Communications Manager, Campus Networking (Remote) 

Responsibilities

• Own the annual and quarterly communications strategy and calendar across leadership, employee, product, customer, and external communications.
• Develop and edit executive and organizational communications, including presentations, talking points, All Hands content, leadership messages, announcements, email, and digital content.
• Partner across product, sales, marketing, operations, and other communications teams to gather input, reconcile feedback, align stakeholders, and drive content through final approval and delivery.
• Coordinate with Marketing and other cross-functional teams on public forums, industry events, media opportunities, and external communications.
• Define measures of communication effectiveness, track audience engagement, and use the findings to improve future communications.
• Serve as editorial lead for executive and organizational communications, ensuring accuracy, clarity, consistency, appropriate stakeholder review, and executive-ready quality.
• Manage the full communications portfolio, balancing high-visibility executive deliverables with communications that affect the broader organization.
• Create and manage workback plans for major communications and events, establish clear owners and review points, and escalate risks with recommended solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelors + 12 years of related experience, or Masters + 8 years of related experience, or PhD + 5 years of related experience in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience developing and executing communications strategies, including experience supporting senior executives in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Previous writing, editing, and editorial judgment skills, with the ability to translate complex technical and business topics for diverse audiences.
• Led cross-functional communications programs across multiple partner teams, such as Engineering, Marketing, Public Relations, and Sales.
• Developed executive communications and content for large internal or external audiences.
• Managed multiple concurrent communications initiatives using clear workback plans, review cycles, and delivery milestones.

Preferred

• Ability to influence leaders and navigate fast paced, matrixed environments.
• Familiarity with digital communication tools, content management systems, and modern marketing platforms.
• Experience communicating complex technology and product strategy in a business-to-business technology environment.
• Experience using engagement data and analytics tools, such as Qualtrics or Tableau, to evaluate and improve communication effectiveness.

Benefits

• U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
• Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
• U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:
• - 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• - 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
• - Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
• - Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
• - 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
• - Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• - Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer