Product Readiness Manager
About The Position
The Product Readiness Manager translates strategic direction into actionable priorities, initiatives, milestones, and decision frameworks that support product and Go-to-Market objectives. The role provides cross-functional leaders with analyses and recommendations to guide resource allocation, risk management, prioritization, and release readiness, while driving alignment across the organization. The position leads cross-functional Go-to-Market readiness initiatives for new products, software releases, and portfolio programs. It coordinates priorities, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables, and partners with Product Management, Sales Enablement, Partner Enablement, Customer Experience, and other stakeholders. The manager analyzes business, product, market, and program information to identify risks, opportunities, dependencies, and trade-offs, and develops planning frameworks, status updates, risk and issue tracking, and performance insights.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of relevant professional experience, or a Master's degree and 4+ years of relevant professional experience.
- Experience managing projects, programs, or strategic initiatives with multiple cross-functional stakeholders.
- Experience driving cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution, including managing milestones, dependencies, risks, and deliverables.
- Experience supporting Go-to-Market, product readiness, product launches, or similar cross-functional business initiatives.
Nice To Haves
- PMP certification or demonstrated experience applying project/program management methodologies.
- Experience working with senior stakeholders and influencing decisions across teams without direct authority.
- Experience in a technology, networking, software, hardware, or similarly complex product environment.
- Experience with Go-to-Market strategy, product launches, product readiness, or sales/partner enablement.
- Experience using AI tools or AI-enabled capabilities to improve productivity, planning, analysis, or business decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Translate strategic direction into actionable priorities, initiatives, milestones, decision forums, and planning tools, providing recommendations that support business and product objectives.
- Lead cross-functional Go-to-Market readiness initiatives for new products, software releases, and portfolio programs, coordinating priorities, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
- Partner with Product Management, Sales Enablement, Partner Enablement, Customer Experience, and other cross-functional stakeholders to align strategic priorities and drive execution.
- Analyze business, product, market, and program information to identify risks, opportunities, dependencies, and trade-offs and provide recommendations to cross-functional leaders.
- Develop and maintain planning frameworks, status updates, risk and issue tracking, and performance insights to support prioritization, resource alignment, and successful product readiness.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Paid holidays and a floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- Paid birthday day off, year-end holiday shutdown, and personal wellness days
- Paid vacation or flexible vacation time off, depending on employee classification
- Paid sick time
- Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues
- Optional paid volunteer days
- Annual bonuses for eligible non-sales roles
- Potential Cisco restricted stock unit grants
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
