You’ll be collaborating closely with Product Management, Sales, Engineering, and other Marketing teams to identify challenges, and design and build solutions that advance the long-term strategy of the business. You will also be engaging with customers regularly to both ensure our view of their needs is as clear and accurate as possible. We are a dynamic, fast-paced team and to be successful is this high-stakes role, you will need to navigate and prioritize multiple tasks and initiatives and be comfortable with leading through ambiguity and shifting priorities. This high visibility role will reward the right leader with invaluable opportunities to make a meaningful impact with the Strategy, Incubations and Applications group, and Cisco at large.

As a leader in the SI&A Product Marketing team, you will be spearheading various initiatives such as development of positioning and messaging, amplification of product and platform innovations through launches and announcements, creation of content at the product and solution level, development of tools for sales enablement and strategic efforts with analysts and market influencers to align our product and GTM strategy with the needs of our customers.

• Develop and coach team members to drive world-class marketing programs with compelling stories and effective content and collateral that shape the market and furthers Cisco's leadership.
• Develop strategic marketing plans, product and solution messaging, and positioning, leveraging a deep understanding of customers, decision-makers, and buying center dynamics.
• Become a recognized and respected thought leader who generates mindshare and influences thinking around full stack observability, application security and the technology and processes required to support platform engineering efforts at scale, by authoring blogs and whitepapers, collaborating on lead generation and upsell and cross-sell campaigns, and building and sharing thought provoking content at customer events, conferences, webinars, and sales meetings.
• Thoroughly understand market segments, their needs, buyer personas and their journeys.
• Collaborate with marketing, product, and sales teams to define and develop compelling messaging, effective value propositions, use cases, and overall content targeting customers, decision-makers, and other audiences such as analysts, press, sellers, and partners.
• Work with the public relations team and drive the quality and process on key announcements and press releases.
• Collaborate with the analyst relations team on key reports and marquee analyst coverage, own and drive the quality and results of the process and develop meaningful relations with key industry analysts.
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of market dynamics, competitive landscape, and go-to-market strategies in target markets and target audiences.
• Plan and drive global launches with the extended GTM ecosystem.
• Work closely with the product management team to understand and influence the development of our network security solutions.
• Drive seller enablement and marketing programs content related to new solutions in partnership with sales enablement teams.
• Evangelize Full Stack Observability, Application Security, and the Cisco “Reimagine Apps” vision at industry events.

• A master storyteller, you are passionate about product marketing, and developing your team to achieve meaningful business results.
• You are comfortable interacting with senior management and peers and serving as their go to thought partner.
• You have a solid understanding of and experience in leading product marketing for network security.
• Your prior roles were in a fast-paced environment leading product marketing managers of teams.
• Analytical with a creative mind, able to juggle many projects, and manage expectations across multiple stakeholders.
• Process driven to address strategic challenges.
• Fast learner, able to understand new technologies and process changes.
• Can synthesize strategic inputs from multiple diverse sources, including product and sales teams.
• Flexible and adaptable to shift strategies and tactics when required.
• Detail oriented, well organized, efficient with time management.
• Love to roll up your sleeves to get stuff done!

Bachelors degree +15 years of related experience or Masters +8 years of related experience

10+ years of product marketing leadership experience in enterprise applications, software platforms, application security

7+ years of software experience

10+ years of leadership experience in a prominent tech companies

Why Cisco?

#WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters – with people like you!

Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We’re the Internet’s optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it’s not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We’re helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to teach in even the most challenging of times. We’re helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world – whether through 5G, or otherwise.

We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other’s backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another – from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).

We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us. Because without diversity and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities, that bring people together around commonalities or passions, are leading the way. Together we’re committed to learning, listening, caring for our communities, whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology, or through our actions.

So, you have colorful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us! #WeAreCisco

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings. Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday, plus a day off for their birthday. Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco pays at the standard rate of 1% of incentive target for each 1% revenue attainment against the quota up to 100%. Once performance exceeds 100% quota attainment, incentive rates may increase up to five times the standard rate with no cap on incentive compensation. For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.