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Meet the Team
The networking product marketing group at Cisco is a dynamic team dedicated to driving innovation and customer success in networking solutions. Our organization is responsible for scaling and optimizing high-impact marketing initiatives, with a clear charter to drive a $40 billion networking equipment refresh for Cisco over the next three years. We collaborate closely with sales, engineering, and partners to deliver compelling product messaging, enablement, and go-to-market strategies that address evolving market needs. The team champions Cisco's cutting-edge networking technologies, including switching, routing, and wireless portfolios, ensuring customers understand the value and capabilities of Cisco's offerings. With a focus on cross-functional collaboration and customer engagement, the group empowers Cisco's sales force and partners to accelerate adoption and drive business growth.

Your Impact
In this role, you will be a strategic partner to the VP, driving the development and execution of comprehensive business and operational plans that align with executive priorities. You will lead critical planning cycles and portfolio management, ensuring governance, accountability, and risk mitigation across initiatives. Acting as a trusted advisor and chief of staff, you will facilitate cross-functional collaboration and drive organizational effectiveness by designing scalable models and championing a culture of operational excellence.

• Partner with the VP to develop and translate strategic plans into actionable business outcomes, leading annual and quarterly planning cycles.
• Serve as a strategic thought partner and trusted advisor, prioritizing initiatives and representing the VP in key meetings and executive forums.
• Lead the organization's strategic portfolio from planning through execution, establishing governance models and managing executive scorecards and risk reporting.
• Own the executive operating rhythm, including leadership meetings and executive communications, ensuring decisions are documented and executed.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across multiple departments to improve processes, align priorities, and enhance organizational effectiveness.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors +7 years experience in Chief of Staff, Business Operations, Strategy, or Marketing Operations.
• Experience supporting Vice President or Senior Vice President level executives.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide strategic initiatives.
• Experience with strategy, analytical, and financial data.
• Experience leading cross-functional programs.
• Experience building executive dashboards, planning frameworks, and governance models.

Preferred Qualifications

• Global marketing organization experience.
• Exceptional executive communication and presentation skills.
• Outstanding organizational, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of product launches, GTM planning, integrated marketing, and field marketing.
• Ability to influence without direct authority across matrixed organizations.
• Experience managing executive planning cycles and business reviews.
• Familiarity with AI-driven business operations and modern PMO practices

Why Cisco? 

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.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. 

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. 

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $161,300.00 to $204,800.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related ski