Product Readiness Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Convert strategic goals into actionable priorities, initiatives, milestones, decision-making forums, and planning tools.

• Offer recommendations that align with business and product objectives.

• Spearhead cross-functional Go-to-Market readiness initiatives for new products, software releases, and portfolio programs.

• Manage priorities, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables effectively.

• Collaborate with Product Management, Sales Enablement, Partner Enablement, Customer Experience, and other key stakeholders.

• Examine business, product, market, and program data to uncover risks, opportunities, dependencies, and trade-offs.

• Provide insights and recommendations to cross-functional leaders.

• Create and uphold planning frameworks, status updates, risk/issue tracking, and performance insights.

• Assist in prioritization, resource alignment, and the successful readiness of products.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, along with 8+ years of pertinent professional experience, OR a Master's degree and 6+ years of relevant professional experience.

• Proven experience managing projects, programs, or strategic initiatives involving multiple cross-functional stakeholders.

• Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional initiatives from planning to execution, including managing milestones, dependencies, risks, and deliverables.

• Experience engaging with senior stakeholders and influencing decisions across teams without direct authority.

• Background in supporting Go-to-Market strategies, product readiness, product launches, or similar cross-functional business initiatives.

• PMP certification or proven experience in applying project/program management methodologies is preferred.

• Familiarity with a technology, networking, software, hardware, or similarly complex product environment is preferred.

• Experience with Go-to-Market strategies, product launches, product readiness, or sales/partner enablement is preferred.

• Proficiency in utilizing AI tools or AI-enabled capabilities to enhance productivity, planning, analysis, or business decision-making is preferred.

🏝️ 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 upon 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 time 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 at hire 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, subject to Cisco policies.

• Performance-based incentive pay for employees on a sales plan.