Cisco's Identity Engineering Group, a foundational organization responsible for transforming Cisco's Identity products into a unified Identity experience as a Senior Director.
- This work spans cloud and client infrastructure, security, and the Identity domain, with a strong emphasis on reliability, interoperability, and long-term scalability.
Responsibilities
- Innovate, lead, develop, and drive industry-leading software, hardware, and technology solutions with global impact across Cisco's product portfolio.
- Drive company-wide technology strategy aligned to long-term business outcomes and market leadership.
- Lead highly complex, cross-functional initiatives spanning multiple business units from concept through delivery.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience leading software engineering teams
- Experience defining and influencing architecture and technical strategy across multiple teams, organizations, or product lines.
- 10+ years of experience in platform, identity, or security systems, or demonstrated success operating as a cross-domain technology leader.
Nice to have
- Proven track record of driving company-wide or industry-level technical impact across large, complex organizations.
- Experience defining and driving platform or identity strategy at enterprise or industry scale.
- Deep understanding of security, identity, privacy, and data protection principles within large-scale platform systems.
- Experience integrating across platform services such as observability, data platforms, AI/ML systems, and security infrastructure.
- Track record of leading highly complex, cross-functional initiatives with significant business impact.
- Experience influencing senior leadership, including executives, on technical direction and business strategy.
- Proven ability to translate emerging technology trends into long-term strategic direction and measurable business outcomes.
- We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale.
Compensation
- The starting salary range posted for this position is $280,900.00 to $356,400.00 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 benef
Benefits
- Define and drive the long-term technical vision and architecture for platform and identity systems while influencing senior leadership and technical communities.
- 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.
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training.
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