Sr. Director of Data Center Networking Infrastructure Product Marketing
About The Position
Cisco is seeking a product growth strategist specializing in Data Center Product Marketing Management to lead strategy and execute marketing efforts for its data center networking infrastructure portfolio. The role is responsible for external-facing activities that support product market success, including understanding industry trends and customer needs. The director will work with engineering, sales, central marketing, and customer experience teams to develop positioning that resonates with target customers and drives product visibility, adoption, and success. The position leads go-to-market strategy and messaging for AI switching solutions and AI-ready data center infrastructure, addressing the specialized infrastructure, power, cooling, and performance demands of modern AI workloads. It translates technology into customer and partner value, develops sales and partner enablement, conducts market and competitive research, tracks go-to-market performance, and represents Cisco as a thought leader through content and industry engagement.
Requirements
- 12 or more years of experience in enterprise or B2B technology.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 or more years of professional experience working with data center infrastructure, software, infrastructure, and compute platforms.
- 5 or more years of leadership experience within technology organizations.
- 5 or more years of professional experience working with enterprise artificial intelligence technologies.
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading product marketing for artificial intelligence, compute, data center switching, storage solutions, or adjacent infrastructure and networking domains.
- Experience developing and executing demand generation, content marketing, and digital marketing strategies.
- Experience delivering public presentations to executive-level audiences.
- Demonstrated project execution skills, attention to detail, and experience with risk mitigation.
- Analytical, problem-solving, and reporting experience in customer-facing roles.
- Experience leading and influencing cross-functional teams to drive consensus.
- Experience collaborating with internal and external partners.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute go-to-market strategies, including target markets, messaging, and positioning for artificial intelligence switching solutions and product lines.
- Lead AI-ready data center strategy and messaging, addressing specialized infrastructure, power, cooling, and performance demands of modern AI workloads.
- Develop product positioning, messaging, and differentiators aligned with product strategy and relevant to customers and partners.
- Collaborate with inbound product management, engineering, and field teams to articulate data center product and solution value propositions.
- Create collateral and product training for direct sales teams and partner organizations, and serve as a subject matter expert at industry events.
- Conduct ongoing market research and competitive analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and threats.
- Define and monitor go-to-market success metrics and provide data-driven product and marketing recommendations.
- Develop content, speak at industry events, and engage through media, blogs, analyst reports, and awards to position Cisco as a data center thought leader.
- Build campaign briefs to identify business opportunities and equip the central marketing team with sales enablement resources.
- Lead a team of marketers in developing strategy and executing marketing efforts for Cisco’s data center networking infrastructure portfolio.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, subject to plan eligibility.
- 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.
- Vacation time for non-exempt employees; exempt employees participate in a flexible vacation time off program.
- Sick time off, with limited carryforward of unused sick time.
- Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues.
- Optional paid volunteer days.
- Annual bonuses may be available for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco policies.
- Eligible employees may receive Cisco restricted stock unit grants.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
