Senior Director, Product Marketing - AI

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Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

The AI Software & Platform Team delivers AI products, so businesses around the world defend against threats and safeguard the most important aspects of business with security resilience. We are passionate about making businesses secure and simplifying security with zero compromise.

As Senior Director, Product Marketing AI, you have a strong mix of product marketing, technology, people leadership, and GenAI domain competence, coupled with strategic vision and proven execution. You will mentor senior product marketers and work cross functionally with other marketing and product teams across Cisco to promote AI based product offerings.

• Develop expertise across Cisco's AI Software and Platform portfolio.
• Collaborate closely with Networking, Security, and other Cisco Product and Marketing teams on unified Cisco AI messaging.
• Lead competitive positioning and messaging initiatives to reinforce and extend Cisco's market leadership.
• Guide planning and execution to fuel growth and drive impact across the Sales, Marketing, and Channel organizations.
• Serve as a trusted authority on the AI portfolio, customers, and business-driving impact through writing, speaking, and thought leadership-while guiding go-to-market and demand generation initiatives.
• Represent Cisco at customer engagements, events, within the analyst community, and with media, positioning the company as a leader in the industry.
• Lead a diverse, high-performing product marketing team, driving collaboration and excellence.
• Mentor and coach fellow product marketers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and growth.

• You have proven experience in security and/or AI, across Product Marketing, Product Management, Technical Marketing, or Sales Engineering.
• You have 5+ years of management experience, leading technical, marketing, product or sales engineering teams with a proven track record in execution and team development.
• You hold a Bachelor's Degree (technical preferred), with a Master's or MBA being a plus.
• Proven experience articulating the value of advanced infrastructure and technologies like AI and ML to solve customer and business challenges.

• You excel at conveying technical concepts and their business value to diverse audiences.
• You are open to travel as needed (up to 25%)
• Bachelors + 17 years or Masters + 14 years or PhD + 10 years of related experience in IT, networking, Enterprise SaaS, or Security industry.

The Internet of Everything is a phenomenon driving new opportunities for Cisco and it's redefining our customers' businesses worldwide. We are pioneers and have been since the early days of connectivity. Today, we are building teams that are expanding our technology solutions in the mobile, cloud, security, IT, and big data spaces, including software and consulting services. As Cisco delivers the network that powers the Internet, we are connecting the unconnected. Imagine creating unprecedented disruption. Your groundbreaking ideas will impact everything from retail, healthcare, and entertainment, to public and private sectors, and far beyond. Collaborate with like-minded innovators in a fun and flexible culture that has earned Cisco global recognition as a Great Place to work. With roughly 10 billion connected things in the world now and over 50 billion estimated in the future, your career has exponential possibilities at Cisco.

Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, bold steps, and take difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward. So, you have colorful hair? Don't care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That's cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. A passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us!

We offer extensive employee benefits including unlimited PTO, 10 paid volunteering days, paid birthday off, 401k match with NO vesting, generous health/dental/vision benefits and much more.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.