Senior Product Marketing Manager - Secure Data Center Infrastructure

Company: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Location: San Jose
Posted on: January 23, 2025

Job Description:

The application window is expected to close on 1/31/25
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 As AI accelerates innovation, data centers are evolving to handle the exponential growth in workloads, requiring advanced infrastructure, greater efficiency, and cutting-edge technologies like GPUs and high-performance networks. This transformation demands agility, scalability, and creativity, especially in how we communicate these advancements to the world.
As a member of the Cisco Switching Product Marketing team you will partner across Cisco's larger marketing organization, primarily with the integrated marketing team, business unit team, and sales team to execute against our global strategy.
Your Impact -As a Product Marketing Manager for Cisco switching infrastructure products, you will create compelling messaging, positioning, and marketing content to support joint data center switching and solutions with technology partners that will help customers democratize AI infrastructure and accelerate adoption. -Collaborate with technology partners to develop and execute product marketing plans. -Create messaging and positioning to guide marketing campaigns and accelerate sales efforts. -Lead marketing asset development (e.g., website, videos, solution overviews, blogs, presentations, infographics, etc.). -Develop domain expertise on Cisco data center switches -Serve as a trusted marketing source, contributor and author while collaborating with the wider marketing team on go-to-market and demand generation activities. -Develop customer facing presentations that reflect customers care about and use cases for your solution. -Enjoy working in a fast-paced and highly cross-functional organization. -Present to both internal and external audiences at conferences, events, and for analyst engagement. -We are seeking a dynamic individual to join our fast-paced, culture-first marketing team-someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, embraces change, and is passionate about driving impactful campaigns in the ever-evolving technology landscape. -Messaging mastery: You have an outstanding ability to explain value and benefits derived from technical concepts to all types of audiences. -Experience in articulating the value/benefits of technical concepts in the context of solving customer problems or business challenges. -A domain expert in security, securing data center infrastructure , and secure workloads -Expertise in any of these categories a plus: data center and data center fabric architectures and technologies, generative AI, large language models, use cases and associated topics shaping AI, 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.

Minimum Qualifications -10+ years of experience in a Product Marketing role marketing IT infrastructure, or data center solutions at technology companies -Bachelor's degree in marketing, information systems, technology, or related field -A domain expert in security, securing data center infrastructure , and secure workloads -Expertise in any of these categories a plus: data center and data center fabric architectures and technologies, generative AI, large language models, use cases and associated topics shaping AI, hyperconverged and converged infrastructure, virtualization, Kubernetes, containerization, configuration and automation tools. -Understanding of and experience in leading product marketing for security solutions, switching infrastructure, data center solutions or adjacent infrastructure and networking domains -Expertise in developing and executing demand generation, content marketing, and digital marketing strategies -You are willing to travel as needed, up to 15% envisioned.
Why Cisco? #WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters - with people like you! Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We're the Internet's optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it's not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We're helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to teach in even the most challenging of times. We're helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world - whether through 5G, or otherwise. We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other's backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another - from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that). We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us. Because without diversity and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities, that bring people together around commonalities or passions, are leading the way. Together we're committed to learning, listening, caring for our communities, whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology, or through our actions. 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. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us! #WeAreCisco

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