Director of Product Marketing Strategy - AI Infrastructure
About The Position
Cisco is building the infrastructure foundation for the AI era: the networks, data centers, security, observability, automation, and operations capabilities customers need to move AI from experiments to production at enterprise scale. We are currently seeking two senior product marketing leaders to join our team. These are remote roles based in the United States, requiring significant travel (approximately 30–50% of the time). In these roles, you will own the product marketing strategy for Cisco’s AI infrastructure portfolio, connecting technical capabilities to the business outcomes customers require for AI workloads and AI-native applications. You will define the narrative, positioning, messaging, launch strategy, and sales enablement required to power secure, connected, AI-ready organizations. By partnering with Product Management, Engineering, Sales, Corporate Marketing, Analyst Relations, and Communications, you will translate complex infrastructure innovation into market value, drive cross-functional alignment, and equip the business to win with enterprise buyers and executives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Marketing, Communications, or a related field, or 19+ years of equivalent professional experience.
- 15+ years of experience in B2B technology marketing.
- 5+ years of experience in product marketing leadership specifically within enterprise infrastructure, networking, data center, cloud, security, or AI/ML platforms.
- 5+ years of experience developing product positioning, messaging, go-to-market strategy, launch plans, and sales enablement assets for enterprise technology solutions.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time.
- Experience working directly with product and engineering teams to translate technical roadmaps into customer-facing value propositions.
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving sales, marketing, and executive stakeholders.
- Proficiency in utilizing market data, customer insights, and campaign performance metrics to report on strategy effectiveness.
- Experience in creating and executing go-to-market strategies for category-defining technology.
- Direct experience managing and influencing distributed, global teams.
- Demonstrated history of delivering thought leadership content, including white papers, executive narratives, and solution briefs for technical audiences.
- Experience building and executing enablement programs for global sales organizations and channel partners.
- Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) in a relevant field.
Responsibilities
- Own the product marketing strategy for Cisco’s AI infrastructure portfolio.
- Connect technical capabilities to the business outcomes customers require for AI workloads and AI-native applications.
- Define the narrative, positioning, messaging, launch strategy, and sales enablement required to power secure, connected, AI-ready organizations.
- Translate complex infrastructure innovation into market value.
- Drive cross-functional alignment.
- Equip the business to win with enterprise buyers and executives.
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- paid parental leave
- short and long-term disability coverage
- basic life insurance
- paid time away
- 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
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (non-exempt)
- flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
- 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
- annual bonuses
- performance-based incentive pay
- restricted stock units
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
