Responsibilities

• As the Director of Product Marketing for AI Infrastructure, you will drive the outbound product management strategy, connecting networking capabilities to the business outcomes customers need as they modernize for AI workloads.
• You will define the narrative, positioning, messaging, and go-to-market strategy that show how Cisco's networking infrastructure helps organizations build the secure, high-performance foundation required for the AI era.
• By translating complex networking innovation into crisp customer use cases and strategic plans, you will align cross-functional teams and convert capabilities into demand, pipeline, and customer confidence.
• Your success will be measured by your ability to frame the market, align executives and product leaders through clear executive communication, and deliver scalable enablement that equips sellers and partners to articulate Cisco's AI networking value.
• This is a high-influence role where your strategic planning and customer-facing expertise will directly impact Cisco's position as a leader in the AI era.
• You will work closely with Product Management, Engineering, Sales, Corporate Marketing, Analyst Relations, Communications, and partner teams to shape category-defining stories, launch high-impact networking and infrastructure solutions, and equip the business to win with enterprise buyers, partners, analysts, and executives.

Requirements

• Bachelors + 15 years of related experience, Masters + 12 years of related experience, or PhD + 8 years of related experience, or equivalent related work experience. Also requires 4+ years of supervisory experience.
• 10+ years of experience in outbound product management and go-to-market strategy for enterprise infrastructure, networking, data center, cloud, security, or AI/ML platforms.
• 7+ years experience developing product positioning, messaging, and launch plans for complex technology solutions.
• 5+ years of experience utilizing market data, customer insight, and campaign performance metrics to refine marketing strategies.

Preferred

• Exceptional executive communication skills with the ability to influence senior leaders and build alignment across cross-functional teams.
• Strong customer-facing presence, capable of translating technical roadmaps into compelling customer narratives and use cases.
• Deep understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads and what enterprises need to run them safely, securely, and at scale.
• Highly collaborative approach to partnering with product, engineering, sales, and marketing teams in fast-moving, ambiguous markets.

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. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks.
• 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