Staff Engineering Program Manager

The application window is expected to close on: December 15, 2025.

NOTE: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Staff Engineering Program Manager
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. Come help organizations be their best, while you reach new

heights with a team that has your back.

Join us at the forefront of innovation in Security Operations (SecOps).

We are seeking a Senior Staff Program Manager to drive

high-impact technical programs within our Security Products

organization. In this role, you will partner across engineering, product

management, design, and go-to-market teams to deliver programs

that meet Splunk's strategic product and customer goals.

This is a senior individual contributor role that goes beyond project

execution - you will define key program structures, help teams remove

delivery obstacles, and coordinate across multiple interdependent

initiatives. You'll bring transparency to sophisticated work, influence

standard methodologies, and ensure program outcomes are met with

quality and velocity.

What You'll Get To Do

• Lead technical programs from concept through delivery in alignment with organizational priorities, including New Product Introduction (NPI) and Go-To-Market (GTM) readiness.
• Break down initiatives into coherent workstreams, define timelines, ensure accountability for goals, and act as the central point of truth for execution status.
• Partner with stakeholders to proactively identify risks and dependencies, develop mitigation plans, and drive resolution.
• Facilitate technical discussions to align teams on solutions, ensuring both technical and non-technical collaborators understand decisions and implications.
• Keep detailed program documentation, track dependencies, and report status across multiple teams and leadership levels.
• Promote consistent program management practices across the organization, mentoring peers and helping grow overall capability.
• Influence direction and decisions without formal authority, encouraging collaboration and consensus cross-functionally.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in program management or closely related roles within software or cloud technology organizations.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience delivering large, cross-functional technical programs with multiple dependencies and business impact.
• Extensive knowledge of enterprise software, cloud architecture, and the full software development lifecycle.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work optimally at multiple organizational levels.
• Proven experience influencing partners and getting results in a matrixed environment.
• Technical proficiency to understand engineering challenges, assess trade-offs, and support timely decisions.

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. Simply put –

we power the future.

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.

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.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $168,800.00 to $241,200.00 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. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.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.

U.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
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

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. For Quota-based Incentive Pay, Cisco Typically Pays As Follows

• .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%; and
• 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.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area
$168, $277,400.00

Non-Metro New York State & Washington State
$148, $248,200.00

• 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.