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Leader Product Marketing - Compute Hardware Portfolio

Cisco Systems, Inc.
United States, California, San Jose
Aug 05, 2025
The application window is expected to close on 8/22/25 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. Remote United States Meet the team We are seeking a dynamic individual to join our fast-paced, culture-first marketing team-someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, embraces rapid market shifts, and is passionate about driving impactful messaging and GTM campaigns in the ever-evolving technology landscape. As a member of the Cisco Compute & AI Product Marketing team you will partner with the product management team, the integrated marketing organization and the data center sales organization to execute against our global growth strategy. Your Impact As a Sr. Product Marketing Manager for Cisco Compute hardware portfolio, you will create compelling messaging, positioning, and marketing content to support the broader data center market offer. You'll drive our market narrative for the compute portfolio within Secure AI Factory, AI Pods and DC modernization sales motions. You will lead a team of product marketers who manage strategic bets from core to edge. You will personally drive GTM efforts with strategic silicon vendors to ensure we get the biggest market momentum and highest ROI. Create compelling messaging and positioning by translating technical concepts into compelling value propositions to tech savvy buyers. Develop customer facing presentations that reflect customers care about and use cases for your solution. Lead major launch efforts around new product introductions and category creation efforts Develop and lead analyst engagement targeting influencers and ensure we secure leader rankings in Gartner MQ and other major analyst reports. Lead major events representation for Cisco compute portfolio in terms of SME content for keynotes, demos and messaging Be the lead representative into the hw product teams being embedded deeply into roadmap discussions and GTM planning Interlock with integrated marketing team on campaigns, webinars, blogs and thought leadership content Execute a video first mindset for story-telling with capabilities, features and business value arguments. Present to both internal and external audiences at conferences, events, and for analyst engagement. Minimum Qualifications 10+ years of experience Product Marketing/Management roles with expertise in categories such as: data center products and data center compute, generative AI, large language models, use cases and associated topics shaping AI, hyperconverged and converged infrastructure, virtualization, Kubernetes, containerization, configuration and automation tools. Experience in leading product marketing in top-tier infrastructure, or data center solutions technology companies Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science; MBA preferred Expertise in developing and executing demand generation, sales enablement, content marketing, and digital marketing strategies. Preferred Qualifications Expertise in categories such as: data center hardware products including compute, networking and storage. Deep understanding of the AI landscape and modern data center architectures including: generative AI, large language models, hyperconverged and converged infrastructure, virtualization, Kubernetes, containerization, configuration and automation tools. Deep audience knowledge: You are a quick study, committed to knowing your ecosystem, markets, industries, buyers and competition better than anyone. Demonstrated ability to execute on assigned projects with minimal direction, exercise sound business and organizational judgment, and collaborate with team members at all levels across a highly matrixed organization. Excellent communication skills, the ability to present to both external and internal audiences at all levels. 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. Simply put - we power the future. 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.