Meet the Team

Welcome to the Cisco Customer Experience Centre (CXC), a strategic business entity within Cisco's broader Customer Experience (CX) organization. CXC serves as a "trusted advisor" workplace, helping organizations explore AI-driven insights, secure infrastructure, and digital transformation strategies.

Our teams operate across strategic regions worldwide, bridging time zones, languages, and local laws to deliver a seamless and relevant customer experience. We are passionate about entire customer lifecycle, from initial vision through adoption to value realization — ensuring that every customer achieves substantial business outcomes through expertly engagements.

Your Impact

As a Project Manager within CXC, you will be at the forefront of Cisco's AI-first strategy, driving Execution and Delivery through AI-assisted project management. Your work will directly develop how Cisco delivers value to customers on a global scale.

You will:

Act as a strategic partner to executive leadership and key customer stakeholders, translating sophisticated technical delivery into compelling business value propositionsInstitutionalize next-generation project management methodologies, encouraging a culture of AI-fluency and innovation under Cisco's PMO frameworkDrive predictive delivery by using AI-driven insights to proactively lead project lifecycles, identifying and mitigating risks before they impact any constraints.Hold full accountability for program-level financial health, including margin optimization, revenue forecasting, and strategic prioritizationPresent service business value to customers, influencing their assessment, planning, and management of critical projects

Responsibilities

Supervise sophisticated, high-stakes Projects and Programs across multiple accounts,



ensuring alignment with global business objectives and long-term customer successLead large and complex infrastructure projects within an account or group of accountsLead large-scale, cross-functional teams to resolve systemic delivery issues, driving consensus across diverse business units, technology areas, and global theatresDevelop and present proposals and agreements to customers and internal stakeholdersLeverage AI assistants and prompt engineering to automate routine project management tasks, including real-time meeting intelligence, action item tracking, and status reportingUse the Digitized Delivery platform and AI-driven insights to manage project lifecycles proactively, identifying and mitigating potential risks before they impact timelinesInfluence customers in the assessment, planning, and management of projectsDefine and institutionalize next-generation project management methodologies under Cisco's PMO framework, encouraging a culture of innovation and AI-fluencyMinimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Engineering or Technology (BE/B.Tech or equivalent)Minimum 6 years of dedicated Project Management experience within the IT industry, with an overall experience of 9 to 15 years.Demonstrable experience in handling global, customer-facing projects in highly sophisticated functional or matrix organizationsProficiency in project management tools including Microsoft Project Plan (MPP), Microsoft Excel, JIRA, and ConfluenceProfessional PM Certification such as PgMP, PRINCE2, ITIL, SCRUM, or equivalent,



with preference given to PMP/PgMP certified professionalsSuperb communication skills.Willingness to travel locally and internationally as required by project scope, and adaptability to diverse time zone requirementsPreferred Qualifications

Advanced degree or equivalent experience preferred e.g. MBA, MCA, or M.TechDomain expertise in one or more of the following: IT Infrastructure, Migrations, Networking, Data Centre, Security, and/or CollaborationHands-on experience with Agile / Scrum project methodologies, demonstrating flexibility and delivery practicesBasic knowledge equivalent to CCNA or higher, demonstrating understanding of networking and infrastructure conceptsFamiliarity with AI-assisted project management tools and prompt engineering techniques to drive automation and productivityExperience in program-level management, including revenue forecasting, margin optimization, and strategic resource planningTrack record of successfully leading large-scale, cross-functional teams across geographies and business units

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.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. 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.

📌 Customer Project Manager | 8+ Years (Pune)
🏢 Cisco
📍 Pune