Leader, Technical Program Manager – NPI, Technical Sales Enablement

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Spearhead and expand the New Product Introduction Enablement Program in a leadership capacity.

• Oversee a team of NPI Program Managers.

• Implement the NPI program framework effectively.

• Manage the GFERS Launch Kit Tiering model in accordance with the Cisco Product Development Methodology.

• Lead the design of a comprehensive technical NPI curriculum from foundational to advanced levels.

• Develop executive telemetry using Power BI or Tableau to monitor release coverage.

• Ensure that the global sales force is prepared for every product launch.

• Create a scalable, high-velocity enablement engine across the unified portfolio of Cisco and Splunk.

• Collaborate with teams across Product Management, Engineering, and GTM Leadership.

• Align Splunk innovations with Cisco's product development methodologies.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8–12+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Field Enablement, Technical Marketing, or Product Operations within enterprise cloud, SaaS, or cybersecurity.

• 3+ years of direct leadership experience managing technical program managers or technical enablement specialists.

• Extensive knowledge of New Product Introduction life cycles, stage-gate governance (CPDM / Agile / Stage-Gate), and roadmapping tools (Jira, Asana, Confluence).

• Strong comprehension of technical sales roles (SE, SA, Specialist) and technical selling processes.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or equivalent practical experience.

• PMP or PgMP certification is preferred.

• Exceptional skills in stakeholder orchestration and executive presence, with a proven ability to achieve alignment without direct authority.

• Proficient in building and maintaining executive dashboards utilizing Power BI or Tableau.

• Capability to structure complex technical curriculum requirements across various competency levels (101, 201, 301).

• Experience managing program workloads across Security, Observability, and Platform product domains.

🏝️ 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.

• Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available, vesting after continued employment.

• 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.

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

• Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for eligible exempt employees.

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

• Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward annually.

• Additional paid time off for critical or emergency family issues.

• Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year.

• Annual bonuses for non-sales roles.

• Performance-based incentive pay for employees on sales plans.