Public Relations Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +4 more states.

📋 Description

• Lead a consistent, high-impact media presence focused on People priorities, encompassing AI workforce transformation, leadership development, and skilling initiatives.

• Provide guidance to key People executives and their teams regarding executive positioning.

• Identify and secure opportunities for bylines, awards, and speaking engagements at top industry conferences and events.

• Proactively propose and obtain feature stories, quotes, and message amplification across business, technology, policy, HR, and emerging media platforms.

• Advise internal stakeholders and coordinate communication strategies for sensitive matters.

• Manage external PR agency partners and translate PR strategies into impactful results.

• Monitor, assess, and communicate PR outcomes and results to stakeholders and leadership teams.

• Explore and implement generative AI tools, agents, and automated workflows to enhance PR operations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 7 years of experience in public relations, corporate communications, or related fields.

• Proven ability to establish and sustain relationships with top-tier business, technology, HR, or policy media.

• Demonstrated success in securing high-impact feature coverage.

• Experience in developing and implementing communication strategies for a specified portfolio or business area.

• Strong understanding of the competitive landscape and stakeholder requirements.

• Proven capability in crisis and issue management on sensitive subjects under tight deadlines.

• Experience in leading and collaborating on cross-functional campaigns and project timelines for multi-channel initiatives.

• Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to balance global communication objectives with functional and regional needs.

• Preferred: experience in artificial intelligence, people, HR, policy, or corporate culture communications.

• Preferred: a track record of developing and executing transformative corporate narratives during organizational changes.

• Preferred: established experience utilizing AI tools to streamline workflows or automate communication tasks.

• Preferred: experience in working with or managing external PR agency partners on integrated campaigns.

• Preferred: familiarity with measurement and analytics frameworks connecting PR programs to strategic outcomes.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) plan with matching contributions from Cisco.

• Paid parental leave.

• Coverage for short- and long-term disability.

• Basic life insurance.

• Availability of Cisco restricted stock unit grants.

• 10 paid holidays each calendar year.

• 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.

• Paid day off for birthdays.

• Paid shutdown during year-end holidays.

• 4 paid personal wellness days.

• 16 days of paid vacation annually for non-exempt employees.

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

• 80 hours of sick time off provided upon hire and each January 1st, with up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried over.

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

• Optional 10 paid volunteer days each calendar year.

• Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco policies.