Marketing Manager - Strategy, Planning and Operations

Responsibilities

• Program & Project Leadership: Define, plan, and govern complex cross-functional marketing programs from inception through delivery, managing schedules, scope, resource interdependencies, and stakeholder alignment.
• Partner Development Fund Orchestration: Manage the programmatic allocation, milestone tracking, and Proof of Performance (PoP) governance for multi-million-dollar partner co-marketing initiatives, including strategic alliance programs across Cisco and global technology partners.
• Operational Dashboards & Analytics: Collaborate with Marketing Operations (MOps) and data teams to architect, deploy, and maintain real-time performance dashboards, providing leadership with actionable visibility into program impact, pipeline attribution, and operational health.
• Executive Business Reviews & Cadences: Drive the coordination, data consolidation, and executive storytelling for Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs/QBOs) and leadership staff meetings.
• Cross-Functional Matrix Alignment: Partner closely with Vice Presidents, Directors, Campaign Managers, Investment Operations, and Field Marketing leaders to resolve execution roadblocks and ensure seamless program delivery.
• Continuous Process Optimization & AI Enablement: Identify workflow bottlenecks and opportunities to leverage AI, automation, and emerging technologies to eliminate manual tasks, streamline reporting, improve operational efficiency, and standardize program management processes across Partner Marketing and SPO.

Requirements

• - 7+ years of professional experience in project management, program management, business operations, or strategy and planning within large, matrixed organizations.
• - Experience independently managing end-to-end project schedules, scope definitions, resource plans, and cross-functional deliverables.
• - Experience with data analysis, dashboard development, business reporting, and translating complex data into executive-level presentations.
• - Hands-on experience with project management and collaboration platforms such as Smartsheet, Jira, Asana, Monday.com, or Microsoft Project, along with spreadsheet and data modeling tools.
• - Experience developing and delivering business updates, presentations, or operational reports to Director- and Vice President-level stakeholders.

Preferred

• - Experience working in marketing operations, partner marketing, alliance co-marketing funds, or corporate strategy.
• - Experience leveraging AI-powered tools, generative AI, or workflow automation to improve business processes, increase operational efficiency, enhance reporting, or support program and project management activities.
• - PMP, PgMP, Agile/Scrum Master, or equivalent project/program management certification.
• - Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder programs within technology, healthcare, enterprise manufacturing, or management consulting environments.
• - Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits

• - For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
• - 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.