Sales Enablement Manager

Cisco•Austin, TX

3d•Remote

About The Position

Drives sales effectiveness by developing and delivering content, tools, and programs that equip Cisco’s sales teams to perform at their best across segments and geographies. Creates and maintains sales playbooks, structured learning paths, and enablement frameworks that support product and solution readiness. Supports onboarding and development of sales talent through structured learning paths and coaching frameworks. Supports cross-functional alignment to identify knowledge gaps and deliver timely, relevant enablement content that accelerates seller performance and ensures enablement strategies are measurable, impactful, and continuously optimized.

Requirements

Bachelors + 7 years of related experience
Masters + 4 years of related experience
PhD + 1 year of related experience

Nice To Haves

Varies based on the team and business needs | Preferred Qualifications are desired education, experience, and skills that are in addition to Minimum Qualifications.

Responsibilities

Manages execution of one or more complex sales enablement initiatives
Typically provides enablement support for a region or a part of a global GTM initiative
Anticipates and mitigates enablement execution risks, contributes to process improvements, and facilitates stakeholder alignment
Identifies and resolves timeline risks, aligning enablement activities with sales priorities
Coordinates with cross-functional teams across Sales, Product, Partner, and Field to surface knowledge gaps and deliver targeted enablement content
Synthesizes insights from multiple data sources to identify trends and gaps, evaluate sales initiative performance, and recommend strategic pivots, and optimize content and delivery methods
Prepares executive-ready materials and presentations to support cross-functional alignment and leadership decisions on learning paths, sales tools, and enablement frameworks
Leverages deep GTM knowledge, integrates with sales enablement knowledge to determine sustaining areas of improvement that improve the seller experience
Suggests and implements improvements to sales enablement tools and processes, leveraging own knowledge of market and best practices
Drives adoption by sellers of scalable and relevant sales enablement content and tools; improves process efficiency
Builds and maintains trusted relationships across GTM and Product teams, integrating diverse perspectives to align on sales enablement initiatives grounded in Cisco’s GTM strategy
Partners with other cross-functional teams to develop training programs as needed
Synthesizes input from cross-functional stakeholders to ensure outputs capture interdependencies
Resolves stakeholder conflicts and competing priorities through structured influence and data-backed recommendations
Adapts input and evolving business needs to recommend improvements

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
grants of Cisco restricted stock units
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (non-exempt employees)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt employees)
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 (for non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay (for sales roles)