Senior Director, Product Marketing

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

📋 Description

• Spearhead global market strategy, positioning, and messaging for Cisco Networking’s multi-billion-dollar portfolio.

• Oversee product marketing initiatives across networking platforms, assurance, and ecosystem capabilities.

• Define how Cisco Cloud Control, AgenticOps, network management, ThousandEyes, marketplaces, APIs, MCP interfaces, technology partners, and Cisco DevNet integrate into practitioner workflows.

• Create customer evidence that showcases portfolio value.

• Drive vertical messaging tailored for customers across various industries.

• Collaborate with Networking product SVPs, GMs, engineering teams, and global go-to-market leaders.

• Determine how Product Marketing positions and introduces the portfolio to the market.

• Ensure portfolio messaging aligns with Cisco Networking priorities.

• Produce customer evidence, partner programs, and actionable guidance centered on customer outcomes and adoption.

• Report directly to the VP of Networking Product Marketing.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience leading product marketing for a global enterprise technology portfolio, preferably in networking, cloud infrastructure, observability, or software platforms.

• Demonstrated capability in managing multi-tier, globally distributed teams, including direct reports.

• Technical proficiency in enterprise networking and software platforms.

• Ability to engage with practitioners and articulate complex architectures and capabilities clearly.

• Experience in campus and wireless networking, cloud-managed solutions, assurance, observability, or APIs.

• Track record of establishing portfolio strategy and executing global launches.

• History of collaborating with product, engineering, sales, field teams, and channel partners.

• Bachelor's degree with 17+ years of related experience, or Master's degree with 14+ years of related experience, or PhD with 10+ years of related experience, or equivalent relevant work experience.

• Preferred: Experience across enterprise networking sectors such as campus and wireless, branch, data center, cloud, assurance, or observability.

• Preferred: Familiarity with AI-driven network operations, AgenticOps, or agentic workflows.

• Preferred: Experience in taking platform and ecosystem capabilities to market via APIs, MCP interfaces, marketplaces, developer communities, or technology partners.

• Preferred: Channel- or partner-led go-to-market expertise.

• Preferred: Background in developing vertical messaging and engaging with executive customers, analysts, or industry audiences.

🏝️ 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.

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year.

• 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.

• Paid birthday day off.

• Paid year-end holiday shutdown.

• 4 paid personal wellness days.

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

• Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees.

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

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

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

• Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year.

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