Sr. Director, Product Marketing

Cisco is looking for a strategic, high-impact Senior Marketing Leader to lead the strategy and multi-functional orchestration of our most business-critical initiatives.

You'll be collaborating closely with Product Management, Sales, Engineering and Marketing teams to identify challenges, and build solutions that advance the long-term strategy of the business. We are a fast-paced team and to be successful is this high-stakes role, you will need to navigate and prioritize multiple tasks and initiatives and become comfortable with leading through ambiguity and shifting priorities. This high-visibility role will reward the right leader with invaluable chances to create a significant impact in Infrastructure, Security, and Cisco at large.

Your Impact

In this role, you'll serve as the central driver for Tier One go-to-market (GTM) initiatives, aligning team members, setting direction, and ensuring cohesive execution across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product, marketing, and executive leadership to set the strategic objectives, messaging strategy, success metrics, and coordinated campaign frameworks
• Build select messaging to improve our voice in the market and ensure alignment across other content
• Assemble and lead virtual launch teams across marketing, product, sales, comms, operations, and more
• Set the strategic tone, priorities, and guardrails for launch workstreams; ensure consistent narrative, sequencing, and customer experience across touchpoints.
• Act as the central orchestrator of launch efforts, ensuring visibility, accountability, and progress across all contributors without owning direct execution.
• Improve how we launch by refining scalable processes, tools, and playbooks for Tier One GTM excellence.
• Monitor dependencies, identify risks, and resolve misalignment to keep all parts of the launch moving in sync and on schedule

Minimum Qualifications

• BS/BA in Business, Marketing, Communications or related field (or equivalent)
• 10+ years of experience leading B2B programs in product marketing, event marketing, or related roles in the technology sector
• Proven track record in developing and executing Tier One launch strategy including launch experience & messaging, logistics & vendor management, and post-event engagement.
• Experience in the enterprise technology sector, especially in data center, networking, cloud, or AI-driven solutions
• Experience with executive-level messaging and C-suite presentations

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent experience in Marketing, Business Administration (MBA), Communications, or a related field
• Previous leadership of global Tier 1 launch or event strategy
• Demonstrated success in crafting market perception and influencing industry analysts, partners, and executive stakeholders
• Deep understanding of go-to-market strategies and coordinated marketing campaigns
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-functional teams and aligning multiple stakeholders

Pay Range: 280100 USD - 384800 USD

Why Cisco?

You'll build Cisco's voice in the most critical moments, fueling innovation and market impact at a global scale. Join us in building the future of technology-one launch at a time.

At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put - we power the future.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.