Product Designer, Leader Development

There has never been a better time to be in People & Communities at Cisco. We are implementing innovative change and supporting a business going through an incredible amount of transformation. This Product Designer role is no exception!

At Cisco’s Leadership & Team Acceleration (LTA) team, we are redefining what it means to grow as a leader. We are evolving our talent engine to move beyond just traditional programs and focus on crafting a seamless, intuitive, and AI-enabled leader experience across the enterprise. Our team sits at the intersection of design, product strategy, and development expertise, working to build a connected ecosystem that supports our leaders exactly when they need it most. We don’t just deliver training; we design the tools, insights, and critical-moment experiences that empower every Cisco leader to drive our business strategy and create high-performing teams during this time of transformation.

• Design the Leader Journey: Identify and map key inflection points where leaders need support. Translate these moments into clear product requirements and development roadmaps.
• Architect AI-Augmented Enablement: Act as a primary driver for integrating AI tools (e.g., BetterUp AI, MyAgent) into the leader experience. Use insights to personalize development journeys and simplify access to resources.
• Bridge Strategy & Execution: Act as a translator between Cisco’s leadership expectations, guiding principles and the actual digital experience. Use "shift-left" strategies to define problems and scope solutions before development begins.
• Design Personalized Development Flows: Analyze qualitative and quantitative data-including leader feedback, behavioral patterns, and stakeholder insights—to map the leadership journey. Use these insights to identify critical inflection points and translate complex needs into clear, actionable, and personalized learning pathways.
• Prototyping: Create low-fidelity prototypes and user flows that simplify complex organizational information into actionable learning paths (figma, miro).
• Advocate for User-Centered Development: Partner with the broader People & Communities (P&C) organization to ensure our learning platforms are intuitive, accessible, and scalable.
• Measure & Iterate: Establish metrics to evaluate the impact of enablement tools. Use data to refine product backlogs and ensure that the solutions we build drive both individual leader growth and organizational results.

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of related experience, or Master's degree with 4+ years of related experience.
• Background in Human Resources, Organizational Development, product/UX strategy, leadership development, or a related field.
• Strong ability to operate in ambiguity and “shift-left” to create structure.
• Demonstrable experience applying design thinking and product management principles to internal organizational challenges.
• Strong understanding of modern, AI-integrated digital learning platforms.
• Proficiency in industry-standard design and research tools (e.g., Figma for prototyping) and project management platforms (e.g., Asana, Airtable, ServiceNow)
• Proven track record to drive decisions across cross-functional teams (Executives, P&C, IT, Enterprise Learning & Growth), clearly articulate design rationale, and strategically delegate.
• Expertise in scoping, sequencing, road mapping, and metrics-tied outcomes.

• Excellent communication and strategic planning skills, while being self-motivated with a focus on execution.
• Experience translating complex insights into prioritized work.
• A user-centered approach with a steadfast appetite for continuous learning and professional development.

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. 

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:

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

* 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.