Product Designer - Splunk

The application window is expected to close on: 08/26/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received . Note: This role is a Remote, US but a strong preference for locations except CA, WA, DC, MD, NJ, NY, CT, MA, VA, AK. Meet the Team The Splunk Security Design team is a multidisciplinary group of UX designers, researchers, content strategists, accessibility specialists, and systems problem solvers focused on helping organizations detect, investigate, and respond to threats faster and more effectively. We partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, Research, and security teams to design scalable, human-centered experiences across security operations, investigation workflows, threat detection, and AI-assisted experiences. Our designers work across the product lifecycle and contribute to broader initiatives including research and design systems. Our team values curiosity, collaboration, experimentation, strong design craft, and customer empathy. This is an opportunity to solve complex problems for security professionals while helping shape the evolving Splunk experience within Cisco. Your Impact As a Product Designer, you will focus primarily on Splunk Security experiences supporting Security Operations Center (SOC) users. You will partner closely with product managers, engineers, researchers, and other designers to understand complex security workflows, identify gaps and opportunities, explore concepts, and translate them into intuitive product experiences. Success in this role means bringing a strong user perspective to complex problems and helping cross-functional teams move from requirements and technical capabilities to thoughtful, usable solutions. Develop user flows, wireframes, interactive prototypes, and high-fidelity designs for Splunk Security experiences. Partner with Product Management and Engineering to understand product requirements, technical capabilities, and constraints and translate them into effective user experiences. Evaluate complex workflows from the user’s perspective, identify gaps and opportunities, and develop design options that help teams arrive at well-informed solutions. Iterate on designs using feedback from users, research, designers, product partners, and engineers, and collaborate with Engineering through implementation. Apply established design systems and use modern design and AI-assisted tools to explore concepts and accelerate prototyping. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of related experience or Master’s degree with 3+ years of related experience. 3+ years of professional experience in product design, UX design, or UI/UX design creating digital product experiences. Experience creating user flows, wireframes, interactive prototypes, and high-fidelity product designs using Figma or similar design and prototyping tools. Experience designing complex workflows or data-rich experiences and translating product requirements and technical capabilities into user-centered design solutions. Experience using AI-enabled design or prototyping tools to develop, iterate, or enhance product design concepts. Preferred Qualifications Experience designing enterprise software, SaaS, cybersecurity, IT, or other technically complex products. Familiarity with Security Operations Center (SOC) workflows or security concepts such as threat detection, investigation, triage, intelligence, or incident response. Strong visual and interaction design skills, including experienc e evaluating end-to-end workflows and identifying usability or experience gaps. Demonstrated critical thinking and curiosity when exploring complex product or use r problems, including the ability to identify gaps and ask questions that improve the solution. Experience working with or contributing to established design systems and exploring emerging AI-assisted design approache s such a s Figma Make, Claude, MCP-based workflows, or similar technologies. 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 $115,800.00 to $163,200.00 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: $138,100.00 - $226,000.00 Non-Metro New York state & Washington state: $124,000.00 - $201,000.00 * 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.