Sr Director, Product Marketing
About The Position
The Senior Director of Product Marketing for Networking Platforms, Assurance & Ecosystem leads global market strategy, positioning, and messaging for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio within Cisco Networking. The organization owns product marketing across the networking platform, assurance, and ecosystem, including Cisco Cloud Control and its AgenticOps capabilities; network management experiences such as Cisco (Meraki) Dashboard and Catalyst Center; ThousandEyes; marketplace and API capabilities; MCP interfaces; technology partners; and the Cisco DevNet community. The role shapes how these capabilities work together in practitioner workflows, develops customer evidence demonstrating their value, and leads vertical messaging for customers across industries. The leader partners with Networking product SVPs, GMs, engineering, and global go-to-market leaders to understand product direction and business priorities, then determines how Product Marketing positions and brings the portfolio to market. The role aligns messaging with Cisco Networking priorities: Cisco Cloud Control as the operating surface for Networking, world-class campus networking led by wireless, and security fused into the network. It applies technical depth and practitioner-workflow knowledge to customer evidence, partner programs, and practical guidance that help teams use the capabilities and improve outcomes. The position reports to the VP of Networking Product Marketing.
Requirements
- Experience leading product marketing for a global enterprise technology portfolio, ideally in networking, cloud infrastructure, observability, or software platforms, including portfolio positioning and go-to-market strategy.
- Experience leading multi-tier, globally distributed teams, including people managers, and aligning teams around shared priorities and execution.
- Technical fluency in enterprise networking and software platforms, with the ability to engage practitioners and explain complex architectures and capabilities clearly to customers.
- Experience in one or more of campus and wireless, cloud-managed networking, assurance and observability, or APIs.
- A record of setting portfolio strategy and leading global launches with product and engineering leaders, sales, field teams, and channel partners, connecting marketing to customer outcomes and adoption.
- Bachelor’s degree and 17+ years of related experience, or Master’s degree and 14+ years of related experience, or PhD and 10+ years of related experience, or equivalent related work experience.
Nice To Haves
- Experience across enterprise networking domains such as campus and wireless, branch, data center, cloud, assurance, or observability.
- Familiarity with AI-driven network operations, AgenticOps, or agentic workflows, including the importance of trusted and governed actions.
- Experience taking platform and ecosystem capabilities to market through APIs, MCP interfaces, marketplaces, developer communities, or technology partners.
- A track record of channel- or partner-led go-to-market, including enabling partners to build services and demonstrate customer outcomes.
- Experience shaping vertical messaging for different industries and communicating with executive customers, analysts, or industry audiences.
Responsibilities
- Lead global market strategy, positioning, and messaging for the Networking Platforms, Assurance & Ecosystem portfolio.
- Lead product marketing across networking platforms, assurance, and ecosystem capabilities, including Cisco Cloud Control, network management experiences, ThousandEyes, marketplace and API capabilities, MCP interfaces, technology partners, and Cisco DevNet.
- Shape how portfolio capabilities come together in practitioner workflows and develop customer evidence that demonstrates their value.
- Lead vertical messaging that brings the portfolio story to life for customers in different industries.
- Partner with Networking product SVPs, GMs, engineering, and global go-to-market leaders to understand product direction and business priorities.
- Set how Product Marketing positions and brings the portfolio to market.
- Align portfolio messaging with Cisco Networking priorities, including Cisco Cloud Control as the operating surface for Networking, campus networking led by wireless, and security fused into the network.
- Use technical understanding of practitioner workflows to shape customer evidence, partner programs, and practical guidance that show how teams can use the capabilities and improve outcomes.
- Lead globally distributed, multi-tier teams and align them around shared priorities and execution.
- Set portfolio strategy and lead global launches with product and engineering leaders, sales, field teams, and channel partners.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available, subject to eligibility and continued employment requirements
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
- Floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- Paid birthday day off
- Paid year-end holiday shutdown
- Four paid personal wellness days
- Flexible vacation time off for eligible exempt employees
- 16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year for non-exempt employees
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire and each January 1, with up to 80 unused hours carried forward
- Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues
- Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year
- Annual bonuses for eligible non-sales employees
- Performance-based incentive pay for employees on sales plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
