Director of Product Marketing Strategy – AI Infrastructure

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the product marketing strategy for Cisco’s AI infrastructure portfolio.

• Link technical capabilities to the business outcomes that customers need for AI workloads and AI-native applications.

• Establish the narrative, positioning, messaging, launch strategy, and sales support necessary to enable secure, connected, and AI-ready organizations.

• Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, Sales, Corporate Marketing, Analyst Relations, and Communications.

• Convert intricate infrastructure innovations into market value.

• Foster alignment across functions.

• Prepare the business to succeed with enterprise buyers and executives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Marketing, Communications, or a related field, or 19+ years of equivalent professional experience.

• Over 15 years of experience in B2B technology marketing.

• More than 5 years of experience in product marketing leadership specifically in enterprise infrastructure, networking, data center, cloud, security, or AI/ML platforms.

• At least 5 years of experience in developing product positioning, messaging, go-to-market strategy, launch plans, and sales enablement materials for enterprise technology solutions.

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time.

• Proven experience working directly with product and engineering teams to convert technical roadmaps into customer-facing value propositions.

• Experience in leading cross-functional projects involving sales, marketing, and executive stakeholders.

• Expertise in leveraging market data, customer insights, and campaign performance metrics to assess strategy effectiveness.

• Direct experience managing and influencing distributed, global teams.

• A demonstrated track record of producing thought leadership content, such as white papers, executive narratives, and solution briefs for technical audiences.

• Experience in creating and implementing enablement programs for global sales teams and channel partners.

• Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) in a relevant field.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.

• Paid parental leave.

• Short and long-term disability coverage.

• Basic life insurance.

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year.

• 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.

• 1 paid day off for the employee’s birthday.

• Paid year-end holiday shutdown.

• 4 paid days off for personal wellness as determined by Cisco.

• 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees.

• Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees.

• 80 hours of sick time off provided at hire and on each January 1st thereafter.

• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.