Global Director, Networking Platform Marketing & Ecosystem

Cisco Systems; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 285,000 - 391,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Networking seeks a Senior Director of Product Marketing for Networking Platforms, Assurance & Ecosystem. You will lead global market strategy, positioning, and messaging for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio across networking platforms and cloud-based controls.

You will partner with product, engineering, and GTM leaders to drive launches, customer evidence, and industry-specific messaging that translates complex capabilities into practical customer value.

Qualifications

• Experience leading product marketing for a global enterprise technology portfolio, ideally in networking, cloud infrastructure, observability, or software platforms.
• Experience leading multi-tier, globally distributed teams, including people managers, and aligning teams around shared priorities and execution.
• Technical fluency in enterprise networking and software platforms, with the ability to engage with practitioners and make complex architectures and capabilities clear to customers.
• A record of setting portfolio strategy and leading global launches with product and engineering leaders, sales, field teams, and channel partners.
• Bachelor’s degree and 17+ years of related experience, or Master’s degree and 14+ years of related experience, or PhD and 10+ years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead global market strategy, positioning, and messaging for the networking portfolio across platforms and ecosystem.
• Collaborate with SVPs, GMs, engineering, and GTM leaders to align product direction with business priorities.
• Shape vertical messaging for industries and demonstrate customer outcomes and adoption.

Skills

Global product marketing leadership

Multi-tier team leadership

Enterprise networking fluency

Portfolio strategy & launches

Executive stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree + years

Master's degree + years

PhD + years

Job description

Cisco Networking seeks a Senior Director of Product Marketing for Networking Platforms, Assurance & Ecosystem. You will lead global market strategy, positioning, and messaging for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio across networking platforms and cloud-based controls.

You will partner with product, engineering, and GTM leaders to drive launches, customer evidence, and industry-specific messaging that translates complex capabilities into practical customer value.