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This role will be posted through October 6, 2025. Posting may come down sooner if enough qualified candidates are received. Candidates must be US based and able to work in the US without sponsorship.

Why You’ll Love Cisco

We change the World, you will become passionate about your employer and the brand you represent. Everything is converging on the Internet, making networked connections more meaningful than ever before in our lives. Our employees' groundbreaking ideas impact everything. Here, that means we take creative ideas from the drawing board to dynamic solutions that have real world impact. You'll collaborate with Cisco leaders, partner with mentors, and develop incredible relationships with colleagues who share your interest in connecting the unconnected. You'll be part a team that cares about its customers, enjoys having fun, and you'll take part in changing the lives of those in our local communities. Come prepared to be encouraged and inspired.

AI has radically changed the business landscape. As organizations race to meet unprecedented demands for access, connectivity, and flexibility, it’s clear our workplaces need to evolve. Modern workplaces need to be dynamic environments where people and technology intersect to drive innovation and productivity Legacy infrastructures need to modernize to support these innovations. An evolution in workplace design is needed to unlock the real potential of these technologies.

Cisco is at the forefront of this transformation, committed to delivering future-proofed workplaces by uniquely integrating networking, collaboration, and security. To help us accelerate this mission and deepen customer connections, Cisco is seeking a Sr. Director of Product Marketing to lead our Platform and AI portfolios—delivering market-leading technology and a category-defining narrative adopted by the world’s most important brands across every industry.

As a senior leader on Cisco’s Product Marketing team, you will drive the global marketing strategy, execution and impact of this critical portfolio. You’ll shape high-impact marketing programs, elevate our brand, and build a world-class product marketing team that sets the industry standard.

What you'll do:

* Build and evolve the overall narrative for the unified Cisco platform and our innovative AI solutions for networking, addressing strategic market drivers like AI, sustainability, economic conditions, security, and the future of work.

* Develop deep expertise across the Cisco networking portfolios - including hardware, security integrations, and assurance - to help customers build scalable, resilient networks

* Own the development and execution of messaging and positioning strategies, translating complex portfolio capabilities into compelling narratives that address customer needs and business outcomes.

* Collaborate across Switching, Wireless, Routing, Collaboration, Security and Platform Product and Marketing teams to craft a powerful, cohesive messaging strategy

* Guide strategic planning and execution to drive measurable impact and accelerate the networking portfolio’s growth trajectory

* Speak and represent Cisco at major industry events, with customers, and in conversations with industry analysts to shape industry perception

* Build and develop a diverse, high-performing product marketing team that thrives on collaboration and innovation

* Actively coach and develop Cisco’s next generation of product marketers, sharing insights and expertise to elevate the team

Who you are

* You have experience articulating the value of advanced technologies and technical concepts such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)to solve customer or business challenges

* You have an exceptional ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

* You are comfortable driving initiatives independently while also mentoring and coaching others

* Proven expertise in product marketing and sales enablement, with a strong ability to translate technical capabilities into compelling narratives and go-to-market strategies.

Minimum Qualifications

* 10+ years of experience in networking or cloud-managed IT, gained through Product Marketing, Solutions Marketing, or Technical Marketing

* 5+ years of management experience leading technical marketing or product marketing teams with a proven track record in program execution and team development

* Bachelor's Degree, Master’s Degree or MBA preferred or equivalent combination of skills or experience

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience working in the IT, networking, SaaS, or mobility industry preferred

* You are willing to travel as needed, up to 25% envisioned

Why You’ll Love Cisco

What do we value most? Our people, our technology, and changing the world — and we’re just getting started. Everything is converging on the Internet, making networked connections more meaningful than ever before in our lives. Our employees' groundbreaking ideas impact everything. Here, that means we take creative ideas from the drawing board to dynamic solutions that have real world impact. You'll collaborate with Cisco leaders, partner with mentors, and develop incredible relationships with colleagues who share your interest in connecting the unconnected. You'll be part a team that cares about its customers, enjoys having fun, and you'll take part in changing the lives of those in our local communities. Come prepared to be encouraged and inspired.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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 $280,100.00 to $384,800.00 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.

+ 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:

$280,100.00 - $442,600.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$267,600.00 - $390,300.00

* 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.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.