Product Manager

The application window is expected to close on: 07/22/2026

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

** Meet the Team*
* Isovalent, now part of Cisco, is the company founded by the creators of Cilium and eBPF. Cisco Isovalent builds open-source software and enterprise solutions solving networking, security, and observability needs for modern cloud native infrastructure. The flagship technologies, Cilium and Tetragon, are the choice of numerous, industry-leading, global organizations.

We believe in fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every team member feels valued, respected, and empowered. We believe that every employee contributes to our success, and we are committed to fostering an environment where everyone can thrive. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and join us in our mission to deliver exceptional products and services.

** Your Impact*
* As the Engineering Product Manager **,
** you are the voice of the customer inside Isovalent. You will lead the vision and roadmap for Tetragon products and deliver rich eBPF-powered capabilities to Isovalent's full customer base.

+ Product Vision & Strategy:
Lead the vision and roadmap for Tetragon-based products, delivering advancedeBPF-powered runtime security capabilities that enable users to detect, investigate, and mitigate cloud-native threats.

+ Customer-Centric

Innovation:

Act as the primary voice of the customer within

Isovalent, engaging directly with the user base to understand their unique challenges and translate them into actionable product requirements.

+ Technical Growth &

Collaboration:

Collaborate with industry-leadingeBPFengineers to deepen your technical expertise, driving the evolution of Kubernetes-native infrastructure security.

+ Sales & Pre-Sales Enablement:

Empower sales teams by providing the tools, demonstrations, and technical validation necessary to successfully articulate the value of our runtime security solutions to prospects.

+ Marketing & Content Leadership:

Partner with marketing to evangelize Tetragon through high-impact content, including technical blog posts, white papers, videos, and interactive labs.

+ Customer Success & Community Advocacy:

Support Customer Success teams in driving user adoption and represent

Isovalentat industry conferences and meetups to foster theopen-sourceeBPFand Tetragon community.

** Minimum Qualifications*
* + Bachelors + 8 years, Masters + 6 years, or PhD + 3 years of related experience in product management or cybersecurity product development.

+ Experience working in Cloud Native security and Sec Ops workflows, including threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and offensive security (red/blue/purple teaming).

+ Prior experience building enterprise-grade software for Fortune 500 customers, withdemonstratedexperience managing the end-to-end product lifecycle from ideation to successful launch.

+ Experience leading product strategy and roadmap development, including the ability to foster collaboration and secure buy-in from diverse stakeholders across engineering, marketing, and sales departments; along withdefining and communicating a unified product vision.

+ Experience in the Cloud Native security competitive landscape, coupled with experience driving Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies and Product-Led Growth (PLG) initiatives.

** Preferred Qualifications*
* + Deepexpertisein Kubernetes and Kubernetes Security, supported by a strong technical foundation ineBPF,Linux,andkernel concepts.

+ Demonstrated experience with the broader Sec Ops tooling ecosystem, including SIEM/log collection systems (Splunk, ELK,Google Sec Ops) and IDS/IPS network security tools (Suricata, Zeek, Snort, OSSEC).

+ Practical knowledge of industry security frameworks and compliance standards(MITREATT&CK, CIS benchmarks, PCI-DSS, NIST 800-53, SOC2).

+ Experience designing backend systems that enable growth, such as self-service provisioningor friction-free onboarding flows.

+ Proven track record building products for large enterprise customers andhyperscalers, including navigating complex compliance requirements…