Is Cisco a good company to work for as a Program Manager IV?

Program Manager IV professionals working at Cisco have rated their employer with 2.3 out of 5 stars in 274 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Cisco employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Program Manager IV Jobs at Cisco now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Program Manager IV interview questions at Cisco .

Does Cisco pay Program Manager IV employees well?

Program Manager IV professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cisco with 2.8 out of 5 stars based on 274 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 35.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Program Manager IV salaries at Cisco.

How happy are Program Manager IV professionals working at Cisco?

47% of Program Manager IV employees at Cisco would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 108% in the past 12 months. Program Manager IV professionals have also rated Cisco with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 2.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cisco?

Software Engineer (3687) , Senior Software Engineer (1005) , Program Manager (621) , Project Manager (606) , Account Manager (596) , Network Consulting Engineer (498) , Systems Engineer (464) , Network Engineer (449) , Technical Consulting Engineer (422) , Business Analyst (413) , Technical Leader (352) , Product Manager (329) , Senior Manager (328) , Director (326) , Technical Lead (326)

What are the pros of working at Cisco according to real employee reviews?

"There are alot of great people and the culture is great!" ((in 2827 reviews)); "Worked for Cisco for over 10 years the best I can say Benefits are good." ((in 2743 reviews)); "Great people and teams who have a strong tradition of doing right by the customer and a passion for winning." ((in 2170 reviews)); "work culture is good and balanced" ((in 1244 reviews)); "Bonus pay is good and most often it is more than the 100% of the target bonus" ((in 1100 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cisco according to real employee reviews?

"frequent reorgs and layoffs made environment more toxic" ((in 1959 reviews)); "Poor management (both middle and top)" ((in 893 reviews)); "Bad Managers were promoted." ((in 645 reviews)); "Middle and upper management seems very oblivious." ((in 183 reviews)); "Lack of clarity from senior management on direction of business" ((in 154 reviews))

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2.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(274 total reviews)

Chuck Robbins

12% approve of CEO

12% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Work/Life balance

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.3

Career opportunities

1.5

Senior management

Program Manager IV employees have rated Cisco with 2.3 out of 5 stars, based on 274 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Program Manager IV professionals have an average working experience there. Cisco is rated 40% below average by Program Manager IV professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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274 reviews

2.0

Feb 20, 2026

Bureaucratic in some areas

Software engineer iv

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CEO approval

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Work life balance Compensation Benefits

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Highly bureaucratic, run by people who don’t know what they’re doing, executives follow orders and focus is more on appearances than actual work, a lot of politics

1.0

Jun 3, 2025

Loose your technical capability

Software engineer iv

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work Life balance is good and no learning

Cons

here people will not mentoring you first of all and insecure enviornment ,no innovation ,no learning ..wasted my 5 years here ..

5.0

Nov 20, 2024

Very nice place to work.

Software engineer iv

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good team everioment, and the nice projects.

Cons

There are none cons to add.

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