Hiring: Director, Associate General Counsel: Product Legal Company: Cisco Location: Austin, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-02 17:59:25 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: Product Legal, Security, Observability, Data Platform, AI-powered security, Cloud Services, Cybersecurity, Intellectual Property, Regulatory Compliance, Go-to-Market, Commercial Matters, Legal Strategy, Team Leadership Experience: - 15+ years of relevant legal experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department, including substantial experience advising enterprise technology, software, cloud services, cybersecurity, or observability businesses. - 7+ years of experience leading attorneys. - Experience serving as a trusted strategic advisor to senior business leaders on product development, technology strategy, go-to-market models, regulatory requirements, intellectual property, commercial matters, and other significant legal and business risks. - Experience leading legal teams through dynamic periods of innovation, growth, and organizational integration. Required Skills: - Juris Doctor or equivalent law degree and active bar membership in good standing in at least one jurisdiction. - Strong leadership, team development, and talent management capabilities. - Ability to translate complex legal issues into practical business guidance. - Expertise in product development, technology strategy, go-to-market models, regulatory requirements, intellectual property, and commercial matters. - Ability to develop scalable legal strategies and operating models that enable innovation and growth while effectively managing risk across sophisticated security and observability software, cloud, data, AI, and platform offerings. - Strong collaboration skills across legal subject-matter experts and cross-functional partners, including product management, engineering, sales, marketing, finance, operations, privacy, security, regulatory, competition, intellectual property, and corporate development teams. Qualifications: - Juris Doctor or equivalent law degree. - Active bar membership in good standing in at least one jurisdiction. - 15+ years of relevant legal experience. - 7+ years of experience leading attorneys. - Substantial experience advising enterprise technology, software, cloud services, cybersecurity, or observability businesses. Compensation: Not specified in the provided job text. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!