Sr. Technical Product Marketing Manager, AI and AgenticOps
About The Position
The application window is expected to close on: 12/17/2026 Meet the Team Cisco Networking is transforming how customers operate increasingly complex, distributed infrastructure in the AI era. Our product marketing organization connects Cisco’s technology innovation with the real-world priorities of network operators, IT leaders, partners, and customers. We work across product management, engineering, sales, customer experience, communications, and field marketing to turn technical capabilities into differentiated stories, practical use cases, and successful go-to-market programs. The team is highly collaborative, technically curious, and focused on helping customers understand not only what Cisco is building, but how it improves their day-to-day operations and business outcomes. Your Impact As the Sr. Technical Product Marketing Manager for AI and AgenticOps, you will be the critical bridge connecting Cisco’s AgenticOps and AI Canvas strategy to the day-to-day realities of modern network operations. Leveraging hands-on practitioner expertise across CLI, Cisco Catalyst Center, cloud-managed dashboards, and observability platforms, you will translate complex AI capabilities into technically credible technical positioning, build compelling demonstrations and dashboards, and create real-world use cases. In this role, you will define how customers, partners, and industry analysts understand the transition from traditional network management to governed, agent-powered operations—establishing Cisco as the undisputed authority in AI-driven networking while serving as a trusted technical advisor across our Workplace Networking teams.
Requirements
- Experience with multi-domain networking architectures such as Campus, Data Center, Cloud or similar and operational workflows using enterprise management observability tools such as Splunk, Meraki or similar.
- Experience translating complex software architectures and AI capabilities into compelling technical messaging, practitioner use cases, white papers, and/or interactive demonstrations.
- Experience with building network and security related dashboards, specifically using ThousandEyes, Splunk, and/or other observability products.
- Technical presentation skills across network practitioners, enterprise customers, industry analysts, and/or executive leadership.
- Experience driving technical marketing initiatives across matrixed product management, engineering, and/or go-to-market teams.
- Bachelors and 8+ years of related experience, or Masters and 6+ years of related experience.
Nice To Haves
- Extensive experience telling the Networking Product Story through demonstrations to customers in presales situations.
- Demonstrated ability to develop practitioner-level use cases and connect them to executive outcomes such as operational efficiency, resilience, risk reduction, and workforce productivity.
- Ability to form well-supported perspectives, influence without direct authority, and operate effectively in a rapidly evolving market.
Responsibilities
- Build and deliver technically rigorous product demonstrations, solution guides, white papers, and technical videos, that illustrate how Cisco AI operates seamlessly across networking, security, and observability environments.
- Define the technical product marketing strategy for Cisco AgenticOps and AI Canvas, translating complex architectural capabilities into clear, differentiated narratives and practitioner-focused use cases (such as automated troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and cross-domain remediation).
- Partner directly with product management and engineering to validate product claims, ground launch narratives in technical evidence, and ensure outward messaging accurately reflects roadmap realities and customer proof points.
- Equip sales teams, channel partners, and technical advocates with battlecards, competitive differentiation, discovery frameworks, and role-based conversation guides to accelerate enterprise adoption and pipeline growth.
- Serve as a primary technical spokesperson for AgenticOps at Cisco Live, analyst briefings, webinars, and customer executive forums, while actively channeling direct practitioner feedback back into product strategy.
- Monitor competing AI-ops and network management solutions to sharpen Cisco's competitive edge and measure technical marketing impact through content engagement, field adoption, and market perception.
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, 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
