Director of Product Marketing Strategy - AI Infrastructure

Allentown, PA (Remote)

$230K/yr – $325K/yrSenior Level15+ years expFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own and articulate Cisco's AI infrastructure narrative for enterprise buyers, turning complex infrastructure into measurable business value and guiding cross-functional go-to-market with executive-facing messaging.

  • Product marketing ownership: define positioning, launches, and sales enablement for AI infrastructure and AI-native workloads.
  • Cross-functional alignment: partner with PM, Eng, Sales, Analyst Relations, and Communications to translate tech innovation into market value.
  • Market-facing strategy: shape the go-to-market approach for enterprise networks, data centers, security, and AI platforms targeting executives and IT buyers.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • In these roles, you will lead the product marketing strategy for Cisco’s AI infrastructure portfolio, connecting technical capabilities to the business outcomes customers require for AI workloads and AI-native applications.
  • You will define the narrative, positioning, messaging, launch strategy, and sales enablement required to power secure, connected, AI-ready organizations.
  • By partnering with Product Management, Engineering, Sales, Corporate Marketing, Analyst Relations, and Communications, you will translate sophisticated infrastructure innovation into market value, drive cross-functional alignment, and equip the business to win 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.
  • 15+ years of experience in B2B technology marketing.
  • 5+ years of experience in product marketing leadership specifically within enterprise infrastructure, networking, data center, cloud, security, or AI/ML platforms.
  • 5+ years of experience developing product positioning, messaging, go-to-market strategy, launch plans, and sales enablement assets for enterprise technology solutions.

Preferred

  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time.
  • Experience working directly with product and engineering teams to translate technical roadmaps into customer-facing value propositions.
  • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving sales, marketing, and executive stakeholders.
  • Proficiency in utilizing market data, customer insights, and campaign performance metrics to report on strategy effectiveness.
  • Experience in creating and executing go-to-market strategies for category-defining technology.
  • Direct experience managing and influencing distributed, global teams.
  • Demonstrated history of delivering thought leadership content, including white papers, executive narratives, and solution briefs for technical audiences.
  • Experience building and executing enablement programs for global sales organizations and channel partners.
  • Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) in a relevant field.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision insurance for U.S. employees, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
  • U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies.
  • For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
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