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Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Director of Product Marketing Strategy - AI Infrastructure
Available in 2 locations
- San Jose, California, United States of America
- Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
Job ID: 2015702
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Salary Range: $230,100.00 - $325,300.00
Responsibilities
In these roles, you will own 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 complex 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 Qualifications
- 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.
We Offer
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Benefits for U.S. employees include:
- 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
- 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
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year 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 thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described above, subject to Cisco’s policies.
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